busymama7 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) I got stuck reading The Grouchy Ladybug again today and it got me wondering if anyone *likes* that book. 😂😂😂 I love reading picture books and don't even mind things like Dr Suess. I love other Eric Carle books so picked this one up thrifting and can't for the life of me figure out the appeal or the point. It's going back in the donations box. In an effort to be more positive, we recently found the bear books, like Bear Snores On and Bear's New Friend as well as the Jan Brett book The Mitten. Lovely books I have no issue reading daily. But The Grouchy Ladybug has got to GO! Edited June 4, 2017 by busymama7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 The Sailor Dog I want to shove those damn hooks up his you know what.... SOOOO glad my kids are way beyond those types of books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Magic Tree House books. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Love You Forever 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Rainbow Fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) Love You Forever. Also several of the Little Golden Books series, but I can't think of any titles right now. Edited June 4, 2017 by marbel 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athomeontheprairie Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 The book with no pictures 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 The Giving Tree 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 The Giving Tree Are You My Mother? I didn't read either of them too many times before both disappeared from the house. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) Love You Forever :willy_nilly: :banghead: :smash: I hate it with a fiery burning passion. Edited June 4, 2017 by MercyA 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry in OH Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Llama Llama Mad at Momma 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 If You Hold My Hand I always feel like part of the story is missing. Drives me crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 After five kids it is "Where the Wild Things Are" and "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" which were once favorites of mine but oh my word! I would love to know how many times I have read each. It has to be hundreds. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 I don't remember much, other than I could not stand anything Dora. :P 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicMom Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Where Oh Where Is Huggle Buggle Bear All three of kids have loved that book. I hate it more than anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkmint Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) "I'll Love you Forever" for sure. Otherwise known as "I'll stalk you forever". Subtitled "you can be a brat as long as you're nice to me on my death bed", or "this is a weird book supposedly aimed at children but really meant to give adults the feels to the point that they don't realize it actually has nothing to offer young children except guilt trips and confusion". Edited June 4, 2017 by pinkmint 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbeltmom Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Alice in Wonderland Bridge to Terabithia Island of the Blue Dolphins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecropia Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Peep and Ducky!!!! Aaaaargh! Diggity diggity diggity dig diggity dig lucky lucky lucky trucky *four letter word* *four letter word* Poke-a-dot: What's your Favorite Color? "meandmeandmeandmeandmeandmeandmeandmeandme..." Grandma sure knows how to pick em :mad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CT Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Love You Forever and The Giving Tree for similar reasons -- normalizing and glorifying what IMNSHO are quite distorted and toxic forms of "love." Also, for different reasons, all Richard Scary and all Thomas the Tank Engine books. Because, they do not make one lick of sense, not a one of them. My mother used to pay me a quarter to read Richard Scary to my much-younger brother who adored them well past her considerable patience; I used to skip whole handfuls of pages and he couldn't tell the difference. Then I grew up and had kids of my own and lo! Thomas the Tank Engine, same dang thing. Nope, they disappeared quickly from my house... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Rainbow Fish - the book that teaches you that being different is wrong. You *need* to fit in. Or maybe it teaches you that you should always give in to peer pressure. I'm not sure which message it sends. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't like I'll Love You Forever and The Giving Tree. They made me uncomfortable. Dh grew to abhor The Poky Little Puppy and (I think it's called something like?) The Happy Man and His Dump Truck. I really impressed myself with how good I got at reading Fox in Socks. :D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 When my kids were little, I hated reading Mr. Brown Can Moo. I loved that book when I was a kid, but I HATED making the noises. There was a similar truck one that was DS17's favorite - he'll even say that to this very day, that book was his favorite - but I HATED reading it because I hate saying "Vroom!" again and again and again. At older ages, I have tried repeatedly to like The Hobbit, with no success. Recently, we watched the hs co-op put on a play of The Hobbit and I, yet again, wanted to give The Hobbit (movie) a try. Nope. Still hate it. I read all the LOTR books several years ago as a sort of academic exercise, but honestly, I just hate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Among others mentioned, Guess How Much I Love You. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 The Diggingest Dog. It was the first non-Suess book that the Dr. Suess club sprung on me, so I was already bitter, but I HATED this book. My kids loved it. I have have occasionally "lost" it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Life of Fred books Dr. Seuss booksanything with heavy repetition 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Anything popular-character-related. I can't get into The Hobbit. I've tried. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cave canem Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 The Rainbow Fish 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraBeth475 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Anything based on a Disney movie. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 So glad I'm not the only one who hated Life of Fred. I have a bunch of those books. Can I please give them away now? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 I actually didn't mind the Rainbow Fish. I guess I have issues. :P I never could force myself to read The Giving Tree. I tried a couple times but I jut couldn't. Someone gave it to my kid when she was 5. The giver, after stating that it was one of his favorite books ever, offered to read it to her. My kid said, "that's OK, I can read it," and proceeded to do so. Yay, I was off the hook! I don't think my kids liked it any more than I did .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) I like The Grouchy Ladybug but hate The Rainbow Fish with the heat of a thousand suns. Edited June 4, 2017 by Word Nerd 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Rainbow Fish - the book that teaches you that being different is wrong. You *need* to fit in. Or maybe it teaches you that you should always give in to peer pressure. I'm not sure which message it sends. You should give up whatever makes you special or else people will be jealous and no one will be your friend. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMommy Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Love You Forever, The Giving Tree, Bridge to Terabithia, and Where the Red Fern Grows. Hate them all, and they've never found a place in our home library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 It's interesting how so many people don't like Love You Forever! I wonder how it became so popular?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Love You Forever, The Giving Tree, Bridge to Terabithia, and Where the Red Fern Grows. Hate them all, and they've never found a place in our home library. Thank you. Near the beginning of the book, the cat gets injured repeatedly until he finally leaves home. This is intended to be a chuckle-inducing, humorous story. And that's just the beginning. :mad: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 It's interesting how so many people don't like Love You Forever! I wonder how it became so popular?? It is a polarizing book. Check the Amazon reviews sometime. :-) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domestic_engineer Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Eloise .... can we not use *any* punctuation?!?!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Love You Forever, The Giving Tree, Bridge to Terabithia, and Where the Red Fern Grows. Hate them all, and they've never found a place in our home library. I didn't read that or any of the other pet death books. I just didn't see the point. My husband told me that it's so that kids will have "experienced" (in a way) pet death before it happens for real. Well... we have experienced a couple of pet deaths and they were horrible and traumatic... but I can't see how reading those books would have made them easier. My kids always knew they would outlive the fish (for sure!) and the dog. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 So glad I'm not the only one who hated Life of Fred. I have a bunch of those books. Can I please give them away now? I completely agree. I just don't understand the appeal of Life of Fred. Hate the art, hate the stories..just no. Can I add mine to your stack? ;) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) It's interesting how so many people don't like Love You Forever! I wonder how it became so popular?? I was going to say that Oprah must have recommended it. :D I googled it and found that it actually is her favorite children's book. Her magazine has also mentioned it: "In 2001, Maria Shriver wrote in O, The Oprah Magazine: 'I have yet to read this book through without crying. It says so much about the circle of life, youth, parenting, and our responsibility for our parents as we grow older. The message is so simple yet so profound. Love You Forever is a great gift for anyone with a child, or even for your own parents.'" I think pinkmint hit the nail on the head. It sells because it gives grownups the feels. Blech. Edited June 5, 2017 by MercyA 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) The author posted the story behind Love You Forever on his website. Initially I posted part of it here but thought better of it. You may not want to read it if you have lost a baby. :( Edited June 5, 2017 by MercyA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 On the topic of Love You Forever, I've discovered there are two types of picture book readers. The first type LOVES Love You Forever, and really can't stand the rest of Munsch's works. The other sort may like Munsch or love him, but thinks of Love You Forever as gross and creepy. The man has a sort of over-the-top writing style, and one way or another, it didn't hit the right notes in that one book. But those who love it, wow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Any and all Richard Scarry books. O refused to read them. No story line and all of this little bubbles to read NO WAY 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking Squirrels Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) The Pokey Little Puppy. I can't pinpoint why but I despise it. All Disney books. The writing is horrible. They read more like a dry summary than a story. Those are the only ones I can think of that I truly can't stand, but there are others that I just don't care for. Dora, Fish Out of Water, SkippyJon Jones, and some of those listed here come to mind. Oh and Magic School Bus. The books themselves are fine, but they make for better independent reads than read alouds due to all the bubbles and sidebars. It feels scattered reading those aloud. Edited June 4, 2017 by Whovian10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 for little kid books I hate the berenstein bears (it's possible it's the artwork I despise) rainbow fish 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 The Lorax. I like most Dr. Seuss books, but I just cannot stand that one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 There are many books that found themselves "missing" from our collection, imagine that. Among them were "Guess How Much I Love You" and the dreaded "Give a Mouse a Cookie" series. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 I dont think there is any I dont like really. Even the awful ones my kids love i love to read to them. What I hate is lift the flap or noise books at bedtime. They are supposed to be winding down and my 4 and 5 year old are fighting over who pushes or lifts what and the baby is trying to wreck the book.. Ugh. Or when they pick a "looking book" like richard scarry or i spy books at bedtime. Those are for waiting rooms and car rides not a night story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuddleJumper1 Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Are You My Mother? Go, Dog, Go 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 NO I LOVE GO DOG GO!!!!! How can you hate it? How? *sniff* (Sorry, got a little carried away there. There's room for all sorts. It'd be a strange world if we all agreed.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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