Daughter's book...

[EachDubh]

I know I am reading to much into this and perhaps missing the celebrating difference and diversity here but.... I don't think I can read this book with the eyes of innocence anymore. 😂😂

Dd got her p1 bookbag (5 year old gifts of books etc in Scottish schools). The books ares elected, written especially for the book bag scheme and are lovely. But this book got me thinking.

Brenda is a sheep!
Page 1- these are sheep, pic of sheep.
Page 2- this is also a sheep, this sheep is called Brenda. Brenda has a nice wooly jumper, pic of wolf in wooly jumper.
Page 3- Brenda does all the things sheep do... Next page -.. Because Brenda is a sheep. Obviously lots of repetative languagebto help with reading.
It goes on to say the other aheep think Brenda is the best sheep, Brenda is planning to eat the sheep but they plan a special feast and Brenda doesn't eat them because they are her friends and kind.

My mind is telling the sheep to run away and stay safe, kindness won't always keep you safe, be kind but also be aware.

Am I mad?

[MidsomerMurmurs]

Zombie thread I know, but I wasn’t sure quite what to make of this book last year either. Morag Hood’s other books are great (try “I Am Bat”)

But more usefully, “A Lion is a Lion” by Polly Dunbar is a good counterpoint. Is a lion still a lion if he wears a hat? With whimsical illustrations and a nod to earlier classics, Polly Dunbar celebrates the shrewd mind of a child -- and the power of saying no.

[KittenKong]

I studied psychology a million years ago. We tested small children by asking them if a car wore a dog mask would that make them a dog (and vice versa).

I asked my 3 year old niece at the time and her face was an absolute picture of disgust and incredulity “naw, ya silly! MUM! AUNTY KITTEN SAYS A CAT CAN BE A DOG IF ITS IN FANCY DRESS!”

So now we aren’t supposed to ask?