Children’s books I hate:

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I don’t hate reading it aloud because the rhymes are fairly good, but I totally judge the mother in The Seven Silly Eaters.

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I love goodnight moon and the Dr. Seuss books. Don’t like berenstain bears but my kids love them and frequently request to check them out from the library, so I tolerate them anyway.

I dislike a lot of the more modern “trendy” kids’ books which seem like they’re trying to be cool and/or appeal more to adults than kids. They don’t seem that thoughtful. Examples: dragons love tacos, the book with no pictures, Ada twist scientist.

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Anonymous wrote:Good Night Moon. Who the hell is the old lady whispering “hush” and why is she there?

The Giving Tree. That tree has zero self-esteem and that boy is a total user. What’s the positive message there?

Anyone else?

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The giving tree is a metaphor for parents and children. For a long time kids are "users" I also think it is about Jesus giving his life for our sins.

Feel sorry for your kids. These books were written for kids, not adults. Yhere is a reason why they are popular with children.

Total nonsense. You’re an idiot.

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Can’t stand Dr. Suess.

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Anonymous wrote:Anything by Richard Scarry and Sandra Boynton's Bardyard Dance. I don't find any of these easy to read (don't flow well).

Richard Scarry isn’t for bedtime reading, more for them to point out things and learn vocabulary once they’re a little bigger

There's a wide range of Scarry and there are a lot of actual stories, depending on the book. My son was obsessed from 2-4 and he definitely wanted to hear the stories. I guess they're not great but they're quirky enough plus the fact that I adored them as a child so they're nostalgic for me.

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Anonymous wrote: Amelie Bedelia - I guess it’s supposed to be funny but I just find her annoyingly incompetent.

Most of the kids I've read it to (or with) really enjoy feeling superior to AB. They understand what's going on so much better than she.

My late mother, a nurse, used this to great effect. She was one of the most terrifyingly competent people I ever knew, but she'd pretend not to know what a tulip was, or that she couldn't screw a lid on a jar, or that she couldn't find the car. Kids would fall all overthemselves to help and show off their competence. It was delightful, and she was a favorite aunt and GP office nurse.

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Dr. Suess - no plot and lazy made-up rhymes
“Based on the movie” books - it’s like the boring cousin, there is a good reason why this was a movie and not a book
Star Wars everything - I don’t know how to pronounce any of these creatures, sorry kid
PETE THE CAT - just no.
those modern books that break the fourth wall or the narrative - I don’t want to be interrupted to follow this dumb other plot line

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Anonymous wrote:I hate anything by Dr. Seuss.

Even my five year old DS could recognize that Dr Seuss made words up because he was too lazy to find words that rhymed.

Also, the Lorax is just a stupid, annoying story.

I hate Dr. Seuss, too, but am afraid to say it because people worship him. Why should I waste time teaching my kids made up gibberish words?

The first book I ever read on my own was Seuss. I had it mostly memorized so was really just jogging my memory by reading a couple words. But it was a huge self esteem boost and I never looked back. Point being, I think they're good for phonics/reading.

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Anonymous wrote:Pout, Pout Fish. Sexual assault cures depression!

I LOVE Pout, Pout Fish! It’s not assault - it’s a kiss! Plus it has the best rhymes.

If you were swimming laps and some dude swam up and kissed you, you'd definitely think it was assault!

Mine is Berenstain bears--they are so long!

I was looking to see if anyone had Berenstain Bears. I couldn’t stand them as a child and never read them to my child. However, I admittedly can’t remember why I dislike them so much.

I will remind you - in the longer stories, the rhymes are a stretch and they make fun of fathers in every book which I find demeaning.

Yeah, Papa bear works and has a SAHM wife and therefore is clueless about the kids and incompetent at raising them or doing anything around the house.

It was written a long time ago and that's how dads were more or less. Where has everyone's sense of humor gone? It is a story about bears doing silly things. I'm sure you were read these books and it was fine.

Relax everyone!

I grew up jn a very old school house (my parents are in their 90s) and I also hate the BB. They remind me of that genre of sit-com with the loser dad and the smart tolerant wife. So irritating. The BB also have a weird traditionalist Christian homeschool vibe to them.

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Anonymous wrote:Most of the old "Little Golden" books, but particularly Tootle. It is about a train who is different and won't stay on the tracks or do what trains are supposed to do. So the townspeople get together and basically crush his spirit so he will be a "good engine." Hate it so much. Terrible message about how being different is bad and conformity is good.

Yes, this is the same reason I dislike Rainbow Fish. Why would we want our kids to learn that it is bad to be different and better for everyone to be exactly the same?

Rainbow fish is about socialism

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Anonymous wrote:Junie B. Jones and Amelie Bedelia. Are we trying to mess our kids academically!? I find these atrocious to read, and just don't understand why they were written in the first place.

Fwiw, I was a huge fan of amelia bedelia in the 70s and I went to Yale. I also dislike June B, but Amelia B is just a literalist who has trouble with synonyms and homonyms. That’s funny for kids. Like Who’s On First. Not sophisticated comedy, but classic. When someone says draw the drapes...pick up a pencil!

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Anonymous wrote:Dr. Suess - no plot and lazy made-up rhymes
“Based on the movie” books - it’s like the boring cousin, there is a good reason why this was a movie and not a book
Star Wars everything - I don’t know how to pronounce any of these creatures, sorry kid
PETE THE CAT - just no.
those modern books that break the fourth wall or the narrative - I don’t want to be interrupted to follow this dumb other plot line

DP
But I do confess to an inordinate love of The Monster at the End of This Book.

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Anonymous wrote:Anything by Richard Scarry and Sandra Boynton's Bardyard Dance. I don't find any of these easy to read (don't flow well).

Richard Scarry isn’t for bedtime reading, more for them to point out things and learn vocabulary once they’re a little bigger

There's a wide range of Scarry and there are a lot of actual stories, depending on the book. My son was obsessed from 2-4 and he definitely wanted to hear the stories. I guess they're not great but they're quirky enough plus the fact that I adored them as a child so they're nostalgic for me.

My kids looved the stories and I did too. They are clever and quite short so you can read several and still get to bed at a decent hour.

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Jfc, 99 percent of them are awful.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I also hate the pout pout fish books. That’s like those guys on the street that tell you to smile, but worse.