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A GREAT BIG THANK YOU! to Sandra with all of her info

on children's books. You are a wealth of

information...and with my past experience with

teaching and current experiences of teaching my own

children now I am always looking for some good books!

It is so refreshing when I can get ahold of ones that

actually reflect our beliefs!

 

My previous practice...which I still do now with the

books I have and enjoy... despite their portrail of

animals as objects and/or food, is to try and provoke

discussion about what I don't like about the book. And

my best defence (or should I say what seems to work

best with my 4 year old) is to read the book properly

and then add in some more appropriate words. For

example.... we like Maurice Sendaks " Chicken Soup With

Rice " as a story so I told her it's a good story but

since we don't eat animals let's read it as " Vegetable

Soup and Rice " ! She loves it and to keep it more fun

yet I occasionally accidentally on purpose read it as

written here and there and quickly add in " OOps I mean

VEGETABLE soup and Rice " .

 

I also try to let her know that many of the stories

and songs around are used ALOT but that I don't like

them... for instance " Three Blind Mice " I told her why

I don't like it and she suggested we keep the music (

becuase we like it) but make up our own words. The

same with " Go tell aunt Rody " .

 

I still struggle however with the whole " farm "

thing... it's hard for me to deal with myself and yet

to explain to her that certain animals are only found

on farms and have few to none of their kind in the

wild. She doesn't believe me that there isn't really a

" ponyland " like she sees on Arthur and so wants to

believe in. Oh to be a kid again....

 

Debbie

mom of Nadia 4 3/4yrs, and Daniel 2 yrs old.

 

 

 

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