Inappropriate book for school??

[pinheadlarry]

Dd (5) teacher gives a book to take home every week
This weeks book was a little disturbing ..

I was reading it , got to the end and my heart skipped a beat

I Dont know if im being dramatic or not, I just blinked and closed the book and dd wasnt paying attention anyway so i dont think she noticed the ending ..

Mr wolf and the 3 bears by Jan Fearnley?

The book starts out normal with Mr wolf and grandma planning a birthday for baby bear
They bake cakes and sandwiches, clean the house the whole shabang

And then..Goldilocks gatecrashes the party eats all the food, ruins pass the parcel and is being rude to everyone

Grandma "smiled and got to her feet slowly" and suggests a game of hide and seek

She "takes a long time" to find everyone and finds everyone except goldilocks??

Everyone is saying how rude goldilocks is for leaving the party

Grandma says never mind and then she says "ive got a surprise"
She goes in to the kitchen and comes back carrying this gigantic GOLDEN pie , where the crust resembles goldilocks curly golden locks..

Mr Wolf says lets gobble it whilst its still hot and Grandma replies
"Not just yet, i think this is a dish best served cold"

As they wait for the pie to cool Grandma wolfs giggling to herself in the background like a psycho
And says " save me a big peice, a very big peice im starving "

On the last page theres recipes from the party and one of them is "grandmas golden pie"
Its giving normal instructions to make and roll the dough and "add filling of your choice"

Beneath that it has a list of grandmas special ingredients
.including things like
cheese and onion
Cayenne pepper
And it says "one naughty girl"
And "one bothersome boy"
Next to it says "oh grandma you dont mean it do you? Do you???"

Keeping in mind nobody wanted goldilocks at the party but grandma wolf insisted that she comes in ..

AIBU to think that they shouldnt be giving out books like that in yr 1?
Its just abit much i think, imagining grandma wolf chopping up goldilocks and stuffing her into a pie .. geesh

Because childrens stories have neeeeeeeeeever before contained what would be scary stuff if the children thought it was actually real.

The Hairy Toe - woman finds a giants hairy toe, cooks up hairy toe soup with it, eats it, giant comes to find his toe and carries her off. Nice.

Hansel and Gretel - abandoned lost kids, nearly eaten by a witch who lures children into her home, but instead they shove her in an oven...

Three Little Pigs - well two little pigs get eaten by a wolf so...

If your child is too young to understand the implications, then it's not upsetting her.

If she is old enough, then she's also old enough to discuss a/it's not real, b/we already know about how rude Goldilocks is and how being rude and unpleasant when we're a guest is not good behaviour.

Putting mildly scary/spicy content in kids books gets them fired up about reading because it is so 'shock and awe'.

Kids reading books are meant to get them excited about reading AND thinking and discussing the subject matter, they're not meant to be cosy reads before bedtime to make you feel good with a glass of wine!

Sounds a bit of a creepy version but I can't imagine many kids would be upset by it.

So many fairy tales / stories are scary. A friend of mine phoned me about a book at aged 11 she thought was too scary for our DCs. I think fairy stories / children' s literature is a way of encountering scary things but in a safe way. But just my opinion . Only you will know what you think is suitable for your children.

My DD is 5 and has this book at home / it's one of her absolute favourites!

I think I would read this book!

I always though Hansel and Gretel was the creepiest story. Also Bluebeard.

The nuance surrounding grandma's actions might be lost on a five year old, and the implication of the girl being in the pie might go over their head, or, if they're old enough to get the idea, then they should be able to cope with the idea that it is not real, along with Cinderella, snow white etc.

If your child is really bothered by this kind of story, it might be an idea to mention it to the teacher.

Why is this any more distressing than rock a by baby who fell from the tree top?

Wow! You should go and find the original Hans Christian Andersen version of the Little Mermaid. You’re in for a real shock.

Sounds weird

The Snow Queen. Hans Christian Andersen

Probably one of the most chilling I have read?

Depends on the child. Some would love it, some would be upset.

I've read that to my 3 year olds! Definitely fine for school age.

I would say that's a pretty standard fairytale type story

I'm assuming you've never read a fairytale or a Roald Dahl book in your life...

DD5 is a bloodthirsty little thing and would
love that! She enjoys The Enormous Crocodile
which is all about him trying to eat kids.

Ladybird ladybird fly away home is a strange and sad nursery rhyme

My 5 year old would find that hilarious 🙈🤣

Kids love this sort of shit. Yabu. They understand it's a book and not real life.

Dd had the book - turned out fine - now 19. You’ve lived a sheltered life when it comes to fairy tales.

Never read HC Andersen or The Brothers Grimm. You'll be too shocked. YABU.

It’s a fairy tale. This kind of stuff happens in fairy tales.

I remember that one! My kids liked it.

It sounds like a fabulous story and not to dissimilar to many other books so not sure why you're so concerned.

Also the chances are your child chose the book rather than being specifically given it. In year 1 its much more likely they choose their own books to take home from a selection so obviously your child didn't think it was too scary.

Read the original version of rapunzel - that's a horror show 😂
YABU, it's a fairytale. My kids would find it funny also.

AIBU to think that they shouldnt be giving out books like that in yr 1?

I agree. They should give it out sooner. Those poor nursery and reception age children missing out because they have to wait until year 1. 😂

YABU OP, have you never read a fairytale before?

One of the nursery rhymes in one of DD's books is "Three mice went into a hole to spin." That finishes with them all killed by a cat.

Another is "A frog he would a-wooing go." This time the frog, a rat and a mouse end up dead.

Peter Rabbit contains the line, "Your father had an accident there. He was caught and put into a pie by Mr McGregor."

The Flopsy Bunnies very nearly get cooked and eaten by Mr Todd.

Even Thomas the Tank has a badly behaved truck being pulled apart. (Twice, I think, in two separate stories.)

I think as adults we often find these things far more disturbing than the children do!

My kids loooved this book. My husband, who does not bake, baked the pie with my little DD. Tasted great!