Book Question

On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 22:40:52 +1000, "Mick" <x2.DeleteThis@sdfre.com> wrote:

 >Is this book suitable to read to a 3 year old?
 >It's been recommended to me as a classic childrens story.

Which book?

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Where the Wild Things Are By Maurice Sendak

(She sent a link to it)
anyways i loved that book when i was younger i hope you child loved it as
much as i did



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 > On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 22:40:52 +1000, "Mick" <x2.TakeThisOut@sdfre.com> wrote:
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  > >Is this book suitable to read to a 3 year old?
  > >It's been recommended to me as a classic childrens story.
 >
 > Which book?
 >
 > If you're too damned lazy to type the author and title, don't expect
people to
 > spend their good money surfing the web to solve your silly little riddles.
 >
 >
 >
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Alternatively, post again with a bit more info and hope for the best <g>
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ngn.DeleteThis@asbuilt.switch.be (Niels Grundtvig Nielsen) wrote in message news:<76b4e9b0.0406132242.45cc70b8.DeleteThis@posting.google.com>...
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Regarding "Where the Wild things are" This is a great book but
it can be scary for kids as young as three who do not understand the
fact that Max is dreaming. I've used it for story telling
with three and four year olds, but I have the soft toys
that depict Max and three of the wild things.
My grandson was scared of the Wild Thing on video when he was 3 or 4
and it is done using the book illustrations.
He wanted to watch it but needed me with him. He didn't mind the
other Sedak stories on the same video
e.g. "Pierre" and "In the night kitchen".

Going off the topic: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
was released here in Australia this last week and caused a
problem because of the film rating it was given. After two days
the rating was down graded and changed to PG
(Parent guidance required)
I saw it with my grandchildren yesterday and was disappointed.
The pictures in my head as I read it were so much better!
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"Gloria Rolton" <grolton DeleteThis @picknowl.com.au> wrote in message
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 > Regarding "Where the Wild things are" This is a great book but
 > it can be scary for kids as young as three who do not understand the
 > fact that Max is dreaming.

That's funny - I'm 31 years old, and have loved that book since I can
remember, but never once did I think Max was dreaming.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Gloria (grolton@picknowl.com.au) wrote:

 >Regarding "Where the Wild things are" This is a great book but
 >it can be scary for kids as young as three who do not understand the
 >fact that Max is dreaming.

Possibly because he isn't, necessarily? I always read it "straight" as a
magical adventure, myself. (Anyone else remember _The Dragon in the Clock Box_?
I always thought the point of that book was that there really could be a dragon
in the clock box, but grown-ups tend to read it as the little boy's
imagination.)

I think _Outside Over There_ is much scarier, myself (especially the changeling
baby made of ice -- "the ice thing only dripped and stared"), and I read it as
an adult (or teenager, anyway, I forget how old I was when it came out).

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hschinske.DeleteThis@aol.com (H Schinske) writes:
 > Gloria (grolton@picknowl.com.au) wrote:
  > >Regarding "Where the Wild things are" This is a great book but
  > >it can be scary for kids as young as three who do not understand the
  > >fact that Max is dreaming.
 >
 > Possibly because he isn't, necessarily? I always read it "straight" as a
 > magical adventure, myself.

It's the sleepy look on his face as he heads for his dinner that's always
given me the impression that he's just awakened, and so was dreaming.

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On 14-Jun-04 at 3:05pm -0000, <slptink DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote:

  > That's funny - I'm 31 years old, and have loved that book since I can
  > remember, but never once did I think Max was dreaming.

I agree with you, but I'm not sure you've quite said what you meant to say.
If you are like me, you (like me) thought that Max was *imagining* (i.e.,
"mentally pretending") rather than *dreaming* -- an important distinction.

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Glenn P wrote:

> Tink wrote:

>> That's funny - I'm 31 years old, and have loved that book since I can
>> remember, but never once did I think Max was dreaming.

> I agree with you, but I'm not sure you've quite said what you meant to say. If
> you are like me, you (like me) thought that Max was *imagining* (i.e.,
> "mentally pretending") rather than *dreaming* -- an important distinction.

He's imagining (i.e. playing), not dreaming, like Calvin in Calvin and
Hobbes.

Unless of course (in both cases) it's actually REAL.

Stephen.
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