tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941253759415382163.post5179331144339709490..comments2024-03-11T18:54:50.570-07:00Comments on Bread and Roses: Roy and Silo Broke UpMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09251539482775464009noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941253759415382163.post-22312155415948074812012-09-18T08:59:01.210-07:002012-09-18T08:59:01.210-07:00Definitely, I know we are going to be having some ...Definitely, I know we are going to be having some complicated conversations about things like Ma's hatred of Native Americans in the Little House books. When I was a little kid, I loved the Bobbsey Twin books, but I was totally offended by their anti-feminist message, so I do think even young kids have the capacity to critique books. But, it is alienating when ALL of the books have characters that don't look like you or don't have families like yours. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251539482775464009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3941253759415382163.post-44029489444362222182012-09-18T07:36:40.500-07:002012-09-18T07:36:40.500-07:00Love the "My Adoption Day!" title - we&#...Love the "My Adoption Day!" title - we're going through that now. I agree with the idea that books should be varied, but I think varying them requires that parents are able to have "tough" conversations with their kids when the kids ask questions that don't need to be had if the storybook characters fit into convention (or what is conventional for that family). Of course, presenting lots of stories as part of the range of life experience might also be good too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com