Recently, on a gloomy winter evening, Giggles (8) and I were talking about our favourite books. We spoke about our mutual appreciation for the Potter series and I told him I loved #enidblytonbooks as a child. The idyllic setting, the exotic food, the boy and girl next door type characters -- I loved them all! And I wanted my child to fall in love with them too!
That's why this book was bought post haste and I hoped my son would love the adventures of Julian, Dick, George, Anne, and Timmy the dog. He would salivate at their tea time snacks and imagine what it would be like to eat clotted cream and scones one day.
But, I didn't account for the fact that kids these days already know what scones are (thanks #masterchefaustralia!) , they already start solving crimes even before they read the end, and idyllic surroundings may be placed they may visit on their next holiday!
Sigh, any other moms out there trying to get their kids to love #enidblyton?
Comments
Post a Comment