We collected the books into a box and put them on top of the refrigerator where they have stayed for over a year. After their behavior started changing because they were mimicking the characters, we sat them down and explained that they wouldn’t be able to read them again until they started acting better. I got caught up in their excitement over reading and wanting to write their own stories about Dogman and I didn’t realize what the characters were doing or saying. One day I sat down to read with my preschooler and got really upset with myself that I was allowing them to read this. My mistake was assuming that some parents (and authors) don’t care what their kid is reading and what it is teaching them. My preschooler (who can also read) would be doing the same, and eventually the two of them would argue about who gets to read which book in the series. My 1st grader picked this up from the school book fair and I was ECSTATIC because he was so immersed in the book, was cracking up, and wanted to read it at all times of the day. I push my boys to get dirty and try new adventures and fail and make mistakes- but I cannot endorse this book. I want to start this off by saying that I am not a strict/clutch my pearls type of parent.
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