Author Topic: Laura Ingalls Wilder's Name Taken Off Book Award  (Read 643 times)

Offline thebushiestbeaver

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I was actually just pondering this recently. The Little House books were my favourite growing up. I read them over and over again until the spines fell apart, then my mum taped them up and I read them until the tape fell apart. I really want to read them to my baby when he gets older, but there are obviously problematic areas (Ma saying that the only good Indian is a dead Indian, Pa performing in a minstrel show as a "darkie" etc). I think it'll be a kid-friendly way to talk about some very serious issues, without getting into the atrocities and the horror. It's an incredible series and I hope kids are still encouraged to read the books.
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