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Ok by popular demand and also because it is my current Mania, a thread of cool children's books in no particular order
I shall expand as more arrive (more, will Arrive) https://twitter.com/eigenrobot/status/1287814990167072768
I shall expand as more arrive (more, will Arrive) https://twitter.com/eigenrobot/status/1287814990167072768
1. Anything by the D'Aulaires
Beautiful illustrations, wonderful stories. Their _Greek Myths_ are absolutely required--I loved that book more than anything as a six year old.
Somewhat bowdlerized--Zeus "took wives", and the last photo is the ending to Abraham Lincoln
Beautiful illustrations, wonderful stories. Their _Greek Myths_ are absolutely required--I loved that book more than anything as a six year old.
Somewhat bowdlerized--Zeus "took wives", and the last photo is the ending to Abraham Lincoln
2. Madeline, of course!
The story of a cheeky girl who lives in an orphanage (??) and gets appendicitis.
My copy comes with a helpful list of the Parisian landmarks depicted in the illustrations.
The story of a cheeky girl who lives in an orphanage (??) and gets appendicitis.
My copy comes with a helpful list of the Parisian landmarks depicted in the illustrations.
3. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Have you ever wanted a children's version of I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream?
(There is a happy ending)
The author is a sweetheart, his Caldecott Award speech also attached
Have you ever wanted a children's version of I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream?
(There is a happy ending)
The author is a sweetheart, his Caldecott Award speech also attached
4. Winnie-the-Pooh
Sadly I somehow did NOT have this as a child but I will rectify this for the next generation
An excellent introduction to Books with Maps which I understand to be a distinct genre of books, you know exactly what I am talking about
Sadly I somehow did NOT have this as a child but I will rectify this for the next generation
An excellent introduction to Books with Maps which I understand to be a distinct genre of books, you know exactly what I am talking about
5. Make Way for Ducklings
The tragic story of a family of ducks who are forced by circumstance to live in Boston, where local police racially profile them
The tragic story of a family of ducks who are forced by circumstance to live in Boston, where local police racially profile them
6. Beatrix Potter (various)
Stories about anthropomorphic Victorian animals, lovingly illustrated
Samuel Whiskers (last photo) terrified me
Stories about anthropomorphic Victorian animals, lovingly illustrated
Samuel Whiskers (last photo) terrified me
7. The Story About Ping
A dry treatise on the animal husbandry practices of the Han people of the Yangtze basin during the late Qing Dynasty, I don't know why this is marketed to children
A dry treatise on the animal husbandry practices of the Han people of the Yangtze basin during the late Qing Dynasty, I don't know why this is marketed to children
8. The Clown of God
The story of a young boy in Sorrento with a gift. It's an introduction to ageing and death and it is acheingly beautiful.
Catholics beware this is a work of blatant Franciscan propaganda
The story of a young boy in Sorrento with a gift. It's an introduction to ageing and death and it is acheingly beautiful.
Catholics beware this is a work of blatant Franciscan propaganda
9. Russian Fairy Tales
I have no idea who wrote this and it doesn't matter because it was illustrated by Ivan Bilibin and I could look at his work all day
Russian stories are spooky af and kids love scary stuff
I have no idea who wrote this and it doesn't matter because it was illustrated by Ivan Bilibin and I could look at his work all day
Russian stories are spooky af and kids love scary stuff
10. Stone Soup
Superficially a whimsical tale of three buddies running a friendly scam on a group of villagers, Stone Soup also teaches children about how they too can grow up to eat at the trough of the Military-Industrial Complex
Superficially a whimsical tale of three buddies running a friendly scam on a group of villagers, Stone Soup also teaches children about how they too can grow up to eat at the trough of the Military-Industrial Complex
11. Go Dog Go
This book is incredibly stupid
64 pages of this crap
I remember liking it but on a second pass I may burn this before my kids take a liking to it and I have to read it every night
I regret everything about this book
This book is incredibly stupid
64 pages of this crap
I remember liking it but on a second pass I may burn this before my kids take a liking to it and I have to read it every night
I regret everything about this book
12. Magic School Bus books
Ok I'm less angry now. The Magic School Bus books are fun and a compelling-for-a-child explanations about stuff like anatomy and earth science
Also Arthur, dear put-upon Arthur
Wonder how much of this stuff failed to replicate
Ok I'm less angry now. The Magic School Bus books are fun and a compelling-for-a-child explanations about stuff like anatomy and earth science
Also Arthur, dear put-upon Arthur
Wonder how much of this stuff failed to replicate
13. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Although it is a story of the industrial age, its themes are eternal
You can read this book to your child while you hold back tears thinking about how GPT-5 has rendered your labor entirely without value
Although it is a story of the industrial age, its themes are eternal
You can read this book to your child while you hold back tears thinking about how GPT-5 has rendered your labor entirely without value
14. Look Out For Pirates!
Out of print and hard to find, a rollicking adventure story about a group of sea-boys besting a group of Pirates, stealing their treasure, and pulling a Wickerman (Nic Cage) on the pirate crew
Out of print and hard to find, a rollicking adventure story about a group of sea-boys besting a group of Pirates, stealing their treasure, and pulling a Wickerman (Nic Cage) on the pirate crew
15. YOU WILL GO TO THE MOON
First published in 1959, this book has led to deep cynicism about the rate of technological advances in several generations of children
No Virginia you will not go to the fucking Moon
First published in 1959, this book has led to deep cynicism about the rate of technological advances in several generations of children
No Virginia you will not go to the fucking Moon
16. Wombat Stew
A companion story to Stone Soup, involving more soup, more rampaging violations of the NAP, and more pranking
It's fine. Mostly have for nostalgia.
A companion story to Stone Soup, involving more soup, more rampaging violations of the NAP, and more pranking
It's fine. Mostly have for nostalgia.
17. Pickles the Fire Cat
a somber Diogenetic reflection on virtue, wrath, remorse, and repentence
a somber Diogenetic reflection on virtue, wrath, remorse, and repentence
18. The Velveteen Rabbit
This one is actually extremely good and beautiful and I don't think I can actually remember the details of the story and I'm not going to reread it now because I'm not in a mood to sob uncontrollably
This one is actually extremely good and beautiful and I don't think I can actually remember the details of the story and I'm not going to reread it now because I'm not in a mood to sob uncontrollably
Ok I need to work for a while but this thread is far from over
F a r
from over
F a r
from over
19. Love You Forever
I liked this book as a child (I don't think my parents read it to me) and it made me appreciate their love for me in a very real way. I also learned about growing up, maybe.
I will not be getting it for my kids because it turns out it is heartbreaking
I liked this book as a child (I don't think my parents read it to me) and it made me appreciate their love for me in a very real way. I also learned about growing up, maybe.
I will not be getting it for my kids because it turns out it is heartbreaking
20. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
One of the dumber ways to introduce kids to the alphabet but its got a good beat and you can dance to it
One of the dumber ways to introduce kids to the alphabet but its got a good beat and you can dance to it
21. The Runaway Bunny
A cute book about motherly love for an age when kids aren't really ready to be aggressively independent
A cute book about motherly love for an age when kids aren't really ready to be aggressively independent
22. The Paper Bag Princess
A book that teaches girls about the importance of being brave and clever and not tolerating bums
And boys to appreciate brave and clever girls, and to not be bums
A book that teaches girls about the importance of being brave and clever and not tolerating bums
And boys to appreciate brave and clever girls, and to not be bums
23. Saint George and the Dragon
The author adapted /Spencer/ for kids and Hyman illustrated down to marginalia. We shall see her work again.
Kegan 3 is important for kids because good things are, Good and this book is an embodiment of this precept.
A thing of beauty.
The author adapted /Spencer/ for kids and Hyman illustrated down to marginalia. We shall see her work again.
Kegan 3 is important for kids because good things are, Good and this book is an embodiment of this precept.
A thing of beauty.
24. Bilbo's Last Song
It turns out that you can never introduce Tolkein too early.
I only learned of this a week ago, and wasn't sure what I would get; I rather like it!
A lovely poem, a nocturne, an elegy. Sleep well, kiddo, and dream of Aman
It turns out that you can never introduce Tolkein too early.
I only learned of this a week ago, and wasn't sure what I would get; I rather like it!
A lovely poem, a nocturne, an elegy. Sleep well, kiddo, and dream of Aman
25. The Little Prince
Written by war hero Antoine de Saint-Exupery, needing no introduction, of course you must have known this book would make the list and everyone should read it
BUT
Did you /also/ know that some magnificent bastard made an unabridged pop-up version?
Written by war hero Antoine de Saint-Exupery, needing no introduction, of course you must have known this book would make the list and everyone should read it
BUT
Did you /also/ know that some magnificent bastard made an unabridged pop-up version?
got some packages
26. The Kitchen Knight
This is another Hodge/Hyman collaboration, this time retelling part of the story of Gareth from the Matter of England
Another entry in my Good Things are Good early childhood curriculum, upon which I shall expound going forward
This is another Hodge/Hyman collaboration, this time retelling part of the story of Gareth from the Matter of England
Another entry in my Good Things are Good early childhood curriculum, upon which I shall expound going forward
27. East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Norse folk tales.
@orthonormalist has a fantastic reading list somewhere--preparation for a great books curriculum, but for kids.
I understand it's full of folk tales. This is not a mistake.
Children's books should be beautiful.
Norse folk tales.
@orthonormalist has a fantastic reading list somewhere--preparation for a great books curriculum, but for kids.
I understand it's full of folk tales. This is not a mistake.
Children's books should be beautiful.
28. Frederick
There are many good ways to live. Frederick shows one of them.
There are many good ways to live. Frederick shows one of them.
29. Babar
My parents took me to a children's theater production of Babar when I was six. The narrator was introducing the Elephant King with a series of astounded questions--"Who could this be?"
I shouted "It's Babar, silly!" and he graciously granted me, "Yes, it's Babar."
My parents took me to a children's theater production of Babar when I was six. The narrator was introducing the Elephant King with a series of astounded questions--"Who could this be?"
I shouted "It's Babar, silly!" and he graciously granted me, "Yes, it's Babar."
30. Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
I don't know whether this was a popular Jewish story before it was published in _Cricket_ but by the time I was nine even my semirural Catholic school had a copy
I don't know whether this was a popular Jewish story before it was published in _Cricket_ but by the time I was nine even my semirural Catholic school had a copy
32. Little Red Riding Hood
Of course everyone knows this story, but everyone must also hear it for the first time.
A problem with many stories is that they are written for the entertainment of a jaded reader, rather than for a naive child. Modern Disney movies exemplify this.
Of course everyone knows this story, but everyone must also hear it for the first time.
A problem with many stories is that they are written for the entertainment of a jaded reader, rather than for a naive child. Modern Disney movies exemplify this.
33. The Stinky Cheese Man
This book is a distillation of the phenomenon I mentioned above. It is nonsensical without a familiarity of the base material; it is an attaqq on decency and aesthetics; it is concentrated irony poisoning.
It is however reasonably funny.
This book is a distillation of the phenomenon I mentioned above. It is nonsensical without a familiarity of the base material; it is an attaqq on decency and aesthetics; it is concentrated irony poisoning.
It is however reasonably funny.
31. Oops I missed it
Here's the name of the list I mentioned, haven't found a direct link
Thanks buddy! https://twitter.com/orthonormalist/status/1288647840189698048?s=19
Here's the name of the list I mentioned, haven't found a direct link
Thanks buddy! https://twitter.com/orthonormalist/status/1288647840189698048?s=19
34. The Little Old Man Who Could Not Read
Recommended by a mutual, this is the story of a sweet old man and his incredibly long-suffering wife.
I suspect there is much empathy for illiterate kids here.
Recommended by a mutual, this is the story of a sweet old man and his incredibly long-suffering wife.
I suspect there is much empathy for illiterate kids here.
35. The Rainbow Goblins
Another mutual's recommendation although @selentelechia remembers it from her childhood
A tale of wickedness, gluttony, and hubris
Sumptuously illustrated by an Italian Count, painting oil on oak
Another mutual's recommendation although @selentelechia remembers it from her childhood
A tale of wickedness, gluttony, and hubris
Sumptuously illustrated by an Italian Count, painting oil on oak
36. Rapunzel
I wonder what it was like to publish stories about heteronormative families with uncomplicated love for one another in the late 20th century.
Especially as Hyman herself was divorced, with a child; she may have been gay.
What was she looking for in her art?
I wonder what it was like to publish stories about heteronormative families with uncomplicated love for one another in the late 20th century.
Especially as Hyman herself was divorced, with a child; she may have been gay.
What was she looking for in her art?
37. Calvin and Hobbes
Extremely good to read as a parent or as a kid or just generally.
The complete collection is very nice but heavy for small hands.
I used to babysit a bright two year old named Phinneas who identified with Calvin intensely. He made his own transmogrifier.
Extremely good to read as a parent or as a kid or just generally.
The complete collection is very nice but heavy for small hands.
I used to babysit a bright two year old named Phinneas who identified with Calvin intensely. He made his own transmogrifier.
38. Swimmy
A children's introduction to ecobolshevism, ethereally illustrated
A children's introduction to ecobolshevism, ethereally illustrated
39. Strega Nona
A good introduction to the multifarious dangers of witchcraft, and the corruption of even the clergy by that black art. Excellent preparatory material for a future scholar of Malleus Maleficarum
A good introduction to the multifarious dangers of witchcraft, and the corruption of even the clergy by that black art. Excellent preparatory material for a future scholar of Malleus Maleficarum
40. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Stories are not actually scary. Appropriate for ages 0-3.
Stories are not actually scary. Appropriate for ages 0-3.
41. Where The Wild Things Are
Monarchoprimitivist Calvin and Hobbes
Monarchoprimitivist Calvin and Hobbes
42. Corduroy
Every think about how corduroy is probably actually a terrible fabric for a stuffed animal of any variety
Every think about how corduroy is probably actually a terrible fabric for a stuffed animal of any variety
43. Goodnight Moon
Deep lore:
1. My ex had a theory the old woman was actually a ghost
2. Some old biddy kept this out of the New York Public Library for decades
Deep lore:
1. My ex had a theory the old woman was actually a ghost
2. Some old biddy kept this out of the New York Public Library for decades
Found more books on another bookcase
Kids like diversity in their reading material right
Kids like diversity in their reading material right
Baby is not due til late February/early March and this is all I know how to do to prepare for being a dad
I find myself getting more books about as quickly I list them here, another dozen or two are on the way along with a few dozen I have that I haven't posted yet
Oh dear
I find myself getting more books about as quickly I list them here, another dozen or two are on the way along with a few dozen I have that I haven't posted yet
Oh dear
44. Augie and the Green Knight
By @ZachWeiner and illustrated by @Bouletcorp
I backed this on Kickstarter but lost the original copy
It is extremely good, perfect really, for an unusually precocious grade schooler but might not be fully appreciated otherwise
By @ZachWeiner and illustrated by @Bouletcorp
I backed this on Kickstarter but lost the original copy
It is extremely good, perfect really, for an unusually precocious grade schooler but might not be fully appreciated otherwise
46. The Big Brown Bear
Another extremely dumb book and I loved it when I was three
Long-suffering wives with dumb husband's appears to be an ancient trope
Sorry @selentelechia we become the stories we read
Another extremely dumb book and I loved it when I was three
Long-suffering wives with dumb husband's appears to be an ancient trope
Sorry @selentelechia we become the stories we read
47. The Gashlycrumb Tinies
A firm, morally-upright traditional British alphabet book
A firm, morally-upright traditional British alphabet book
48. Bare Bear
An ethnographic extract regarding the vile sartorial habits of polar megafauna
Hilarious to four year olds
An ethnographic extract regarding the vile sartorial habits of polar megafauna
Hilarious to four year olds
49. Various Eric Carle books
Overall would rate:
Caterpillar: 10/10
Ladybug: 6/10
Bear: 7/10
Spider: 9/10
Rereading I was slightly irritated that they're overengineered pedagogical devices rather than just stories but the art is gorgeous
Overall would rate:
Caterpillar: 10/10
Ladybug: 6/10
Bear: 7/10
Spider: 9/10
Rereading I was slightly irritated that they're overengineered pedagogical devices rather than just stories but the art is gorgeous
50. The Story of Ferdinand,
The Bull Who Just Wanted to Grill, Por Deo's Sake
vaguely offensive to the entire Iberian Peninsula probably
The Bull Who Just Wanted to Grill, Por Deo's Sake
vaguely offensive to the entire Iberian Peninsula probably
51. The Tyger Voyage
From the man who brought you Watership Down and Shardik, a Victorian tale of a father-son voyage (they are Tigers)
No horrifying animal deaths but there is an element of the occult
Newer versions have replaced the g-word with the preferred "Vistani"
From the man who brought you Watership Down and Shardik, a Victorian tale of a father-son voyage (they are Tigers)
No horrifying animal deaths but there is an element of the occult
Newer versions have replaced the g-word with the preferred "Vistani"
52. Dorrie's Magic
From a mutual's recommendation.
Very much a learn-to-read book, I found it charming
Dorrie just wants her room to be cleaned and she doesn't want to do it herself. Deeply relatable, with an ultimately Petersonesque message
From a mutual's recommendation.
Very much a learn-to-read book, I found it charming
Dorrie just wants her room to be cleaned and she doesn't want to do it herself. Deeply relatable, with an ultimately Petersonesque message
53. The Sleeping Beauty
Another Hyman retelling, very much not Disney-style
A story about the importance of party etiquette and the ineluctability of Fate
Illustrations include tasteful nudes and corpses
Another Hyman retelling, very much not Disney-style
A story about the importance of party etiquette and the ineluctability of Fate
Illustrations include tasteful nudes and corpses
54. Where the Sidewalk Ends
Various horrifying poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein, a strange man
Beloved by third graders who have to read a poem for school
I have to say they have stuck with me
Various horrifying poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein, a strange man
Beloved by third graders who have to read a poem for school
I have to say they have stuck with me
55. A Child's Garden of Verses
By Robert Mother Louis Fucking Stevenson!
Probably more for reading to than reading by; poems about life from the perspective of a child.
Gorgeous art neaveau illuminations
I think @orthonormalist told me to get this one, glad I did.
By Robert Mother Louis Fucking Stevenson!
Probably more for reading to than reading by; poems about life from the perspective of a child.
Gorgeous art neaveau illuminations
I think @orthonormalist told me to get this one, glad I did.
56. Alice
I am dismayed to report I somehow never got this as a child; seems right not to repeat this error (although another book had Jabberwocky and the illustration and that was absolutely terrifying at four)
Recently reissued in glorious color; Carroll remains uncancelled.
I am dismayed to report I somehow never got this as a child; seems right not to repeat this error (although another book had Jabberwocky and the illustration and that was absolutely terrifying at four)
Recently reissued in glorious color; Carroll remains uncancelled.
nouveau, stupid autocorrect or whatever the hell that was
57. The Little Island
A little jewel of a book, a year passing from the perspective of a wise little island
Its discourse with a visiting cat is provocative (good sense)
A little jewel of a book, a year passing from the perspective of a wise little island
Its discourse with a visiting cat is provocative (good sense)
58. Mr Wuffles!
Like the last book, recommended by a mutual.
No words; I understand the game is to ask your child to tell /you/ a story based on the pictures.
What do you imagine is happening?
Like the last book, recommended by a mutual.
No words; I understand the game is to ask your child to tell /you/ a story based on the pictures.
What do you imagine is happening?
59. Time for Bed, Miyuki
Guys I love this book, this book is a wonder, consider this book
Miyuki, her Grandfather, and the tasks she insists on completing before bed
Scale gives way to more important matters in S-tier art
Miyuki and Grandfather will appear again soon
Guys I love this book, this book is a wonder, consider this book
Miyuki, her Grandfather, and the tasks she insists on completing before bed
Scale gives way to more important matters in S-tier art
Miyuki and Grandfather will appear again soon
60.
Well they say that Richard Scarry
owns one half of this whole town
With political connections
To spread his wealth around
Born into society
a banker's only child
He had everything a man could want
Power, grace, and style
But I work in his factory
And I curse the life I'm
Well they say that Richard Scarry
owns one half of this whole town
With political connections
To spread his wealth around
Born into society
a banker's only child
He had everything a man could want
Power, grace, and style
But I work in his factory
And I curse the life I'm
uh @selentelechia we had better get that bookcase we are very much running out of room in the nursery
61. Merlin and the Making of the King
Hyman and Hodges at it again
A gentle introduction to the Matter of England
Gorgeous, well told, perfect aesthetic delivery; gold(?) foil marginalia
Hyman and Hodges at it again
A gentle introduction to the Matter of England
Gorgeous, well told, perfect aesthetic delivery; gold(?) foil marginalia
62. A Great Big Ugly Man Came Up and Tied His Horse to Me
A book of nonsense illustrated by Wallace Trip
Recommended by I think @mr_archenemy? Sadly twitter search is broken
Absurd stuff I am confident it will be loved. (Cat-approved)
A book of nonsense illustrated by Wallace Trip
Recommended by I think @mr_archenemy? Sadly twitter search is broken
Absurd stuff I am confident it will be loved. (Cat-approved)
63. The Lorax
My favorite book at three; I remember going to the library with my grandmother to pick it up.
Perfect for your budding, civic-minded mathematician
My favorite book at three; I remember going to the library with my grandmother to pick it up.
Perfect for your budding, civic-minded mathematician
64. The Buried Moon
Maybe mutual-recommended? Picked up for obvious reasons but wow this book is scary as hell
Illustrations are fantastic and your child will fear marshes forever (rightly so)
but iirc Kids Love Scary Shit
Maybe mutual-recommended? Picked up for obvious reasons but wow this book is scary as hell
Illustrations are fantastic and your child will fear marshes forever (rightly so)
but iirc Kids Love Scary Shit
65. The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat
Annals of books with unusual form factors
A book one of my parents inherited from their childhood, I think? Our original copy was lost in a flood
Content is probably mostly subversive lies from the +×+clock+×+
Annals of books with unusual form factors
A book one of my parents inherited from their childhood, I think? Our original copy was lost in a flood
Content is probably mostly subversive lies from the +×+clock+×+
66. Jane, Wishing
Back to earth, a sweet book about Jane, quotidian, who wants to be Amanda or Elizabeth. Wishes in color; life in greyscale
Maybe good for a daughter especially?
I'm not going to lie, last week I went and just bought a dozen books that Hyman illustrated
Back to earth, a sweet book about Jane, quotidian, who wants to be Amanda or Elizabeth. Wishes in color; life in greyscale
Maybe good for a daughter especially?
I'm not going to lie, last week I went and just bought a dozen books that Hyman illustrated
breaking for now but I really appreciate all of the recommendations. 
I am bookmarking each and will go through them when I have a little downtime (and pending spousal budget approval)
I am bookmarking each and will go through them when I have a little downtime (and pending spousal budget approval
)
I also have to say--it's incredibly validating, as I make this list, to hear from people with strong and specific recommendations of their favorites from their own childhoods.
If books stick like that--well. Maybe evidence this exercise will be loved in the way I hope
If books stick like that--well. Maybe evidence this exercise will be loved in the way I hope
67. A House Is a House for Me
This book OWNS
It is a children's introduction to abstraction
It begins by listing literal homes in which animals live and then stretches the concept beyond all recognition in perfect meter
Strong recommend
This book OWNS
It is a children's introduction to abstraction
It begins by listing literal homes in which animals live and then stretches the concept beyond all recognition in perfect meter
Strong recommend
68. Patience, Miyuki
Miyuki returns! In a slightly more complex story wherein she learns to be a little more patient and makes friends with a flower
So beautiful
Miyuki returns! In a slightly more complex story wherein she learns to be a little more patient and makes friends with a flower
So beautiful
69. Dragons Dragons
Somewhat older appreciate Eric Carle, a Beastiary of legendary and fantastic creatures and Gods
Described by literary excerpts worthy of the renowned poor devil of a sub-sub
Somewhat older appreciate Eric Carle, a Beastiary of legendary and fantastic creatures and Gods
Described by literary excerpts worthy of the renowned poor devil of a sub-sub
70. Homer
I found these fellas at a reasonable price.
I'd say they're elementary appropriate--stories are probably a little long for preschoolers.
Thoroughly illustrated but maybe not an early childhood aesthetic.
Still I appreciate the work and it had me thinking about Myth
I found these fellas at a reasonable price.
I'd say they're elementary appropriate--stories are probably a little long for preschoolers.
Thoroughly illustrated but maybe not an early childhood aesthetic.
Still I appreciate the work and it had me thinking about Myth
71. Stories from the History of Rome
This book slaps so fucking hard. Get this book.
Check the preface (3d image) for background. Stories are crisp legible and engaging.
Recommended by someone-- @PereGrimmer?
Thanks whoever it was! Children should learn these stories.
This book slaps so fucking hard. Get this book.
Check the preface (3d image) for background. Stories are crisp legible and engaging.
Recommended by someone-- @PereGrimmer?
Thanks whoever it was! Children should learn these stories.
72. Rosalie
I was looking for some more Girl-coded books and found this one
Really more early-elementary but it is beautifully written (with my Kind of typography and writing Conventions) and illustrated
It is a paean to Female Friendship and virtue
Recommend
I was looking for some more Girl-coded books and found this one
Really more early-elementary but it is beautifully written (with my Kind of typography and writing Conventions) and illustrated
It is a paean to Female Friendship and virtue
Recommend
73. Snow and Rose
Snow White and Rose Red, of course this is not the same fairy tale as the one with the dwarves
This is maybe second or third grade level, it is longer than I had expected
I did not read it but nevertheless I assume it is very good
Snow White and Rose Red, of course this is not the same fairy tale as the one with the dwarves
This is maybe second or third grade level, it is longer than I had expected
I did not read it but nevertheless I assume it is very good
74. Moominbooks
Your children will need a firm moral grounding compatible with the future Anarchic world order and this is the path to such an outcome
Charming, mischievous, full of love, there is a reason everyone has a Snufkin avi
Your children will need a firm moral grounding compatible with the future Anarchic world order and this is the path to such an outcome
Charming, mischievous, full of love, there is a reason everyone has a Snufkin avi
75. The tale of tsar Saltan, of his son, the glorious and mighty knight prince Guidon Saltanovich, and of the fair Swan-princess
Just what it says on the tin
I mean it's translated Pushkin illustrated by Bilibin so
sucks it's long out of print
may have been USSR propaganda
Just what it says on the tin
I mean it's translated Pushkin illustrated by Bilibin so
sucks it's long out of print
may have been USSR propaganda
76. City, Pyramid, Castle, Cathedral
Line drawings of the construction of mighty works
Easily understandable by young grade schoolers
History and engineering
I love these they are wonderful and I wish I'd had them growing up
Go with the black + white
ht @halvorz and others
Line drawings of the construction of mighty works
Easily understandable by young grade schoolers
History and engineering
I love these they are wonderful and I wish I'd had them growing up
Go with the black + white
ht @halvorz and others
77. Blueberries for Sal
A clarion warning. A message for our times. A disaster averted--this time.
Warn your children about ursine treachery.
A clarion warning. A message for our times. A disaster averted--this time.
Warn your children about ursine treachery.
78. One Morning in Maine
The Great Bear War has been won by the humans, but at great cost.
Sal, older, struggles with an old wound from the Second Battle of Blueberry Hill.
Her growing family struggles to find food; the economy is a shambles.
Will they survive the winter?
The Great Bear War has been won by the humans, but at great cost.
Sal, older, struggles with an old wound from the Second Battle of Blueberry Hill.
Her growing family struggles to find food; the economy is a shambles.
Will they survive the winter?
79. The Ghost-Eye Tree
Got this at a Scholastic book fair when I was seven because I liked scary things
A boy and his brave big sister go to fetch their mother milk late at night and are nearly eaten alive by a haunted tree
A lovely meditation on fear and bravery
Got this at a Scholastic book fair when I was seven because I liked scary things
A boy and his brave big sister go to fetch their mother milk late at night and are nearly eaten alive by a haunted tree
A lovely meditation on fear and bravery
80. The Stork King
A fairy tale introduction to domestic violence
A lad makes his bid for the hand of a princess; she tries to kill him with black magic and he repeatedly tricks her with the help of a magic bird
Their wedding night is a scene of unimaginable violence
Ages 1-3
A fairy tale introduction to domestic violence
A lad makes his bid for the hand of a princess; she tries to kill him with black magic and he repeatedly tricks her with the help of a magic bird
Their wedding night is a scene of unimaginable violence
Ages 1-3
81. Yes and No Stories
Recommended by @browserdotsys, by the Papashviliys, we got a signed copy somehow (?!)
Exceptional people and my absolute favorite book of fairy tales.
When men speak of heroes, let them sometimes remember Ajam Boglay's name.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Papashvily
Recommended by @browserdotsys, by the Papashviliys, we got a signed copy somehow (?!)
Exceptional people and my absolute favorite book of fairy tales.
When men speak of heroes, let them sometimes remember Ajam Boglay's name.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Papashvily
82. The Fat Cat Sat on the Mat
Quite a stupid book remarkable only for the fact that it was I think the first book I read on my own
It was all downhill from there
An introduction to the nature of entitled cats which has also been a constant theme in my life
Quite a stupid book remarkable only for the fact that it was I think the first book I read on my own
It was all downhill from there
An introduction to the nature of entitled cats which has also been a constant theme in my life
83. A Madeline Treasury
While I mentioned Madeline above I was compelled to get a complete collection of the originals for recently-uncovered Kabbalistic reasons
Classic mischievous stories I expect I will be reading quite a lot
This book is a bit cumbersome for small hands :(
While I mentioned Madeline above I was compelled to get a complete collection of the originals for recently-uncovered Kabbalistic reasons
Classic mischievous stories I expect I will be reading quite a lot
This book is a bit cumbersome for small hands :(
84. Pockets
I mostly don't like new books but this (1998) is robot bait
Art and revelation and fashion, hidden passions, foreign words, discoveries, a journey to Byzantium
So beautiful
I mostly don't like new books but this (1998) is robot bait
Art and revelation and fashion, hidden passions, foreign words, discoveries, a journey to Byzantium
So beautiful
85. The Little House
The house is a metaphor for each of us and for our society
Our cities are sick, and no place for Man
Our civilization is dying
In wooden home or felt tent, RETVRN to the open Sky
let Tengri reward you
The house is a metaphor for each of us and for our society
Our cities are sick, and no place for Man
Our civilization is dying
In wooden home or felt tent, RETVRN to the open Sky
let Tengri reward you
86. Our Universe (national geographic)
I didn't totally understand this as a kid but I loved looking at it
Very pretty, and tons of illustrations and science word's to help a child get used to not knowing what the hell is going on with Reality
I didn't totally understand this as a kid but I loved looking at it
Very pretty, and tons of illustrations and science word's to help a child get used to not knowing what the hell is going on with Reality
87. The Green Pelican and Other Stories
Probably hard to find. (My copy is DELICATE.)
A charming weird book of short stories written in an energetic and exceptionally wry voice.
Great for early grade school reading.
ht @anaisnein9 !
https://twitter.com/anaisnein9/status/1288351860118749186?s=19
Probably hard to find. (My copy is DELICATE.)
A charming weird book of short stories written in an energetic and exceptionally wry voice.
Great for early grade school reading.
ht @anaisnein9 !
https://twitter.com/anaisnein9/status/1288351860118749186?s=19
88. Ox-Cart Man
In the days of old, a Bay Colony family worked hard throughout the year, producing handicrafts and living a humble, loving family life
Whither went the Ox-Cart Man of yesteryear?
What ill wind, from whence, bore on its hateful wings the accursed Masshole?
In the days of old, a Bay Colony family worked hard throughout the year, producing handicrafts and living a humble, loving family life
Whither went the Ox-Cart Man of yesteryear?
What ill wind, from whence, bore on its hateful wings the accursed Masshole?
89. Miss Rumphius
The story of a women who goes on an adventure and becomes a cool wine aunt it never occurs to her that one way to make the world more beautiful is to be a loving parent COME ON i shout each time I read it THE SURVIVAL OF YOUR SPECIES IS BEAUTIFUL but ok flowers
The story of a women who goes on an adventure and becomes a cool wine aunt it never occurs to her that one way to make the world more beautiful is to be a loving parent COME ON i shout each time I read it THE SURVIVAL OF YOUR SPECIES IS BEAUTIFUL but ok flowers
