love this. Really wish books like this had existed when I was growing up, but instead, I bought these for my toddlers,
A very sweet, and short book that encourages children to ask questions instead of accepting information from authority figures, and that encourages them to be different and listen to others who are different.
To my surprise, I realized I've been a bit of an anarchist all along myself!
Wrapping this up under the Christmas tree, but I can't wait to read it to my cubs after they unwrap it.
I'm interested in the authors' other books as well, Highly recommended to others. OH WELL THIS WAS JUST DELIGHTFUL WASNT IT!!!!!!! I was looking for a childs guide to resistance and I will have to read that one as well but my goodness this was a joy Les dessins sont sympas, le sujet me plaisait mais j'avoue être un petit peu déçue.
Même si c'est destiné aux enfants, j'espérais qu'il y ait des explications, C'est juste de jolis dessins avec quelques phrases dans le style "n'achètes pas, fabriquesle" et cie, I like the positivity and selfempowerment dripping from these pages! It's so fun and puts other books where kids are naughty for no reason to shame.
This book highlights why it's okay to be different and do what you desire, Which could be wreaking havoc and eating cake for dinner, Or taking a nap : A Child's guide to anarchy, no, More like a child's guide to nonconformity, Planting a garden doesn't an anarchist make, even if it is a good idea, Being yourself is a great message to convey to children, but equating listening to the 'little guy' and speaking your mind isn't rule breaking.
It's common sense. To tell children these things are rulebreaking is disingenuous, and untrue, hell yeah. Love! A great conversation starter with my kids about the arbitrary origins of rules and the higher importance of being a good human than an obedient one.
Quirky. Lots of jumping off points for discussion, My favourite line LISTEN to the tiniest voices, A nice introduction to anarchy for kids who are already predisposed to it, Not just a laugh, but has actual use as a way to inspire kids to think outside the box, Have cake for dinner. A book on anarchy that is really just a list of woke mandates, Yep, despite the title this is just another book telling kids what to do, . . in other words the least selfaware and most idiotic book I've ever read,
This book does not encourage free thought, instead it encourages a specific way of thinking:
"Build it don't buy it"
"Give stuff away for free"
"Forget about grocery stores and get dirty in your garden"
Then there are things that are just terrible to tell children in general ranging from stupid to dangerous:
"When someone says work, you say why"
"No baths ever again"
"Go ahead and be stompy"
"Stay up all night"
"Go the wrong way" what! Go your own way, I can get behind, but purposefully go the wrong way.
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The real kicker is the page with all the exclamations, right beside "No Rules!" is "Be Nice!" and "No Bullies, " Dear author these are rules, great rules in fact, Such great examples of rules that they completely destroy the premise of your entire book,
This book does an outrageously poor job of encouraging children to be creative and think for themselves, I cannot fathom why it has such a high rating other than there are a ton of people out there who are delusional enough to think that the mandates in this book somehow promote independence and free thought.
they do not.
I actually wish I could give this no, The concept itself is flawed, Children absolutely require guidance and thrive under structure, I think it is healthy to encourage creativity, learning, and independent thought, but that is not at all what this book aims to do.
I love this book and theoretically I want my children to love this book especially "be you," "educate yourself," and "cake for dinner!" I'm holding out against the part that says "stay up all night.
" I don't want anyone in our house doing that :P
I will buy this for babies when they areoryears old.
While the premise of this book seems utterly ridiculous and lists many silly recommendations for leading a life of anarchy, there's actually a part of this book that speaks to the values of fairness, individualism, empathy, civil disobedience, and social justice.
Surprisingly astute. FANTASTISK bog til alle, uanset alder,
Illustrationerne er gode for de små, og der er nok at snakke om for at udvikle de mindstes ordforråd
Teksten giver anledning til livslektioner for store og små, også de ting, vi voksne kunne have godt af at blive mindet om en gang i mellem.
YES! Except for the line "tear this book up" which is horrifying and also ends with a preposition, I love this book. My kids are a few years away from their first skateboards with mandatory "Anarchy" sticker slapped on the bottom of the board so this book will have to do for now.
Let's just hope they still listen to me and wait until they're out of the house to cause mayhem and try to topple the system.
I had to put a little girl to bed, and she requiredstories andsnacks, She would not share her snacks, It was very cold in her room and she would not share her blanket, I had to use a towel to stay warm, This was the third story she picked out and she was very excited for me to read it, With her tucked into her warm bed, her posse of stuffies snuggled between us, she ate her bedtime candy and cackled as I read each page.
Everything became clear to me as the little anarchist refused to give me a hug goodnight but insisted I listen to Christmas music with her while she fell asleep.
It was July.
I love her, and this book, to bits, As such, Im breaking rules and counting it towards myreading challenge, despite it being onlysome odd pages,
We read what we want, and no more baths, ever, A most fantastic little picture book that is getting fabulous press because the Tea Party hates it this is a great book that every child needs to have a copy of because all the rules that we live with are constructs so why not break a few! Love this! Reinforces my newly formed theory that you can become a pretty great person simply by reading picture books.
This book has a lot of unrealized potential, There are definitely ways this could be framed as empowering sortof opposites, Instead it's just uneven and lackluster, Perhaps therein lies its success as an anarchist book, but it
fails as a book for children, This may be the greatest children's picture book ever!
I loved it! Everything in this book is so true! So great! Most adorable book about anarchy ever.
NO BATHS EVER AGAIN, indeed, As soon as I saw this book I got it for my niece, even though she isn't two yet I just hope I remember to give it to her in a few years!
Anyway, I read some reviews of it, some praising the illustrations which are great or decrying it for its 'anarchistic' sentiments.
But really this book only touches on the generalities of anarchy see for instance sitelink be/kOTBGrrDeXg and is, to my mind, about the most important thing one can teach a child and that is for them to think for themselves.
By wittily portraying everyday situations where a child might loose the shackles of conformity, John and Jana paint a world in which it is ok for an impressionable child to trust their own thoughts and desires an assertion of being and early honing of the self.
. or maybe I am reading too much into it, Still, I cannot wait for my niece to read it, .