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Kids' Books
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Originally posted by dtb
Not only do I remember this story, but I remember seeing a movie of it (in school, no less...). I was definitely in elementary school -- probably 5th or 6th grade. Come to think of it, that's kind of gruesome for elementary school students, no? Or maybe I'm just squeamish.
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I remember reading somewhere that it's only been recently that people worried about scaring or grossing out kids and that kids are much more resilient to gore and blood than we think. The article pointed out the Hans Christian Andersen stories, and how graphic they are, but children love them all the same. I think they were discussing how prior to TV / movies / etc. most entertainment was for the whole family, and the goal was to entertain both the adults as well as the youngsters in the crowd.
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