Comments on: He Bravely Ran Away*

By: raincoaster

raincoaster — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:34:21 +0000

Well that IS the fun part. Your child has excellent taste. Seen the Hamlet by Cat's Head Theatre?

By: TeleriB

TeleriB — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:08:59 +0000

@raincoaster:

We’ve discovered, entirely by accident, that our eight-month old Spud just loves to hear the “Double, double, boil and trouble” part of Macbeth. “Fillet of a fenny snake” is apparently particularly hysterical.

By: raincoaster

raincoaster — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:06:10 +0000

Clay Aiken, burdened as he is with the most batshit-insane assemblage of fans in all the storied history of stardom, has chops. The boy can sing.

I agree that “the pirate died” is something even four-year-olds can cope with. It’s not like they went to playgroup with him. But Treasure Island is indeed a bit meaty for a kid that young; Hamlet’s a classic, too, and so it Heart of Darkness.

By: class-factotum

class-factotum — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:39:38 +0000

Clay Aiken (is that right? some B-rate singer, I think) is going to play Sir Robin in the stage version. I saw a photo and he does, indeed, look like a brave, runaway Sir Robin.

By: Glinda

Glinda — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:03:23 +0000

Yay for gamma, who was first to guess Monty Python and the Holy Grail! And gemdiva was only seven minutes behind with her guess!

@Seana- We do have those books, and I agree with you that they are excellent!

By: Seana

Seana — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:29:57 +0000

“How I became a Pirate” and “Pirates Don’t Change Diapers” are excellent pirate books for a four year old. My six year old loves them, especially if you do the voices of the pirates as if they were Salty Dogs.

By: dgm

dgm — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:27:28 +0000

My husband and 4 y.o. checked out “Kidnapped” (Robert Louis Stevenson) from the library last November, and they still haven’t finished it. Though the boy enjoyed the exciting kidnapping part, both of them complain that all the characters do now is trudge through the heather for chapters on end.

BTW, I wouldn’t worry so much about the death parts. I think the kids have their own way of handling it. Disney has death everywhere and the kids seem to get through it.

By: gemdiva

gemdiva — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:50:14 +0000

Monty Python’s Holy Grail? “Brave, brave Sir Robin.”

By: gamma

gamma — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:43:52 +0000

I’m thinking Monty Python and the Holy Grail, speaking (singing) of the brave Sir Robin.