-Curious George
-Calliou
-Franklin and Friends
He feels these books are either violating animal rights and/or exposing Kai to some very bad and annoying habits.
Let me explain:
Jeff reads the bedtime books the majority of the time and Kai has lots of books which he LOVES. He loves reading the same book over and over and over and… over. Jeff has been known to hide books, recite stories from memory or freelance frequently. So there’s also been lots of thinking time on Jeff’s part. In addition, Kai has started up some seriously annoying habits- Jeff overheard a few of the characters from these books/movies saying the same things Kai does... put two and two together and BAM!!! = a reading ban on bad influencing characters!!!
Curious George is a fan favorite but Jeff’s been thinking:
a) They took a monkey from its natural habitat and locked him up in the zoo
b) Curious George is always letting other animals go free and the crowd only cheers when the animals are safely captured again-most notable a black bear Jeff has a soft spot for
c) Who is the “man in the yellow hat” anyways?
Calliou:
-He’s whiny, spoiled and a bit of a brat Jeff fears Kai may have learned some whining habits from Calliou and now fears spoiling and bratiness are in Kai’s future as well!
Franklin and Friends:
While Franklin himself is the culprit, his friends are rather good influences on Kai. They are often sharing or engaging in team efforts however Franklin himself is:
a) Super whiny ( like poke your eye balls out annoying!)
b) Responds to everything with a “eh” or “huh” which Kai now does like 80 year old !!!
c) The theme song makes Jeff want to play the banjo ( this is actually pretty cool!)
So all in all we’re in a bit of a conundrum as Kai loves these reads but Jeff's hiding them now. So we’ve started reading Babar and Angela’s Airplane ( Robert Munsch)… give it just a few nights and I’m sure Jeff will have dissected these works of children’s literature too!