Children's Books get worse

[Mr_Bloo_Veins]

Originally Posted by Ridureyu

http://www.bigtentbooks.com/index.as...ROD&ProdID=188


Coping with Mommy's Plastic Surgery!


I don't know about yours, but my mommy is beautiful the way she is.

oh god what is this world coming to

[bloonuggets]

Right now, with all the children's lit getting a terrible downgrade,
It has come to seeing Dr. Seuss right now doing backflips in his modest six-by-four grave

[WiltsAKGirl17]

Originally Posted by bloonuggets

Right now, with all the children's lit getting a terrible downgrade,
It has come to seeing Dr. Seuss right now doing backflips in his modest six-by-four grave

Exactly! Good Lord, I come back from DC and THIS is what I find?! Children's lit like THIS?!

WHAT'S GOING ON?!?!

<Sorry, had a ranting moment there...>

[bloonuggets]

I'm also afraid there's some terrible news, WAKG17.

There's also books about two mommies and two diddies...and they're not one of each!

[Mr_Bloo_Veins]

Well lookie what I found!


http://www.amazon.com/Controversial-...R2CIX4GT87K99O

"Manneken Pis: A Simple Story of a Boy Who Peed on a War"

Yeah, I don't know what the f**k.

[Sparky]

Originally Posted by bloonuggets

I'm also afraid there's some terrible news, WAKG17.

There's also books about two mommies and two diddies...and they're not one of each!

I see absolutely nothing wrong with that. Guess you do, though.

[jekylljuice]

Originally Posted by Sparky

I see absolutely nothing wrong with that. Guess you do, though.

Yeah, I think it's maybe a bit unfair to accuse kids' books of getting worse if all they're doing is changing to reflect what's considered socially acceptable within our times and what does indeed constitute everyday reality for many kids (the reason why I don't have too big a problem with the plastic surgery book - true, it may seem a tad risible but, my own personal feelings upon cosmetic surgery aside, I'm sure that for many kids it's indeed an issue that needs explaining to them. It ultimately depends upon how well-written it is, I suppose).

I'm no fan of scatological or gross-out humour, but to be frank I think that there's always been something of a market for it in childrens' literature - because, let's face facts, humour that's scatological or gross-out or visceral in some way or another is what a lot of kiddies are into, after all. I'm pretty sure it's not just a recent thing.

Oh, I saw that book about the mole in my local Borders several months ago. I later noticed that some employee (or possibly customer) had tactfully attempted to cover up the front cover illustrtion by placing a smaller book in front of the offending area.

[bloonuggets]

Originally Posted by bloonuggets

"There's also books about two mommies and two daddies...and they're not one of each!"

Agreed, but it is about the changing times we live in, and not wanting to turn this into a heavily moderated thread, the Uptight Moral Christian Brigade is outraged.

[Cassini90125]

I am going to suggest in no uncertain terms that we move along. Now.

[bloonuggets]

May I ask then that this subject be closed?