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am i a lone in my intense hatred of that " we are going on a bear hunt" book?

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messagedeleted · 15/02/2006 13:38

i cant stand it
ds3loves it

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Troutpout · 15/02/2006 16:39

Gruffalo
bearhunt
guess how much i'll bore you
squash and a squeeze

all crap

But my real venom if reserved for:

'The big book of things that go'
and
anything by the Reverend

love
The Giant Jam Sandwich... (Enid you are wrong...We have it too)...great book

SorenLorensen · 15/02/2006 15:56

Get thee gone, wilbur - and do not darken this thread again!

wilbur · 15/02/2006 15:50

Arf at this thread... Have to say my passionate hatred is reserved for all things Maisie Mouse, don't know why, just loathe that rodent. Don't mind bearhunt - frayedknot, dd's music group still do the rhyme slapping on knees (no gun tho). And [drops voice to a low embarrssed whisper] we don't have the Gruffalo. Will I be asked to leave the middle classes?

Blackduck · 15/02/2006 15:47

One Fish, Two fish...
love this.....

motherinferior · 15/02/2006 15:41

Owl Babies is similar. 'She'll bring us MICE and things that are NICE'...

SorenLorensen · 15/02/2006 15:40

Now wait a minute, Mr. Socks Fox!

When a fox is in the bottle where the tweetle beetles battle
with their paddles in a puddle on a noodle-eating poodle,
THIS is what they call...

...a tweetle beetle noodle poodle bottled paddled
muddled duddled fuddled wuddled fox in socks, sir!

Fox in socks, our game is done, sir.
Thank you for a lot of fun, sir.

Try saying that after a couple of glasses of wine.

fennel · 15/02/2006 15:40

i love the rhythm of Farmer Duck. quite refreshing after the general doggerel of children's books rhymes. unexpected rhymes just when you think it's prose (if that's the right word).

eemie · 15/02/2006 15:39

Elmer. Je reste mon valise.

SorenLorensen · 15/02/2006 15:38

I think my favourite read aloud author is Dr Seuss - I'm quite proud of my Fox in Socks

Clary · 15/02/2006 15:32

yes MI, farmer Duck is very hard to read, I sometimes adapt it to a rather ponderous versical rhythm. Don't like children's books that don't rhyme.
Will make an exception for Storybook Wolves tho.

spots · 15/02/2006 15:23

Loathe Hairy Maclary. Something rather sinister about the illustrations, like Giles cartoons. and I think the author is spinning out the line somewhat.

motherinferior · 15/02/2006 15:23

Farmer Duck has a very odd rhythm, though; I can never quite work out whether it's meant to be rhyming text or not. 'There once was a DUCK who had the bad LUCK to live with a grumpy old farmer.' I do like the message of Overthrowing the Exploitative Oppressor, if a little Orwellian, though.

fennel · 15/02/2006 15:14

Love Farmer duck
Gruffalo and Bear hunt overrated
snail and whale and hairy maclarey ok

hate all the "where's my mummy" books such as owl babies. encouraging the assumption that poor mummies are not allowed to be out of sight.

the dds favourite for ages as toddlers was a 70s school text book "how is lego brick made". wordy, no rhymes. long story of oil production. they still like it very much.

hunkermunker · 15/02/2006 15:07

Now have an image of you opening one side of your coat on busy London street like a man selling knocked-off watches - only your coat lining is festooned with little owls.

Must sleep.

Blackduck · 15/02/2006 15:06

Duck in a Truck....
What IS that line about 'here are the feet that jump the duck down'!.....

harpsichordcarrier · 15/02/2006 15:05

Owl Babies is very sweet

and she came

harpsichordcarrier · 15/02/2006 15:05

HM
they are all legit, guv'ner
orphaned innit?

SorenLorensen · 15/02/2006 15:05

Illeagle owls?

hunkermunker · 15/02/2006 15:05

God, I'm tired - I'm snorting at that

hunkermunker · 15/02/2006 15:04

Are you selling them on eBay, HC? Think that's very likely illeagle.

SorenLorensen · 15/02/2006 15:04

My voice wobbles when I read Owl Babies...

harpsichordcarrier · 15/02/2006 15:03

anyone for Owl Babies?

Blandmum · 15/02/2006 15:03

I'll admit it, I'm sad and need to get out more

OK so who is a hunky children's writer then?

(bet you wouldn't kick him out of bed tho......)

SorenLorensen · 15/02/2006 15:01

Do you have empathy for Bear Guy, MI? I think you do...

Do you have any urges to swim with dolphins, or embrace snakes, or tickle tarantulas?

Enid · 15/02/2006 15:01

no not my type

like a jester hat wearting glastonbury type

needs to be a bit dirtier or rugged