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DD in Yr 3 is bringing home reading books that are VERY inappropriate IME

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MamaHarman · 03/10/2006 20:23

She brought home Sherlock Holmes today - one para as follows:-

"There we saw the huge hungry brute, its black muzle buried in Rucastle's throat. The man writhed and screamed on the ground. Pistol in hand, I ran closer and blew out its brains. As it fell over its teeth were still locked onto the flesh of Rucastle's neck".

Bit graphic non? I think I'll send it back tomorrow wiht a note saying "NO!"

or am I being a drama queen again?

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dinosaur · 03/10/2006 21:34

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Marina · 03/10/2006 21:36

Please say you are reading those to him MP.
Dino, dd spent this evening's magic story time blowing raspberries at Elmer. She's 3 too

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moaningpaper · 03/10/2006 21:38

haha actually I just have them all on CD and daddy also reads them at night

she is obsessed

reading TO her - how would I keep up with Mumsnet?

moaningpaper · 03/10/2006 21:38

of course I was hoping that George would enlighten her feminist / tomboy side but she wants to be Ann and she occasionally tells me that I am Aunt Fanny

Rhubarb · 03/10/2006 21:39

ds who is just 2.8 loves reading Edgar Allan Poe! He can get through one of his short stories in just one sitting! It's probably not good for him but he does love them!

Marina · 03/10/2006 21:40

PMSL Rhubarb - Masque of the Red Death I presume - or is he more of a fan of The Fall of the House of Usher?

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Rhubarb · 03/10/2006 21:43

He reads them out loud to us at bedtime Marine, House of Usher is probably his favourite, but he is reading The Raven just now!

moaningpaper · 03/10/2006 21:45

lol I wish dd wanted to be Julian

Bloody Ann just reinforces her wet girliness

She is obsessed by books

On the Probably Inappropriate Adult Book front I HAVE started reading The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder to her - I'm about 6 chapters in and it is so far suitable for a 3 year old but I am hoping there are no sudden violent or sexual turns or I will have to end it suddenly by making up a happy ending

I should probably read it first to vet it but then I'd get bored and wouldn't bother reading it to her ...

Marina · 03/10/2006 21:45

But he can watch (The) Raven on CBBC too Rhubarb. Something tells me you would find much to entertain you in that fabulous programme. The lead actor especially is quite something.

Rhubarb · 03/10/2006 21:48

Oh I've seen that! Pile of cack! I quite like Mona the Vampire.

dinosaur · 03/10/2006 21:49

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Piffle · 03/10/2006 21:57

I loved Famous Five adn Secret Seven
How I wanted to be them, I wanted to be Dick...
My best friend was George and we renamed Huck the spaniel to Timmy
Lashings of ginger beer and my dad masqueraded as mad old Uncle Quentin...
Oh

wakeupandsmellthecoffee · 03/10/2006 22:38

I bet the sherlock book is from tree tops classic section ?

singersgirl · 03/10/2006 22:40

DS1 read Stormbreaker last year in Y3, but I'm surprised at its choice for a class book - I thought it was really too violent for him, and also a lot of the political type references were a bit beyond him. He only read the first 3 and then lost interest. Maybe when he's older...

Wordsmith · 03/10/2006 22:45

I'm a bit envious that your 7 year old could read something so complex linguistically, never mind the graphic content. My 6.6yr old is still grappling with very basic reading books.

Agree it sounds a bit dubious re content, but you'd be amazed what strong stomachs kids that age have. We're reading Harry Potter to DS1 and some bits I think are a bit gory, but he loves them. Ditto TV progs where flesh is torn from bone and the like (mainly nature docs.) And I remember hiding behind the sofa when the daleks came on in the 1970's!

QueenPeaHead · 03/10/2006 22:46

oh for goodness sake, children are gory by nature, don't be such a nancy.

rather that then some of the pseudo snogging in jacqueline wilson books

SueW · 03/10/2006 23:42

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HallgerdaLongcloak · 04/10/2006 07:35

Oh dear, I suspect there may be some on this thread who'd report me to Social Services on the strength of some of the stories DS2 wrote at that age. I'm with QueenPeaHead on this one!

KTeepee · 04/10/2006 07:53

When my dd was about the same age she brought home a library book from school which was non-fiction and included a fairly graphic section on human reproduction. I was not impressed - didn't think it was appropriate for a 7 yr old to learn about this from a book with no teacher/parent imput. The librarian was rather blase about it when I had a word with her but as a parent I always check these types of books to ensure they are age-appropriate.

moaningpaper · 04/10/2006 08:57

dinosaur she IS four this week

I don't think she is particularly clever but she is obsessed with stories and word games and undoubtedly due to her Enid Blyton fixation talks like someone from the 1950s, which I think gives the impression that she is brighter than she is

she also has a clear ringing voice which I find deeply humiliating when I hear it announcing "Well I certainly don't think that's very appropriate behaviour!" to some poor child across the playground at the SureStart centre.

she's crap at Latin though

WeaselMum · 04/10/2006 09:19

MP - I had an Enid Blyton fixation between the ages of four and eight (yes, eight - you have a good few years of it ahead of you - wait till she discovers the boarding school ones)

I distinctly remember calling someone a "wretch" in the playground when I was about five - and could see the teacher smirking from the classroom doorway.

moaningpaper · 04/10/2006 09:22

weaselmum:

Enid · 04/10/2006 09:33

@ Raven as 'pile of cack'