DD has broken my heart!

[OrmIrian]

She refused point blank to read The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge. How can she be soooo cruel to me? Tis one of my very favourite books.

Any of your childhood favs been rejected by your heartless DC?

[janeite]

Seeker - it was LOVELY! And dd2 is locked away upstairs with her nose stuck in it now. Thank you.

[janeite]

Bought "Marianne Dreams" today. I plan to go to bed early with it, with a big mug of hot chocolate and then ask the dds to read it over half term, in exchange for being allowed to go and see the monstrosity that is High School Musical today. Thanks again, Seeker.

[mimsum]

I've just found The Little White Horse on my bookshelf (happy synchronicity )- however I can't for the life of me remember how old I was when I read this - dd's 6, do you think she's too young to appreciate it (if she does appreciate it at all that is )

[janeite]

Thanks Seeker; it worked - my computer must've been on strike last night. The book looks great - just my cup of tea; now I just have to convince the dds too!

I like the reverse physcology idea: will try that on dd1 with "Pride And Prejudice"!

[Eniddo]

that is enxt on my list to read to dd1 ormirian

can't bear it if she hates it

luckily so far she is GLUED to the little house series (i read them to her otherwise she would never manage)

it would KILL me if she didn't want to read Flambards

[Libra]

Reverse psychology always works for me.
I told DS1 that he would hate The Book Thief and that I thought the themes were too adult for him.

He read it in a week.

[ummadam]

custardo - try her on equal rites? that was my first one after my grandfather and then my mum started (ummadam looks at her rather full bookcase that is now mostly pratchett)

[Tortington]

my dd reads fantasy sci fi - vampires and such she is 15,

i beg her to read pratchett, she will love it - she will - read ...please read....

read johnny and the dead - its got zombies - just like that last book you read

NO

witches?

NO

pixtcies?

NO

she loves LOTR

shes just being cruel

[Takver]

Link worked for me on a Mac . . .
Will try William on DD (although DH says he will blame me if it gives her more ideas ).
Do you think that the problem with your DS might just be that it is a school book - I remember objecting to most things that we read at school pretty much on principle

[purpleduck]

I have been toying with the idea of reading Anne of Green Gables, and Little House on the Prarie to my kids, but I am terrified dcs will hate them....

[seeker]

Try again janeite - it works for me. Or is it a Mac thing?

[Ellbell]

DD1 adored The Little White Horse this summer (just to reassure those whose dcs have rejected it...).

[snowleopard]

Conversely, when I was tiny I adored "In the Night Kitchen" by Maurice Sendak. My sister got it for DS and when I read it as an adult I thought, wow what a pile of nonsensical tripe, what did I see in that? Now DS is completely in love with it just as I was and wants it every night

[janeite]

Agh - link doesn't work Seeker. Thanks for trying.

[seeker]

Marianne Dreams, Janeite

My ds is 7, Takver. I think he would be enjoying it more if I was reading it to him - in fact, I think I might get him to change his school book and have William as a bed time story. My dd enjoyed it on a story CD at about the same age. I think it might be just too wordy for a modern child to read to himself, sadly.

[Takver]

Seeker how old is your DS? I just fished out my copy of Just William and was wondering about reading it to my DD, but couldn't decide if she was too young (she's 6.5).
(Have been PMSL reading it myself though - DD could be JW reincarnated with long hair)

[OrmIrian]

I suspect that Wizard of Earthsea may be another disappointment. Deffo DS's sort of thing but he's a lazy bugger about reading. DD reads voraciously but she prefers books about bloody animals

[ScaryHalloweenSquonkRAAR]

My dd1 has, over the years, refused to read Mog the forgetful cat, The Magic Faraway Tree, Black Beauty and The Book Thief.

I think she is a changeling.

I have high hopes for dd2 and ds...

[janeite]

Seeker - please tell me about "Marianne Dreams" - what a lovely title.

[squatchette]

I spent a bomb on one of those Beatrix potter box sets for my elder 2 dds (4+5) they don't enjoy them as I think they find the language a bit antiquated.
I also recently got them lots of Mr Men books that i loved at their age and they're just not interested.
They do however happily listen to Charlie and Lola even if it's the zillionth time we've read it!

[ScummyMummy]

LOL! I've been trying to get my sons to read ballet shoes for years but haven't been massively surprised that they've always refused point blank. I'm really glad to hear that some daughters are equally recalcitrant. I loved the Little White Horse but i adored the E Goudge one about the 13 children and the 2 dogs even more- what was that one called? Smokey something or other?

[littlelamb]

Ooo my two favourite books from when I was younger were The Little White Horse and Ballet Shoes, bith were copies that had belonged to my mum and she gave me them when I was about 8 or 9. I am already looking forward to giving them to dd, who is 4 I don't know what I shall do if she doesn't like them! This is also one of the things I feel sad about now I have a ds as well- I don't really have any special books from my childhood that I can pass onto him.

[seeker]

dd refused Charlotte Sometimes and Marianne Dreams AND the Wizard of Earthsea! AND Little Women!

Ds is very reluctantly reading Just William as his school reading book, saying plaintively every now and then "When is it going to be funny?"

[SheSellsSeashellsByTheSeashore]

My dd1 keeps refusing to bring 'The Grumpalump' back home from school for me to read .

I'm buying her it for xmas