AIBU to refuse to read certain books to my DD?

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DD (aged almost 3) wants me to read Frozen (the book of the film) multiple times every day, and also to sing the Frozen Fever book to the tune of Let It Go (it's horrendous). I've done this patiently for several weeks now. But I'm being driven crazy and starting to lose my self-respect. AIBU to just say no? Or am I being a bad parent, as parenting toddlers is largely about doing boring things to make DC happy...?

There are a few other really badly written books that she loves. AIBU to subtly get rid of them and repopulate the bookshelves with more wholesome classics?

BabyClam that's interesting and quite funny.

You just wait until she discovers the wonder that is the Rainbow Fairies. I was SO glad when my girls could read them themselves and I didn't have to any more.

repopulate the bookshelves with more wholesome classics?

I take this seriously op! I work in Children's publishing and our bookshelf contains nothing but wholesome classics! I know the hard, painful work that goes into creating a truly good picture book, so there simply isn't the space for wishy washy spin off movie book shit!

Sort it, and re claim your sanity!

Listen look and read/audio book...bloody marvellous. Give them the book to look at the pictures and play the cd so they can hear it.....repeatedly. then do proper mummy reading with other books. Hairy Mc Flipping Clary from donaldsons dairy was my son's Frozen. I feel your pain.

The Beatrix Potter books are awesome. Great pictures. Some of the storylines are gruesome - squirrel Nutkin having his tail bitten off by an owl, a little kitten being kidnapped and baked in a cake - that's the kind of thing I want to be reading to DD.

They are awesome, but the only book my DS(5) wants me to read at the moment is the Tale of Mr Tod. He loves the bit where Mr. Tod thinks he's killed Tommy Brock by dropping a bucket on his head. It's great, but it's very long and there's only so many times I can cope with it, so, to answer your question, I have to ration it. I will read it about 3 times a week, but no more!

I bought the 1970s Ladybird book Chicken Licken from eBay. DH read it to DS without knowing the story. DS was fine but DH is still scarred by the ending; he came downstairs doing goldfish impressions and saying "I can't believe I just read that in a children's bedtime story!".
I couldn't stop laughing.

Careful what you wish you OP. I read Tom Kitten until I could recite it backwards and set it to music... That book had to take a holiday when I could hack it no longer.

DD got given a book with talking bits - except it sounded like and probably was a bad impression of Chinese people on Helium! Of course she loved it, I backheeled it under the sofa pretty sharpish.

I work in a pre-school...I can recite "we're going on a bear hunt" without looking or concentrating. Then there was a book about Mog having a bad dream. I adore Mog but Judith Kerr was having an extremely off day (or perhaps a psychotic episode) when she wrote that one.

Quite a few of the books in my setting meet with malicious accidents...

Don't even get me started on "Ruth May's Chickens". No! The chickens can't just hatch chicks...Ruth May doesn't have a Cockerel! Arghhhh!!!

I had to read Bedtime for Baby Bop 3 times every night for months. I can still recite it 20 years on. If I didn't, dd was awake till midnight. If I did, she was asleep by the end of the third reading.

Anybody remember Peace st Last? I had to read that to DS2 every day for about 3 months but I loved it as he was always fast asleep by the end!

DD aged 4 did not know what Frozen was...Dsis got her an Olaf toy and she just looked puzzled! She does not know any Disney princesses but can name the Tottenham first team! Hehe

Borrowing from the library, check if they do the online library as there are lots of children's books on the 'BorrowBox' app I use. It is good for previewing the books, audio books on there too...which may help if you just want to snuggle and listen together?

We tend to rotate Julia Donaldson collection and Judith Kerr (Mog) as there are a lot of good books, easy to read and lots to talk about so you are not repeatedly reading. I can recite 'Tabby Mctat' word for word...yes, that often! Hehe

Maybe say you will choose a 'mystery book', all books in a box as pp suggested...pick at random( place Frozen at front and pick from middle)

Oh and YABU...you should just...Let it goooooo (apologies,could not resist)

I feel your pain truly with dd it was a poo bear book and ds was some dogs do still remember both by heart
Thought my dsis and I drove our mum mad with the movie operation petticoat !

Colours Mog- Mog sat in the dark and thought dark thoughts?!

Mog' bad dream and the one with Mog dying...flying off into the sun, appearing as a ghost...the Mousedogbirds with sharp teeth scared me!!
DD adores Mog! We have gradually accumulated every book Judith Kerr has penned...including 'When Hitler stole pink rabbit'...not one for DD just yet, but a really poignant insight into Judith Kerr's childhood and life.

Have you read Mog's bad thing? With the oddly named cat?!

stressedout10 I confess, I did resort to the YouTube video of the reading of 'some dogs do' ... I remember terrible morning sickness and trying to read SDD, in the bathroom hugging the toilet and doing voices for the different dogs! I could not read it after that!!

My DD is almost 2 and has been obsessed with Mog and Bunny for over a month. We have to read it before nap and bed, usually more than once. It's infuriatingly long too, I wouldn't mind so much if it was That's Not My Pony or similar.

I'm actually relieved to read this thread as I had been a bit concerned about this obsessive quirk of hers... Seems to be normal toddler behaviour!

I have thankfully discovered the Olivia series of books, very well written and dry humour. One more Doug the Bug and I was going to through it or me out the window.

This did make me laugh, I feel your pain OP.

Just remind yourself that at this age it's about nurturing a love for books and reading material re than the actual book itself, if she's enjoying story time then you are winning.

You need to...let it go 😂

I meant throw not through!

DS is currently obsessed with lawnmowers, and frequently asks us to read his "lawnmower magazines" (a Homebase flyer and a lawnmower catalogue). He knows the "name" (i.e. Brand) of every lawnmower in the Homebase flyer, but the catalogue is all the same brand, so when he asked me for their names, I stupidly made stuff up.

He, of course, remembers all of them, and gives me looks when I get them wrong. DH is ready to stuff the catalogue into my mouth for starting the madness.

My boy is into Cave Baby (Julia Donaldson) at the moment. It's certainly better than his Peppa Pig's Christmas Wish phase...

Pittery Pattery Skittery Skattery
Zip round the corner came Zachary Quack!
I loved that book but it gives you ear worms.

I see your Frozen Fever and I raise you 'Hello Kitty does Cinderella' . This book has mysteriously not made the transition from DD1 to DD2. I can't think what has happened to it.

It's the dire writing that gets to me. At least write something decent. Any book of a movie is going to be shit. They don't even make it into the hose any more!
I love Alfie by Shirley Hughes. So did DD1. DD2 prefers the Mr Men. Where have I gone wrong in my parenting?

Hose? Maybe I should try that. House, obviously.