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bridgeandbow · 08/05/2011 08:42

just well - horrid, as well as poorly parented, undisciplined, unaware of consequences and, quite frankly, a total brat. All made worse by the fact that his more sensitive brother is portrayed as a bit of a wimp.

My DS 5 got a book for his birthday, we have read one story and both agree that it is rubbish. Why should my son want read about this brat?

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strandedbear · 09/05/2011 16:53

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MollieO · 09/05/2011 19:15

I don't think Captain Underpants does encourage good spelling. What it does do is encourage a love of reading. Ds's reading improved hugely when he realised that if he tried a bit harder he could learn to read books like the Captain Underpants series that are very funny indeed.

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BibiD · 16/05/2011 14:45

Think the point about Horrid Henry's parents is so valid ... Henry is parented badly and I've used this as a topic for discussion with my sons. Another interesting thing about Horrid Henry is that he always suffers the consequences for his behavior - in a way i think he shows kids what would happen if they did ... eat all the sweets, not get out of bed ... or any of the other 'horrid' things Henry does! We love it in our house - if you are looking for a way into Key Stage 1 and 2 citizenship issues, Horrid Henry is a great starting point!!!

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GooseyLoosey · 16/05/2011 14:57

The one I hate most is Angelina Ballerina. She is so self obsessed it's difficult to comprehend and she is almost always rewarded for it too. The morality in those tales can be hard to find.

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FloweryRuna · 07/10/2011 12:58

Sorry for bringing up an old thread. I loked around online for something similar and this came up.

I too don't like the parents of Horrid Henry. I used to briefly look at the TV cartoon and assumed he was a naughty boy. Now I've been watching a few episodes with my daughter and I'm seeing it differently. Horrid Henry is, what I can describe as cheeky but he also seems bullied (yep). He's picked on by some of the kids at school. He's not liked by his neighbour, Margarate. His parents deliberatly favour Peter and give Henry a hard time. One episode I saw made me feel so sorry for Henry because everyone, including his mum, was laughing at him. Another episode had his mum switch off his favourite TV show and put on Peter's TV show instead just to be nasty. She then told him off for being upset about it. So I really despise the parents on that cartoon.

Btw I haven't seen the Horrid Henry film. Is that American?

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festi · 07/10/2011 13:13

the film is british and its great. far less hardcore than the cartoon but seriously the fim sees henry as the herom pretty much and he joins forces with margaret. I hate the cartoon but did actualy think the film was well done. I have not read the books but guessing the film is a better portrayal of the books.