I was reading EAARth by Bill McKibben aloud to Maren when I realized that was a little too depressing and morbid for my baby's first book. I know she can't actually understand the words. Thank God. Bill McKibben paints a pretty dismal picture for the future of our young ones, global warming and all.
Anyways, I switched it up. Honestly, it was a little too dismal for me. And so, I'm going backwards and re-reading the Little House series. It has the perfect length chapters to get me started with this read aloud gig. Brings back so many memories: the sugar snow, when cousin Charley is naughty and gets stung by the bees, Laura's doll Charlotte. Is it just me or are parts of the book just a little racist?
Little House is also on the Hallmark Channel A LOT. I'm realizing just how often as I nurse little M here at home. I guess I prefer the books. On to the Prairie . . .
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I don't remember much about the Little House books. My dad read them to me growing up, but I've never returned to them. Though I'm not sure what I'm basing this on, it wouldn't surprise me at all if there are parts that are racist. But now I'm curious...
ReplyDeleteOh yes, there are parts that are extremely racist. As a matter of fact, I took a cultural sensitivity training focusing on Native Americans and there was a large period of time devoted to books, specifically this one. Interesting. We have just one chapter left of the final book to read with Henry. We've been working on them over the last 9 months or so. He has loved him but there have been parts that we have had to skip or modify to make them more appropriate for him. Then there are things that we've read and just had to discuss with him too. It's been wonderful to read these again. We're not sure what to move on to next though!
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