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BOOK
The Secret Garden
March 18, 2019
Classic, but beware is a product of its time
I loved this book when I was little and loved reading it to my kids (ages 7 and 9) but parents should be warned, this book was written in 1911 and the descriptions early in the book of India are racist. The use of language throughout regarding “servants” and “natives” feels outdated if not outright wrong. I had to skip some words and change as I read. Even so, the story is still lovely, though parents may also want to think about countering messages that all illnesses can be cured by going outside ;)
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MOVIE
Mulan
June 29, 2015
Five year old was scared
I love this movie but my five year old daughter was too frightened by it. The war scenes are just too intense. I will try again when she's six or seven but just wanted to warn parents with sensitive daughters.