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to feel uneasy about my son reading Enid Blyton books

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frances5 · 22/06/2007 22:10

My son wants me to read him a book called the "Wishing Chair", I have read two chapters of it and it has a pixie in it called "Chinky". To make it worst the drawing of "Chinky" shows an elf like creature with slitted eyes. However I think my son is totally and utter oblivous to this.

Admitally Enid Blyton lived 50 years ago when people didn't know better. But do you think I am making a mistake letting my son enjoy this book? He is even trying to read it himself that he is so desperate to know what happens next.

When my son chose this book I had no idea that it had a pixie in it called "Chinky" other wise I would have diverted him towards something like Ronald Dahl.

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ahundredtimes · 25/06/2007 11:47

Fat? Bridge? Hmmm. William's mother played Bridge a lot didn't she? And his drippy sister used to go to tennis parties. It's not that?

oliveoil · 25/06/2007 11:46

was one of them fat?! [obsessed]

Quattrocento · 25/06/2007 11:46

You must have the constitution of an ox, 100x.

IcingOnTheCake · 25/06/2007 11:46

the secret seven was similer to the famous five. there was 7 kids who had a club and they would solve mysteries.

ahundredtimes · 25/06/2007 11:45

Thank you Kathy, I'm hoping there's a Stamina Award or something.

oliveoil · 25/06/2007 11:44

100x we have discussed it before, I am scarred for LIFE I tell you

remind me what secret seven was again?

also, what was the one with a group of kid detectives and one of them was fat and his mum played bridge? (I have asked this one before eons ago)

ahundredtimes · 25/06/2007 11:43

Yes, and George had her OWN boat

Quattrocento · 25/06/2007 11:43

Well of course, 100x, we read lrb all the time and recycle it as loopaper when we have finished. Do you think this may be putting DS off?

Thanks for links and thoughts. Am subscribing to Shoot now. Will look at Jeremy Strong too.

Thread circularity issues? Yes, I've read EB books and no I'm not a racist either, but we live in a world where we make quality judgments all the time, so it's a good debate.

Kathyis6incheshigh · 25/06/2007 11:42

Here you are, 100x.
They will give you an award.

ahundredtimes · 25/06/2007 11:42

Mrs Boot. Wooly. Rusty. Oh no, he's not in the pig sty, oh no, where is he? Oh look, he's in the laundry.

AWFUL. I think we've discussed this before.

IcingOnTheCake · 25/06/2007 11:42

I loved the Secret Seven, they were the best childrens books!

oliveoil · 25/06/2007 11:42

that sounds like it 100x

run around on island and see something Suspicious and Investigate

fab fab fab

oliveoil · 25/06/2007 11:41

I can't wait till mine move onto reading books with proper stories instead of farkin Apple Tree farkin Farm every day and night

grrrrr

ahundredtimes · 25/06/2007 11:41

Is that Famous Five oo? Kirren Island and sinister men in dark jumpers with flashlights?
I've read the whole of the Faraway Tree series out loud THREE times now. I think I should have an award or something.

FrannyandZooey · 25/06/2007 11:40

I keep wanting to read this thread but I never have time and it is getting longer and longer and longer and longer and

can you all STOP posting on it, please?

handlemecarefully · 25/06/2007 11:39

We are reading the Faraway Tree atm - dd is spellbound

oliveoil · 25/06/2007 11:38

I know! 600 posts

I used to love the books - forget which ones - where they would swan off alone for ages and solve mysteries with sinister submarine stations or something, roaming round islands

loved them

IcingOnTheCake · 25/06/2007 11:36

I loved Enid Blyton books too, they were fab. To be honest i don't think kids take that much notice of stuff in books we consider to be bad.

MamaMaiasaura · 25/06/2007 11:35

600 posts!

handlemecarefully · 25/06/2007 11:34

lol totally agree with OO's get a grip sentiment.

oliveoil · 25/06/2007 11:32

not read this thread but I loved Enid Blyton books and can't recall being a member of the BNP of late

books are books, some will have questionable stuff in, maybe discuss stuff with your children as they read it?

I remember reading books about mean public school girls - Malory towers iirc and thought they were fab, and I was the poor oik type they were mean about!

get a grip folks

ahundredtimes · 25/06/2007 11:29

lol, yes Shoot not Strike.

We all read the LRB here, obviously. lol.

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ahundredtimes · 25/06/2007 11:28

Ah yes, there's STRIKE! Have you never seen it? Also a series of books for this age group about a football team, but I can't remember for the life of me what it's called. Someone else might know.

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