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   Nina
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   This is probly asked alot but is there a simple way to determine twaddle from non-twaddle? I'm trying to clear the twaddle :)

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   Sue
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   I, too, sometimes have trouble deciding if a book is twaddle or not. I was thinking, there ought to be a blog post on the subject! So, I searched the SCM blog.....

   Here is a link to an older blog post that uses Charlotte Mason's own words to describe twaddle, but I especially like the reader comments below the article. Sonya had asked readers to give a one-sentence definition of how they would describe twaddle. http://simplycharlottemason.com/2009/09/02/what-is-twaddle/

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   zillymom
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   I did the great bookshelf cleanout a few months ago and the link Sue posted helped me so much! I felt a little overwhelmed about getting started, so I began by setting aside any books that I know are on the SCM book lists (we're in the Early Years so, maybe that makes things easier). Then I pulled anything that looked like a movie or tv tie-in, and sorted through those (most of which ended up on their way out!). What was left on the shelf felt much more manageable to sift through. Good luck!!

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   nebby
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   What level books are we talking about? For picture books or others you read aloud, I have heard it said that if the kid pulls it off the shelf and you dread reading it, it is twaddle. If you enjoy reading it, it is not. I would agree anything with movie and TV tie ins is twaddle. And usually things with more than one author are. But a certain pint it is subjective. One person's living book may be another's twaddle.
   Nebby
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   Sara B.
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   In Vol 4 Ourselves, CM talks about "How to recognise Literature." In my book it is pp. 40-41. Excellent way of explaining twaddle vs real literature, whether poetry, picture books, history, or anything else. HTH!

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   Nina
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   Thanks everyone :) I just am having a very hard time with it. But honestly I feel like because my older children have been allowed to read the twaddle they don't want to read the good stuff :( So I want to get it out of here before the younger 3 get any older :)

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