Yeah, high school seemed to be different, though.

Yeah, high school seemed to be different, though.

This is something I got thinking about after I went home the other night—has anyone else noticed a difference in how they remember books they read during their free time as a kid compared to books they had to read for class?
 
I mean, last night I was trying to remember the books that I was assigned to read for school,…

This is something I got thinking about after I went home the other night—has anyone else noticed a difference in how they remember books they read during their free time as a kid compared to books they had to read for class?
 
I mean, last night I was trying to remember the books that I was assigned to read for school,…

For kid-friendly manga that isn't all "screaming ninja children", I'd recommend Yotsuba.  I'm reading it with my kid right now and it's really cute.

For kid-friendly manga that isn't all "screaming ninja children", I'd recommend Yotsuba.  I'm reading it with my kid right now and it's really cute.

I'm a doctor and I've hated doctor shows since I quit watching ER.

I'm a doctor and I've hated doctor shows since I quit watching ER.

I've been reading to my son since he was an infant, and I've been trying to figure out how to achieve sort of a balance with that—satisfying my desire to introduce him to all the books I loved as a kid while still keeping his attention span and interests in mind.

I've been reading to my son since he was an infant, and I've been trying to figure out how to achieve sort of a balance with that—satisfying my desire to introduce him to all the books I loved as a kid while still keeping his attention span and interests in mind.

Not only do they still do those, but they're still handing out the Weekly Reader!

Not only do they still do those, but they're still handing out the Weekly Reader!

I think the stuff that Archaia puts out there for kids is really worth a mention.  The "Fraggle Rock" comics that they've done are really brilliant (and they're put together more like a higher-quality paperback than a comic book, which is a nice thing to have for younger kids.)

I think the stuff that Archaia puts out there for kids is really worth a mention.  The "Fraggle Rock" comics that they've done are really brilliant (and they're put together more like a higher-quality paperback than a comic book, which is a nice thing to have for younger kids.)

@Bluemoon—Yeah, but it's a 45-minute episode—you can't jam in backstory for every minor character before it becomes ridiculous.@avclub-c701a997d9bef627835b036efb4eca63:disqus

@Bluemoon—Yeah, but it's a 45-minute episode—you can't jam in backstory for every minor character before it becomes ridiculous.@avclub-c701a997d9bef627835b036efb4eca63:disqus

I've been reading some of the comics to my kid, and there's one story where he picks up a talking android/T. rex named Kevin.  I've been thinking that would make for an interesting companion.

I've been reading some of the comics to my kid, and there's one story where he picks up a talking android/T. rex named Kevin.  I've been thinking that would make for an interesting companion.

I dunno—just watched the episode with my 6-year-old son (with all the spaceships, dinosaurs, and giant robots it might as well have been a pile of little boy cocaine) and the rape threat just kind of went over his head.  It was just one of those things that Very Bad Guys say—at 6 years old he doesn't know what rape is…

I dunno—just watched the episode with my 6-year-old son (with all the spaceships, dinosaurs, and giant robots it might as well have been a pile of little boy cocaine) and the rape threat just kind of went over his head.  It was just one of those things that Very Bad Guys say—at 6 years old he doesn't know what rape is…