BabyLit

[Peter Scotto]

*The Wind and the Willows, Mother Goose, Treasure Island, *Tales of Beatrix
Potter, *Winnie the Pooh...

*
There is a beautifully illustrated version of E.T.A. Hoffman's
*Nutcracker*that we would read over a series of nights at Christmas
time, same for "A
Christmas Carol."
*
*
I could go on but there is stuff that is beautifully written and never
grows old


On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 2:30 PM, Andrea Gregovich <agregovich at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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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