What childhood favourite did not go to plan when you shared it with DC?

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DD6 is quite strong in her understanding of books and stories and I've been reading my own childhood favourites to her for a few years now- Narnia, Five Children and It, The Borrowers etc. She's not particularly sensitive and not prone to get upset by stories usually.

About a week ago I pulled A Little Princess off the shelf and thought that the language is quite complex but I think she'll like the story.

Anyway, we got to the chapter where Sara's Dad dies and she's removed from her own birthday party, stripped of all her possessions and sent to live in the attic as a servant and she was absolutely devastated. First off furious, ranting about Miss Minchin, and then in floods of tears. She said she hates the book so I asked if she wanted to stop and pick something else but now she needs to know what happens next, so she's furious with me too. 😳

Oops.

We sold Lhotp as real life Minecraft inspo to get through the first few chapters! Lots of building a house out of planks, growing pumpkins etc……

It used to be my fabourite film, put ot on for my 7 year old and she sobbed for days about it. Then a month later a vompany camr inyo her school and put on the play for. More days of sobbing. Poor kid it traumatised her lol

I read Charlotte Web to mine and she burst into tears at the end. She still hasn't really forgiven me. Or for the Life of Pi and the hyena. She had no problem when I read her the original version of The Little Mermaid and explained that maybe it wouldn't be a good idea to tell her school friends. Interesting she couldnt really get past how old the main characters looked in Grease playing high school kids.

I love the box of delights, mine just found it boring!

Did anyone else sing the song at school?

Who’ll give a home to a kitten?
Who’ll give a home to a cat?
Gobbolino you may call me,
I just want a fire and a mat.

I was a huge Roald Dahl fan as a child. My 8 yo has found all the ones we have tried 'boring' so far, the language is quite flowery/dated and he can't seem to get into them at all.

Agree with @BertieBotts about the Mr Men books - DC has enjoyed them but they are really a lot weirder than I remember!

I remember being absolutely horrified by that and I was a teen when the movie came out!

DH and I found old episodes of Brushstrokes, both having memories of watching it when we were early teens with our Mum's, and both remembering all the words to the theme song. Decided to watch it with our teens- the horror! We sat uncomfortably through about half an episode but had to agree with the teens that it was sexist and unfunny. In my memory it was very funny and Jacko was lovely, if slightly cheeky, and quite a heart throb.

I bought a tin of Roald Dahl stories on CD from the Book People when mine were small. We used to listen to them in the car on long journeys. They both enjoyed reading, but hadn’t read any RD previously (too young). They were so well told, and I think it was that that hooked them in.