Worst. Mother. Ever.
Oct. 5th, 2010 08:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rivkaHow could I forget the cardinal rule of children's literature:
The beloved pet always dies in the end.
In my defense, I would never have dreamed that that trope started as early as the I Can Read series. But it does.
Alex sobbed. "Why would they WRITE a children's book like that?" she demanded. Um. Not sure. In middle grades novels, the dog dies to symbolize the lost innocence of childhood. But I-Can-Read books are for little kids.
Worst. Mother. Ever.
The beloved pet always dies in the end.
In my defense, I would never have dreamed that that trope started as early as the I Can Read series. But it does.
Alex sobbed. "Why would they WRITE a children's book like that?" she demanded. Um. Not sure. In middle grades novels, the dog dies to symbolize the lost innocence of childhood. But I-Can-Read books are for little kids.
Worst. Mother. Ever.
