I've just posted This thread in the Children's Books board, but it's perhaps a general primary school question.
Does your school use some very old books? Have your children ever brought home any that you consider to be so old-fashioned that they are inappropriate?
A couple of weeks ago my daughter brought home the Hans Christian Andersen story of The Little Match Girl, which I felt was inappropriate for a Reception-aged child. However, I overlooked it as she chooses from the year 3 selection and this story content is probably ok for an 8-year-old - I recognise that the teacher may not always have time to consider the content of each book.
However, this weekend she brought home a book which is 30 years old, and I wouldn't let her read three of the stories as they were either gruesome (animals ripping another animal to shreds, or a dragon eating four children) or offensive (they way it described simple Simon, and the highly questionable moral message at the end).
I don't want to cause trouble, but I've not let her read these three stories, and feel I ought to explain why in the reading record. Am I being over-sensitive?
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Ginmummy1 · 13/03/2016 20:01
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