So he is okay, because he didn't actually hit her. She comes back with questions like, 'Amma, Calvin tried hitting Susie with a snow ball and he missed. Just a few 'morons' and 'sissies' here and there. I indulge her nevertheless, because there is nothing drastic in the content.
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At times I wonder, if she does not understand the content, what keeps her going!įrom a parent's perspective, I feel that the concept of imaginary friend and the gravity of content discussed makes more sense if read by a 12+ year old. But over a period of time, after many re-readings, she say, 'Oh! That's why this is funny!'. The first time she read it, she did not understand any of the jokes.
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She has read the whole book from cover to cover, a minimum of 15 times in the past one year. Having made this age recommendation, I have to say that my 7 year old is mad about this book. Title: The Indispensable Calvin And Hobbes Number the Stars (voted one of the top 10 friendship books for children aged 9-12) Survival of the fittest.Ī few more lovely books reviewed here earlier on the subject: With echoes of the cat-eat-rat mentality seen in many of today's children. Again, a diverse group of characters, who bond and repel in the most unexpected ways. Unlikely friendships are forged those seemingly most like each other ending up bitter enemies, not even stopping at murder.
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None of the children, except those in a choir group, have ever met each other before. What begins as an adventure (reminding one eerily of the Enid Blyton adventures where only children feature) slowly but relentlessly descends into a primitive desire for power and survival. The children are left to fend for themselves. Set during WW2, a plane carrying children evacuating to a safe place crashes on an unknown island. Roo- the littlest one of the lot, who gets into many scrapes with the irrepressible Tigger.Įnjoy the gentle humour and wonderful characterisation in the books, there is no substitute.Ī chillingly dystopian book, whose writer, William Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. Grumpy Eeyore, who seems dry on the outside, but a softie inside. Kanga- affectionate, yet a stickler for discipline- the perfect mother figure. Wise Owl, (the only one who can spell, and who spells his own name as WOL) who everyone goes to when in need of some timely help. Rabbit, who can take his workaholic and irritating ways to limits, but has his heart in the right place.
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A very Bouncy Tigger, who makes everyone want to 'unbounce' him at times. A scaredy-cat Piglet, who can be the most courageous sometimes. Muddleheaded Pooh with just one thing on his mind- food. I'm sure most parents would have at some point in time made up stories for their own children, with them featuring large in them.Īs variegated a collection of friends as possible, staying in the wonderfully named Hundred-Acre-Wood. These stories are a labour of love- written by an indulgent father for his son Christopher Robin Milne, and featuring his collection of toys. When I asked A to recommend the first book that came to her mind about friends and friendship, she promptly said- "Winnie-the-Pooh."Ĭontrary to the image of Pooh Bear, the Bear of Very Little Brain, as the fiefdom of very small children (no thanks to the Disney version of Pooh), Pooh belongs to everyone from 0-adulthood. Winnie the Pooh / The House at Pooh Corner