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Kid Stuff – Comments on the History of Children’s Literature

It appears that the Tom Swift and Wizard of Oz books – popular with kids for most of the last century – are finally to be replaced by Harry Potter.

The fourth volume of the Harry Potter series went on sale at bookstores throughout the country during midnight parties — excitement not seen since the Pet Rock craze a decade ago.

Titled The Goblet of Fire, the latest book by British author J.K. (Joanne Kathleen) Rowling promises – or threatens — to prolong indefinitely the Potter series for the generation coming on line.

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Are the Aesop’s Fables For Children and Adults

Many parents are so busy making money nowadays that they don’t even think it twice to put in other people’s hands the task of rising up their kids; they don’t either realize the importance of ensuring that their children grow up wiser enough to face the multiple challenges that come to each person’s life on a daily basis.

Some parents use to transfer their care giving responsibilities onto some other family member who stays at home, such as the kids’ Grandma, Grandpa or an older brother or sister, and then complain about habits that they notice their children have acquired. Worse yet, there are still parents who lean totally on friends, neighbors, sitters, even the school programs to leave in their hands the toddlers’ skills and habits building tasks.
It’s a sad thing to observe how many good family traditions get lost day after day. Now, think of this Who shall be more interested in raising kids properly, their parents or someone else

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