Children has wonderful brain that enable them to remember things when they were young and still remember it even after when they became grandparent. While it's probably fun in English to chant the names but it is still saying things with wrong meaning. I actually confused them by teaching the wrong meanings of "Chang". As someone who understand Chinese & Japanese language, I feel it is very annoying to tell a wrong thing to the children. In fact, the long name 'tikki tikki tembo-no. doesn't mean "the most wonderful thing in the whole wide world" and also 'Chang' doesn't mean "little or nothing". While it's probably fun One thing that really bothers me is that the long name Tikki Tikki Tembo-no.
I talked to my kids about the story but I’m going to avoid this one.One thing that really bothers me is that the long name Tikki Tikki Tembo-no. I had to look up the origin of the story to see if it really was a Chinese folktale, and came across your analysis which I agree with. I own this book and loved it as a kid but today when my daughter bright it to me to read to her, I paused afterward, feeling like this book really wasn’t appropriate for her age or my young son’s age (3 and 6) and that it was stereotyping. These books feature diverse characters in everyday contemporary life. Everyday Diversity for Children: A List of Kids' Boo.įor teachers, parents, and librarians, a thorough list of books for children ages 3-8 which exemplify everyday diversity.More on Diversity in Children's Literature But a new choir teacher, whom all the kids thinks is fabulous, helps Chrysanthemum find acceptance at last. Chrysanthemum goes through a considerable amount of angst, despite the reassurances of her parents (who have very well-endowed vocabularies). The little mouse in this story is teased about her very long name when she goes to school.
Presenters of this book in a public setting should avoid representing the book's content as being an accurate representation of Chinese culture, and if in a public or teaching position, be mindful that it is perceived by some people to be offensive.Ĭhrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. These critiques are leveled by individuals with a Chinese heritage, so their views should be taken seriously. Tikki Tikki Tembo loosely falls into the cultural diversity category, because it claims to be the author's version of a Chinese folktale.Ĭritics of the book claim that it is merely pseudo-Asian and that it perpetuates banal stereotypes about Chinese culture rather than representing Chinese culture with any level of accuracy. Usually, as part of the class, student teachers read a large selection of children's stories that represent diverse cultures and cultural themes. Most elementary education majors are now required to take classes about cultural diversity as part of their preparation for teaching school in the United States.
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