I’ve been thinking about how much I’ve been reading lately and at first it doesn’t seem like much (especially when compared to the book legends that read 100 books a year and such like). But then I have been reading a lot to my son at bed time and I have to say it’s been fun! So I’m going to write some posts on the children’s books that I’ve been reading.
Horrid Henry
For those of you with kids, you may well have seen the TV cartoon based on these books. After reading them it’s safe to say they’ve been faithful to the stories. The films took a bit of a departure from them but we’re interested in the books right?
Looking at the books they’re great for kids of all ages, divided into stories that can be read in about 10 – 15 minutes you’ve got great stories like:
Horrid Henry and the Computer – Where Henry locks out his entire family from the computer and blackmails them into giving him computer time and buying him games. As an added reward he gets his little brother Peter into trouble.
Horrid Henry and the Demon Dinner Lady – Henry finally gets to have packed lunches, but one of the dinner ladies makes sure that none of the kids can have so much as a crisp! Henry has to think smart of beat her!
Horrid Henry and the Fairies – Henry’s brother Peter is becoming intolerable! What can he do to get him into trouble? Making him believe in fairies could help…
The characters are great – brilliantly exaggerated but with enough realism to be able to relate to them and you can definitely feel the pain of the parents….
So if you need something entertaining for your kids, Horrid Henry is great for lots of short stories. If something longer or different is needed keep an eye out for further posts on kids books there’s going to be posts for more kids books of all sizes!
Simon 🙂
That I can infer, the thing is it supercharges kids so they put on’t sleep. I only enounce it as a monition because as kids take older they take addicted, never amount off, sleep badly and then jumper lead their lives take ratty.
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I think you’re over thinking this – it’s a collection of fun stories for kids. 🙂
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Horrid Henry, goes up there with annoying kids that I wish I had never heard of. Bit like Mike the Knight, while I don’t agree with violence on any level especially towards a child, I would slap Mike the Knight if I could.
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I liked Mike the Knight. I can’t remember how violent it was… I remember we had the Incredible Hulk! Lol
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Its not, but he is a spoilt little brat, who deserves a good kicking. Then again I think that of most of the cbeebies characters. I think it has something to do with being forced to watch them
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Haha… I quite like watching them, it’s easy watching.
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I find that they are all repeated 3 times an hour
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Yes, the repitition is annoying… But if it keeps them quiet. Lol
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Not with my one anymore, what has kept him quiet is lego videos and he can watch those on repeat without me losing my sanity
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At least you found a great solution. My youngest wouldn’t settle at all and still doesn’t.
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This is true, however I do worry that this means I am going to have to limit his time a lot more closely
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How come? Surely Lego is fine?
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yeah it is, but its like watching tv, I don’t want him staring at a screen for 8 hours a day. Best to break it up
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I agree and never given them the phone or tablet. They’re a nightmare for kids.
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Ah, he has a tablet, but barely uses it, to be fair I was just fed up of having cbeebies on my phone
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That I can understand, the thing is it supercharges kids so they don’t sleep.
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I think that rule applies to adults as well, he never has it before bed, normally an hour before bed, if he has it it gets turned off.
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Yes it applies to anyone. They say that two hours before bed is best but it’s whatever works best. I only say it as a warning because as kids get older they get addicted, never come off, sleep badly and then lead their lives bring ratty.
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2 hours, I shall do that then. Like I say he doesn’t really use it at the moment, (plus its a shit/cheap one)
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It makes sense, you don’t get a kid an expensive one do you? 😜
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No but this one is truly bad, barely plays the cbeebies app,which is the main reason we got it for him. Although that now have something to do with the amount of stuff he spills on it
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Haha… You can’t make it up can you? Have you tried clearing the crap off it? Crap data I mean.
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yep, also tried to do a factory reset on it, it has some other stuff on it, so not majorily worried about it, plus in a few years we will probably have to replace it with something better
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Ha Ha, sounds like my type of book, as I don’t have more than 15 minutes to read a book… thanks for the review Simon! 🙂
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There’s more little person books coming ☺️
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