"It's my car," said Mum, "it's a good car and I like it." Ouch. That felt real. Nina's parents seem in the John Burningham mould, but they're still likeable.
You're right, there isn't an adventure in the world that a child could have nowadays without referencing it from some story or film.
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Date: 2010-04-11 10:24 pm (UTC)"It's my car," said Mum, "it's a good car and I like it." Ouch. That felt real. Nina's parents seem in the John Burningham mould, but they're still likeable.
You're right, there isn't an adventure in the world that a child could have nowadays without referencing it from some story or film.