Read on Twitter
Some things I have learned from the replies to the below, in no particular order:
1. I knew this already, but it& #39;s still remarkable to see just how many people still think about the books they read as children, whether positively or negatively. https://twitter.com/ilanaslightly/status/1330306863125164033">https://twitter.com/ilanaslig...
1. I knew this already, but it& #39;s still remarkable to see just how many people still think about the books they read as children, whether positively or negatively. https://twitter.com/ilanaslightly/status/1330306863125164033">https://twitter.com/ilanaslig...
2. A lot of y& #39;all either have a very vague idea of the ages included in "child" or else you had some truly incredible reading levels as kids! (Specifically, quite a few Karl Marx and DFW references up and down the quote-tweets)
3. Everyone but me has read A Wrinkle in Time, The Phantom Tollbooth, and From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. I& #39;ve long known I need to read these three books because they& #39;re classics that I missed.
4. I have not seen a single mention of The Lorax (it might well be there) which I loved and found deeply scarring.
5. I *have*, however, seen quite a few mentions of Ferdinand, which makes me very glad (also, I wrote this about queer children& #39;s lit: https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2017/feb/23/queer-childrens-books-have-a-long-history-thats-only-now-being-told)">https://www.theguardian.com/books/boo...
5. I *have*, however, seen quite a few mentions of Ferdinand, which makes me very glad (also, I wrote this about queer children& #39;s lit: https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2017/feb/23/queer-childrens-books-have-a-long-history-thats-only-now-being-told)">https://www.theguardian.com/books/boo...
6. A surprising number of mentions of the bible, although none say whether it was the new or old testament (which makes me assume it& #39;s probably new). These mentions tend to be unadorned, and make me wonder and somewhat worry about how this large, complex tome is remembered.
7. There is a LOT of joy in this thread, a few scarring memories, and a lot of love and excitement being exchanged between people about their similarly beloved books as well as those trying to find (and sometimes finding!) books whose titles they don& #39;t know.
8. To all the kid-lit authors writing books for all ages today - LOOK AT HOW POWERFUL YOU ARE! Look at how children who read your books will remember them! You likely all know this already, but I think it& #39;s magical to see the longevity of these books& #39; power over us so clearly.
