Life Children's books and Crime - Page 2

Mark M · 02-11-2009, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Iowanian

Don't even get me started on "the pokey Puppy". They dig under the fence, destroying property, they're out past curfew, tell lies, and steal food.

Yet the pokey little puppy gets over -- twice he gets dessert all to himself, and only once is he caught or punished. In fact, the message I get out of it is, "If you're lazy, you'll wind benefiting from it two out of three times!"

Other than that, The Boy reads a lot of books centered on the movie Cars, (which contains excessive speeding, reckless driving, false imprisonment, trespassing and harassment) or the Backyardigans (who do lots of jobs in violation of child labor laws).

The others have already been mentioned (Cat in the Hat, etc.)

MM
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talastan · 02-10-2009, 10:52 AM

I'm just glad some of these stories and fables told today are watered down versions of the originals. Have any of you read the actual Grimm's fairytales.

Would give my kids nightmares.

**Iowanian** · 02-10-2009, 10:54 AM

Maybe you could give examples of some items that have been changed from the originals to today.

Examples men...examples!

rambleonthruthefog · 02-10-2009, 11:41 AM

My daughter reads Lemony Snickets: An Unfortunate Series of Events. The things that continue to happen to these children, i'm surprised shes not a little more scared of things.

blueballs · 02-10-2009, 11:43 AM

cow them with fear

**bogey** · 02-10-2009, 11:48 AM

Goodnight Moon had to be a drug induced auther.

**Iowanian** · 02-10-2009, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by bogey

Goodnight Moon had to be a drug induced auther.

Goodnight nobody..good night mush.

Its one I have memorized.

After 3 readings, my 3 year old knows them by word and will call me on it if I skip, change or mis-speak a word on piles of these books. The good thing, she can "read" them to her sister evne though she can't really read yet.

KCFalcon59 · 02-10-2009, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by bogey

Goodnight Moon had to be a drug induced auther.

Yeah. I loved reading that book to my kids. Probably my favorite. They made me read it over and over to them.

Jilly · 02-11-2009, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by bogey

Goodnight Moon had to be a drug induced auther.

this was the one I was trying to dissect and thought...nope, no crime in this one...

Where the Wild Things Are: not much crime in that one either, right? Or am I remembering it wrong?

**Dartgod** · 02-10-2009, 11:49 AM

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Murder (or perhaps involuntary manslaughter), trespassing, robbery, attempted murder

chiefsfanintx · 02-10-2009, 12:10 PM

I loved the book Little Witch when I was a child. Thinking about it now there was child abuse, child neglect and I don't know what crime it would be for turning people into flower pots but surely this is unacceptable.

talastan · 02-10-2009, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Iowanian

Maybe you could give examples of some items that have been changed from the originals to today.

Examples men...examples!

Check this out: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grimm/index2.html

**Iowanian** · 02-10-2009, 09:56 PM

Tonight's schedule included Jack and the beanstalk.

What a horde of debauchery that book turns out to be. Jack lies to his mother, takes advantage of a disenfranchised Katrina evacuee by trading him a dried up gummer cow for those magic beans. Jack then is disrespectful to his mother, breaks into the Giants castle in the sky, steals from him.(breaking and entering, burglary in the 1st degree). He returns, midnight-vulva's the Golden goose...engages in manufacture of counterfit money and racketeering with his mother....goes BACK again, steals the golden magic harp, which I can only assume he also sexually assaults at some point.....and then ends up killing the giant with an axe, that I can only assume would have lead to at least manslaughter charges.

And we think TV and Video games are bad for kids? A Children's library could turn my angels into mini-Tony Sopranos.

Adept Havelock · 02-10-2009, 10:09 PM

Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out:

Massive health code violations.

Destruction of property.

Zoning law violations.

Creating a public nuisance.

Garbage Skyscraper without aircraft warning lights.

Countless violations of EPA statutes.

Child Negligence
(SCSS should have been made to take the garbage out. Failing that, the parents should have removed the garbage in the interest of family health, while severely punishing SCSS.)

**Iowanian** · 02-10-2009, 10:11 PM

Code Violations? Child Neglect?!!!

Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout obviously is fortunate that she doesn't live in the squallor of the Old lady who Lived in a Shoe.

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Dartgod Wasted away again... Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: in Margaritaville Casino cash: $3510000	The Tale of Peter Rabbit Murder (or perhaps involuntary manslaughter), trespassing, robbery, attempted murder __________________ If you shed a tear for me, please make it a tear of joy. -Joe Tracy (Nzoner) . .
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chiefsfanintx Starter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: texas Casino cash: $10004900	I loved the book Little Witch when I was a child. Thinking about it now there was child abuse, child neglect and I don't know what crime it would be for turning people into flower pots but surely this is unacceptable.
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02-10-2009, 09:56 PM	#13
Iowanian Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utopia Casino cash: $1638454	Tonight's schedule included Jack and the beanstalk. What a horde of debauchery that book turns out to be. Jack lies to his mother, takes advantage of a disenfranchised Katrina evacuee by trading him a dried up gummer cow for those magic beans. Jack then is disrespectful to his mother, breaks into the Giants castle in the sky, steals from him.(breaking and entering, burglary in the 1st degree). He returns, midnight-vulva's the Golden goose...engages in manufacture of counterfit money and racketeering with his mother....goes BACK again, steals the golden magic harp, which I can only assume he also sexually assaults at some point.....and then ends up killing the giant with an axe, that I can only assume would have lead to at least manslaughter charges. And we think TV and Video games are bad for kids? A Children's library could turn my angels into mini-Tony Sopranos.
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02-10-2009, 10:09 PM	#14
Adept Havelock Obligatory Thoughtcriminal Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Flux,awaiting an observer Casino cash: $10004900	Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out: Massive health code violations. Destruction of property. Zoning law violations. Creating a public nuisance. Garbage Skyscraper without aircraft warning lights. Countless violations of EPA statutes. Child Negligence (SCSS should have been made to take the garbage out. Failing that, the parents should have removed the garbage in the interest of family health, while severely punishing SCSS.) __________________ No matter how cynical you are, it is impossible to keep up. -Lily Tomlin I'd rather be a climbing monkey than a falling angel. -Terry Pratchett
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Iowanian Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utopia Casino cash: $1638454	Code Violations? Child Neglect?!!! Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout obviously is fortunate that she doesn't live in the squallor of the Old lady who Lived in a Shoe.
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