tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post2256098458824893925..comments2024-01-29T08:09:43.688-06:00Comments on Hibernator's Library: Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls WilderRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-25295589011976759562016-02-29T21:30:10.307-06:002016-02-29T21:30:10.307-06:00Actually I always like to allow a child to read an...Actually I always like to allow a child to read and book by him or herself first and then discuss it with him or her. It is amazing sometimes how much children will "get" what you think they won't "get" if you allow them to read and think on their own. And I would agree with you that these were "socially acceptable" thoughts at the time, though I do classify them as prejudiced and discriminatory. A "sign of the times," perhaps. :) Nice review! So glad you're enjoying them. I am, too, and am so glad you joined us in this reading adventure!Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464153596817995684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-65216280034367532522016-02-23T11:41:11.182-06:002016-02-23T11:41:11.182-06:00I wasn't reading "girlie" books when...I wasn't reading "girlie" books when I was a girl. Not exactly sure why. Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-72658890876353462512016-02-23T11:40:31.707-06:002016-02-23T11:40:31.707-06:00They're a pretty fast read!They're a pretty fast read!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-10756336600600078072016-02-23T11:40:09.863-06:002016-02-23T11:40:09.863-06:00Yeah, race certainly was handled different back th...Yeah, race certainly was handled different back then. I once got into an argument with someone who insisted that people back then were bigots when they said such things, but I tried to explain my point of view - that what they were saying was perfectly acceptable at the time, so they weren't really bigots. Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-29095024814830228962016-02-22T21:37:07.759-06:002016-02-22T21:37:07.759-06:00Your comments about these books makes me want to r...Your comments about these books makes me want to revisit them! I read them in middle school at the latest and while I remember enjoying them, I don't remember them very well and couldn't assess them critically at all.DoingDeweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902496432225294188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-29901017166964802752016-02-22T18:30:06.289-06:002016-02-22T18:30:06.289-06:00I loved watching the show, but haven't read an...I loved watching the show, but haven't read any of the books. Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974471357928655315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951570178065446020.post-26974937199399402072016-02-21T11:01:10.722-06:002016-02-21T11:01:10.722-06:00These are such famous books. They seem to have had...These are such famous books. They seem to have had a big influence on our culture.<br /><br />I never watched the television series but when I was a child seemed enormously popular. <br /><br />Attitudes on race race and ethnicity in these older books are often very problematic. I agree with discussing these aspects with children before reading. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com