The series lasted for one season and aired on Disney XD from June 3 to June 15, 2017. "Catch Me If You Can" (performed by Jeremy Fisher)īilly Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer is an American animated television series created by Aaron Springer. "Billy Dilley" (performed by Jeremy Fisher) Message: Watch out for tricky people because they are thumbs-down.įor more children's book reviews, see my website at. But this is not that book, at least not for me. It's really disappointing, because I think a book would be very helpful in explaining this to my kids. Like I said, I totally understand what she's trying to say, and it's an incredibly important message, but the writing and the illustrations are so bad that I just can't get past them. Fear and worry are not feelings exclusive to kids, so they don't need their own words. They can say, "I'm scared." This is more like a secret code, and it needs to be easy to communicate to potential helpers. Children might not be as experienced as adults, and they differ in many ways, but they have the same basic emotions. I can't imagine the reaction of a cashier (or "cash register person" as the book says) when a lost child goes up to them and says, "Smart boss! Thumbs-down unsafe!" It's ridiculous sounding, and infantilizing. And if you're going to teach them weird terminology, it might as well be something that adults can understand.
Kids know what being "scared" and "worried" mean. It's not an "uh-oh" feeling, it's an "anxious" or a "worried" or a "scared" feeling. Like going "boom-boom" in the "potty." I don't use those words with my kids (we "poop" in the "toilet" like adults), and they're going to sense my awkwardness with words like these and it'll just confuse them. The book describes a "thumbs-down touch" as something like having a warning bell inside you, and getting an "uh-oh feeling." Baby talk. It might be a bit childish, but it's already in the vernacular. "A thumbs-down touch makes you feel yucky, or scared, or confused." What's wrong with saying "bad touch"? We already have a phrase for this. But this book uses it as "deceitful." And I'm not sure there's a better word to use there, it's just that the alternate definition of "tricky" feels awkward to me. But for me, "tricky" means "difficult." As in, a tricky problem to solve. And the jargon- why introduce a completely new vocabulary for concepts that children already experience in other areas of their lives? What is a "smart boss"? A "safe boss"? "Thumbs-up safe"? "Thumbs-down unsafe"? How is an adult who is unfamiliar with this book supposed to interpret those phrases? I've kind of missed the boat on "tricky people"- that one's already in the public consciousness a bit. There are pictures of what appear to be children in three-piece suits with ties. Plus, the illustrations are just weird, inconsistent, and not serious enough for the topic. I get the idea of being the "boss of my body," but it seems like they're being childish, and it certainly doesn't make me want to listen to what this book has to say. and that you are a BOSS?" That doesn't feel grammatically correct. The first rule is, "I am the BOSS OF MY BODY!" It says, "Did you know that you are so SPECIAL and so IMPORTANT. I mean, I don't want to scare my children, but this is more like, "I'd rather you not sexually molest me. "Wearing a helmet when you ride your bike is thumbs-up safe." "Getting close to a stranger's car when you're by yourself is really UnSafe! That's a BIG THUMBS DOWN!" It feels like it's trivializing the danger. But the language used in this book is very patronizing, which starts driving me bonkers. And this is THE book for the "tricky people" concept, which seems to be a much better idea. I understand that the concept of "stranger danger" is neither effective as a teaching tool ("oh, I know his name, now he's not a stranger") nor useful (most children who are victimized are victimized by people they know).
I need to teach my four-year-old about being safe around other people, not to let anybody touch him in a way that he doesn't want to be touched, don't get in a van with somebody you don't know, that kind of thing. It's got a good message, but it doesn't communicate it well, which is frustrating.
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