Abridged books are abominations. What editor do you trust to decide what should be removed?
But, yes, that's my reaction as an adult.
Some very good points have been made about finding age-appropriate reading for children.
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Originally Posted by issybird
...Why not start on the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder? They have the advantage of a POV of Laura starting at age five, and then aging as Laura grew.
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Originally Posted by purple_fishy
Good points on both sides....I am leaning towards just making sure that I have all the age appropriate classics available and get the others as she grows.
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Originally Posted by Hamlet53
...I am with those that say forget the abridged versions. There are plenty of age appropriate books available for any age. One does not need to have the child's first exposure to a book be a mutilated version.
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But most of all, I agree with Caesius, who made this point:
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Originally Posted by Caesius
...I see how even an abridged version will feed the fires of imagination. And really, those of us with kids are certainly happy to see our kids read, abridged or not...
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Well said!
Also, loved your story about
Galileo magazine. Poor parents, sometimes it's hard for us!
