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Discover what happens when Peppa goes to the eye doctor in this fun easy-to-read Level 1 reader that comes with stickers. Based on the hit TV show on Nick Jr.
Peppa wants glasses! What happens when she takes an eye test? Find out in this wonderful Level 1 reader with a sheet of stickers. Level 1 readers are perfect for little ones learning sight words, words to sound out, and simple sentences.
Peppa wants glasses! What happens when she takes an eye test? Find out in this wonderful Level 1 reader with a sheet of stickers. Level 1 readers are perfect for little ones learning sight words, words to sound out, and simple sentences.
- GenresHumor
32 pages, Paperback
Published July 26, 2022
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March 1, 2023
Why am I reviewing a Peppa Pig early reader.
I ask myself a lot of questions about how I ended up where I am in life-- why am I lying in my room surrounded by 20 half-empty cans of Dr Pepper? How did I spend over 1000 hours of my life playing Civ 5? Why have I not gone to graduate school and instead continue to buy tons of cleaning supplies?
I actually have an answer to one of those questions.
It's because I was processing the book at work and saw the final two pages and was very confused at the conclusion, so I read it from the beginning to understand how it ended that way. I am ashamed to say that there was some sense of suspense (or, whatever the inverse of suspense is) in a book for five year olds.
I'm definitely not the first to point out that Peppa Pig is terrible. Jim Caddick, of the YouTube video game channel Caddicarus, did that at one point, spending several videos on his hatred of Peppa Pig-- not only did he rip into it for being insipid and poorly designed, much of his ire was directed at the show's lack of lessons and good examples for children. Instead of teaching kids manners and morals and how to deal with things they may experience in real life, Peppa and George are bratty kids who never have to learn a lesson and the world bends around them. Nothing is learned, everyone is horrible. Jim's videos, to this point, have really been my only experience with Peppa, because I am not a preschooler, nor do I have one.
My God. This book infuriates me. I feel like a lunatic saying that a book for babies was terrible but I believe kids deserve good books, so I have a reason for at least. I actually track all the vhildren's books I read on Goodreads for that reason-- board books, early readers, picture books, whatever it is, because I consider children's lit to be just as notable, and most importantly, having the capacity to be good as adult literature.
This book focuses on everyone's favorite RP-accented bratty porcine preschooler getting her eyes checked. She goes to the eye doctor on the recommendation of her friend (the son of the eye doctor), after he gives her a preliminary exam of seeing if she can still see with one eye closed (she can) and then with both eyes closed (she can't).
Peppa goes to the eye doctor, not because of any real sight issue, but because little kids are stupid. It must be fun living in a world where healthcare is free. Anyway, the doctor makes her read an eye chart, then goes away to do important eye doctor analysis or something. Meanwhile Peppa and Mummy Pig (as Caddicarus pointed out, "Pig" is apparently their surname, and Mummy's first name is Mummy. Try not to think too hard about how weird names must be in this universe) look at the glasses on display. Peppa likes all the cool designs there are, especially one with heart lenses.
Note there's nothing about what an eye exam is like. Nothing for kids to learn about a new experience-- one that may be scary, especially for little kids. Nothing about handling a disability like impared sight. This was the topic of Arthur's Eyes, by Marc Brown, one of the earliest books in the Arthur series, as well as the first episode of the legendary PBS series, where the titular character experiences impared vision and needs glasses. The young audience learns about the process of eye exams and getting glasses and what it's like wearing them. They may not have experienced this in their own lives, or maybe they have or are about to, and their best pal from the order Tubulidentata is here to go through it with them.
The eye doctor comes back and lo and behold, Peppa's eyes are fine! Can't have something about Peppa's physical character have to change because now our underpaid graphic designer would have to design stick glasses to put on the SVG we use of Peppa in all our shows and merchandise. And since this is the Peppaverse, where nothing bad happens and nothing ever changes and there's nothing to learn, we can't have our main character be disabled and, by extension, our audience learn about this sort of thing.
If it ended there I'd be displeased with it, because what kind of weaksauce ending is that.
But no. It doesn't end with "We did a responsible thing and got a checkup to help take care of our bodies!" which would be a decent lesson, albeit one the characters could learn going to a general practice doctor.
Remember Peppa was trying out glasses and she liked a certain pair? She still wants those glasses, even though she's found out that she doesn't need corrective lenses. So instead of regular glasses, she gets a pair of those cute heart glasses as sunglasses! Like all other episodes in her life, Peppa gets what she wants in the end, even if it's foolish for the adults to give in to and let her have. She doesn't need them, but she still gets something. It's a terrible lesson. Yes I'm aware that children's media doesn't NEED to teach things, but it's great if it does-- and most children's media is developed with the fact that kids are sponges and learning new things all the time.
After I described this plot on my blog, my friend commented "that feels like a microagression against glasses wearers." My friend is right.
I ask myself a lot of questions about how I ended up where I am in life-- why am I lying in my room surrounded by 20 half-empty cans of Dr Pepper? How did I spend over 1000 hours of my life playing Civ 5? Why have I not gone to graduate school and instead continue to buy tons of cleaning supplies?
I actually have an answer to one of those questions.
It's because I was processing the book at work and saw the final two pages and was very confused at the conclusion, so I read it from the beginning to understand how it ended that way. I am ashamed to say that there was some sense of suspense (or, whatever the inverse of suspense is) in a book for five year olds.
I'm definitely not the first to point out that Peppa Pig is terrible. Jim Caddick, of the YouTube video game channel Caddicarus, did that at one point, spending several videos on his hatred of Peppa Pig-- not only did he rip into it for being insipid and poorly designed, much of his ire was directed at the show's lack of lessons and good examples for children. Instead of teaching kids manners and morals and how to deal with things they may experience in real life, Peppa and George are bratty kids who never have to learn a lesson and the world bends around them. Nothing is learned, everyone is horrible. Jim's videos, to this point, have really been my only experience with Peppa, because I am not a preschooler, nor do I have one.
My God. This book infuriates me. I feel like a lunatic saying that a book for babies was terrible but I believe kids deserve good books, so I have a reason for at least. I actually track all the vhildren's books I read on Goodreads for that reason-- board books, early readers, picture books, whatever it is, because I consider children's lit to be just as notable, and most importantly, having the capacity to be good as adult literature.
This book focuses on everyone's favorite RP-accented bratty porcine preschooler getting her eyes checked. She goes to the eye doctor on the recommendation of her friend (the son of the eye doctor), after he gives her a preliminary exam of seeing if she can still see with one eye closed (she can) and then with both eyes closed (she can't).
Peppa goes to the eye doctor, not because of any real sight issue, but because little kids are stupid. It must be fun living in a world where healthcare is free. Anyway, the doctor makes her read an eye chart, then goes away to do important eye doctor analysis or something. Meanwhile Peppa and Mummy Pig (as Caddicarus pointed out, "Pig" is apparently their surname, and Mummy's first name is Mummy. Try not to think too hard about how weird names must be in this universe) look at the glasses on display. Peppa likes all the cool designs there are, especially one with heart lenses.
Note there's nothing about what an eye exam is like. Nothing for kids to learn about a new experience-- one that may be scary, especially for little kids. Nothing about handling a disability like impared sight. This was the topic of Arthur's Eyes, by Marc Brown, one of the earliest books in the Arthur series, as well as the first episode of the legendary PBS series, where the titular character experiences impared vision and needs glasses. The young audience learns about the process of eye exams and getting glasses and what it's like wearing them. They may not have experienced this in their own lives, or maybe they have or are about to, and their best pal from the order Tubulidentata is here to go through it with them.
The eye doctor comes back and lo and behold, Peppa's eyes are fine! Can't have something about Peppa's physical character have to change because now our underpaid graphic designer would have to design stick glasses to put on the SVG we use of Peppa in all our shows and merchandise. And since this is the Peppaverse, where nothing bad happens and nothing ever changes and there's nothing to learn, we can't have our main character be disabled and, by extension, our audience learn about this sort of thing.
If it ended there I'd be displeased with it, because what kind of weaksauce ending is that.
But no. It doesn't end with "We did a responsible thing and got a checkup to help take care of our bodies!" which would be a decent lesson, albeit one the characters could learn going to a general practice doctor.
Remember Peppa was trying out glasses and she liked a certain pair? She still wants those glasses, even though she's found out that she doesn't need corrective lenses. So instead of regular glasses, she gets a pair of those cute heart glasses as sunglasses! Like all other episodes in her life, Peppa gets what she wants in the end, even if it's foolish for the adults to give in to and let her have. She doesn't need them, but she still gets something. It's a terrible lesson. Yes I'm aware that children's media doesn't NEED to teach things, but it's great if it does-- and most children's media is developed with the fact that kids are sponges and learning new things all the time.
After I described this plot on my blog, my friend commented "that feels like a microagression against glasses wearers." My friend is right.
March 11, 2024
What happens when Peppa Pig goes to the eye doctor? Can you guess, Goodreaders? Will there be pumpkins? The throwing of mud?
I like how the three kids play. At the start of the story, we learn that Peppa Pig is playing with two friends, George (another pig), and Pedro Pony. (He is one of the wirder drawn ponies I've ever seen, whether in reality or in a picture book. But whatever!)
My favorite part of the tale is when Pedro, the son of an eye doctor, decides to start giving an eye test to Peppa. His eye test is pretty funny.
She winds having an eye exam with a "real eye doctor." Coincidentally or not, Pedro's father, Mr. Pony, is the eye doctor.
The ending is cute.
In honor of the intended readers, I'll give this book FIVE STARS.
I like how the three kids play. At the start of the story, we learn that Peppa Pig is playing with two friends, George (another pig), and Pedro Pony. (He is one of the wirder drawn ponies I've ever seen, whether in reality or in a picture book. But whatever!)
My favorite part of the tale is when Pedro, the son of an eye doctor, decides to start giving an eye test to Peppa. His eye test is pretty funny.
She winds having an eye exam with a "real eye doctor." Coincidentally or not, Pedro's father, Mr. Pony, is the eye doctor.
The ending is cute.
In honor of the intended readers, I'll give this book FIVE STARS.
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