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'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
1. I knew this already, but it'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
2. A lot of y'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've long known I need to read these three books because they'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's lit: https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2017/feb/23/queer-childrens-books-have-a-long-history-thats-only-now-being-told)
5. I *have*, however, seen quite a few mentions of Ferdinand, which makes me very glad (also, I wrote this about queer children's lit: https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2017/feb/23/queer-childrens-books-have-a-long-history-thats-only-now-being-told)
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'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'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's magical to see the longevity of these books' power over us so clearly.
9. I'm surprised that there's been no mention of Patricia Polacco's books.
(That I've seen! This is the first time a tweet of mine has gotten anywhere NEAR this kind of response so I'm sure I'm missing stuff, though I'm trying to read all the replies.)
(That I've seen! This is the first time a tweet of mine has gotten anywhere NEAR this kind of response so I'm sure I'm missing stuff, though I'm trying to read all the replies.)
10. I love books, I love that people love books, I don't have a soundcloud but I have written a book that's linked in my bio, and also I hope that new followers aren't turned off by all the politics and mental health stuff I post in addition to bookish nerdery.
