The Happy Ending Foundation Invites You To A Book Burning
ONCE upon a time, in a garden not far enough away, The Happy Ending Foundation met.
Hello, Mrs Small. Are you going to burn the books in a huge fire?
(Nods)
Good. Little Miss Small, Mrs Small’s daughter is ten. She is depressed. Do you know what depressed means?
(Hold up hands)
No, that’s rehab. And no, that’s a sexually transmitted disease. An STD.
Depressed is what Miss Small gets after reading stories with sad endings.
Says Mrs Small: “I talked to other mothers and friends and we decided to do something positive with books that are more upbeat.”
Clare Hughs, Mrs East of England Cheering Committee, says: “I’ve seen the way my children respond to real life, whether it be the disappearance of a child, like Madeleine McCann (now to be called Little Miss Missing) or bombings, and that give them enough nightmares.”
So Mrs Small and Mrs Cheering are planning a series of Bad Book Bonfires later this month, says the Mail reports.
The fires will coincide with Children’s Book Week.
So if you have a bad book in out home, library or school bag, bring it along and see if it burns.
Fire is bright and fire is clean…
Posted: 5th, October 2007 | In: Tabloids Comments (34) | TrackBack | Permalink
