NewIma Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hello! We tried to start reading aloud The Adventures of Robin Hood by Green and it appears to be a no go. The death of the miller in the first chapter was too upsetting for dd8. Are there any versions of Robin Hood for the younger crowd that you love? Or should we just wait until she is older and try Green again? Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curlymom Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 We are reading the Howard Pyle version. It also has a somewhat dark beginning, because Robin kills both a person and a deer in the very first chapter (hence the reason he became an outlaw) but the subsequent chapters are pretty light-hearted. My 8 year old was really bothered by that chapter, and so I put the book aside for him for now, but my 10 year old has continued. So maybe wait a bit? The language is very old-fashioned with a lot usage of words like 'thee' and 'thou', 'quoth' and 'art', but my 10 year old is slowly getting used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Paul Creswick wrote a readable one ( Scribners Illustrated Classics) and there is a carefully abridged one (Scribners Storybook Classics) too. The first is a thick tome and the second is tall and thin. Both have excellent illustrations by N. C. Wyeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Princess and the Jedi Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 The Classic Starts Robin Hood glosses over or skips much of the heavier material and focuses more on Robin's pranks. How Robin became an outlaw is told very briefly. Maid Marion isn't even included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco_Clark Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 I'd second thr Classic Start. I'm not usually a fan of abridgments, honestly. I prefer to wait until the child is ready for the original. But when my kids were SUPER into Robin Hood last year, there was no way I was getting into the Pyle version yet and it seemed to be the most honest to the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. A Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 This is my favorite version. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 This is my favorite version. We liked this too. If the killing is too much, though, I would think you should just wait on it. There isn't a lot of killing in the book, but it isn't a friendly book - it's conniving, violent, and full of evil deeds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 And they do talk about the brutality of the Prince's men. Burning out eyes, things like that. No in great detail but too much for a sensitive child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewIma Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 Thank you so much for your help! I think we are just going to wait on it for now and try again in a couple of years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 The Classic Starts Robin Hood glosses over or skips much of the heavier material and focuses more on Robin's pranks. How Robin became an outlaw is told very briefly. Maid Marion isn't even included. :iagree: I'm reading this with my 2nd grader right now. Yeah, nothing scary in there! This has been one of her favorite books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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