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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was reading Little House in the Big Woods to my younger daughter last night (I read the entire series to her older sister many years ago) and I skipped over the paragraph in the store where the storekeeper praises Mary for her blond hair and ignores brown haired Laura.

Generally I think the books are good bedtime reading for kids that like them and if patents are careful to point out and discuss the issues being discussed here. But I’m sure there are better options for school reading.[/quote]

Why on earth would you skip over that part?  I knew, even as a young girl, that it was incredibly unfair for the storekeeper (and probably lots of other people) to favor Mary because of her blond hair (I was/am brunette).  It made me so sad, but that was the reality!  As another PP pointed out, I much preferred Laura anyway.  Not only did I have brown hair, like her, but she was spunky and smart and brave.  Mary was a goody-two-shoes, prissy, and a tattletale.  There is so much to identify with in these books.  I can't even believe you would "censor" a part that is completely relatable to girls, even today.   :roll: [/quote]

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