BabyLit

[Andrea Gregovich]

Somebody gave us the Pride and Prejudice version from this series for my
kids.  I think I quietly got rid of it.  It doesn't make sense to think a
kid is going to get anything useful out of a simplistic cartoon sketch of a
book they've never heard of and aren't old enough to comprehend anyway.  I
mean, these are picture books, suitable for ages 3 and under IMO, not even
good comic book versions of the classics, of which plenty are available.
But I must say,  they're not as bad as Baby Einstein.

After having kids, I've come to the controversial conclusion that books for
kids are way overrated.  Don't get me wrong, I read to my kids every day,
classics as often as they will let me.  But really a large percentage of
the children's books I see on the market are pointless and in many cases
even negative influences on intellectual development.

$0.02,
Andrea Gregovich


On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Katz, Michael R. <mkatz at middlebury.edu>wrote:

> Dear colleagues:
>
> I could live with Oprah's choosing Anna Karenina for her book club, in
> spite of the many reservations and objections voiced on this venerable
> listserv.
>
> BUT, now this: Little Master Tolstoy: Anna Karenina, A Fashion Primer by
> Jennifer Adams, published by Gibbs Smith (Layton, Utah) in July 2013.
>
> Check out the website for the new series: http://www.babylit.com/
>
> The back cover declares: "BabyLit is a fashionable way to introduce your
> child to the world of classic literature."
>
> The "text" mixes a few quotations from the novel with "exercises" for your
> baby to locate various items in the illustrations (by Alison Oliver): a
> fan, an earring, hairpins, feather, clasp, parasol, etc.
>
> Sorry, but we have to draw the line somewhere.
>
> Yours in mourning,
>
> Michael Katz
> Middlebury College
>
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