When I was little I remember reading Frances books. I loved them. But I don't remember this one.
I got Bedtime for Frances from the library and read it to Teague the other night. This is how the book goes:
Frances can't sleep. She thinks she sees a giant in the corner. She thinks the giant is going to get her.
She thinks she sees a tiger in the corner. She thinks the tiger is going to get her. Momma asks if the tiger scratched her. Daddy asks if the is mean.
She sees a crack in the ceiling. The thinks spiders and things with long legs are going to come out of the ceiling.
She goes to tell daddy that she can't sleep. Daddy says she will get a spanking if she doesn't go to bed.
I feel like a bad mom for getting that book from the library for Teague. It's awful! I don't want Teague to think tigers and giants and spiders are going to get him. And I don't want him to think he could get a spanking!
Maybe I need to screen the books I bring home from the library, and read them to make sure they are ok first. Yikes!
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Bedtime for Frances: Not so good review
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Yeah, we were traumautized by that book when we first read it to Ben. But discovered at age 4 it is better reading. He knows he won't get spanked, and his imagination is not all that different from Frances! :) It opens up the conversation about imagination/perspective and talk about "who's job" is what. He'll grow into it. Don't feel bad.
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