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    1. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 29 Jul 2020

      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 copypic.twitter.com/3WAXpZECkz

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    2. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 29 Jul 2020

      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.pic.twitter.com/XUD5wY1eqf

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    3. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 29 Jul 2020

      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.pic.twitter.com/C6ZlHzRd7h

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    4. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 29 Jul 2020

      eigenrobot Retweeted ☉rthonormalist

      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 …

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      ☉rthonormalist @orthonormalist
      Replying to @random_scrub @eigenrobot
      Great Books Academy curriculum
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    5. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 29 Jul 2020

      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.pic.twitter.com/nz4rIDw9S4

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    6. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 29 Jul 2020

      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 oakpic.twitter.com/o4KQnAw1rA

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    7. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 29 Jul 2020

      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?pic.twitter.com/eU85Yy1o5h

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    8. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 29 Jul 2020

      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.pic.twitter.com/ujo4U3BXB1

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    9. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 30 Jul 2020

      38. Swimmy A children's introduction to ecobolshevism, ethereally illustratedpic.twitter.com/8zA6es7Wdv

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    10. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 30 Jul 2020

      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 Maleficarumpic.twitter.com/eMp3W4U067

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      eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 30 Jul 2020

      40. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Stories are not actually scary. Appropriate for ages 0-3.pic.twitter.com/2Mg3tPZB4z

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        2. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 30 Jul 2020

          eigenrobot Retweeted eigenrobot

          addendumhttps://twitter.com/eigenrobot/status/1289018418062962688?s=19 …

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          eigenrobot @eigenrobot
          Replying to @Neil_Jetter
          oh right the _illustrations_ are nightmare fuel should have mentioned that
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        3. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 30 Jul 2020

          41. Where The Wild Things Are Monarchoprimitivist Calvin and Hobbespic.twitter.com/v9J6hVQ4qk

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        4. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 30 Jul 2020

          42. Corduroy Every think about how corduroy is probably actually a terrible fabric for a stuffed animal of any varietypic.twitter.com/8idYcX6Jt2

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        5. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 30 Jul 2020

          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 decadespic.twitter.com/1fuP9pvPuO

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        6. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 30 Jul 2020

          Found more books on another bookcase Kids like diversity in their reading material right

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        7. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 30 Jul 2020

          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

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        8. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 31 Jul 2020

          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 otherwisepic.twitter.com/UQCk6W9xrQ

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        9. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 31 Jul 2020

          eigenrobot Retweeted Michael Jimenez

          45. Charlotte's Web welphttps://twitter.com/mikeets14/status/1289329699735257088?s=19 …

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          Michael Jimenez @mikeets14
          My 9yr old’s first book review, I guess pic.twitter.com/19bvN4AnVr
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        10. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 31 Jul 2020

          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 readpic.twitter.com/9nViIvWz1j

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        11. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 31 Jul 2020

          47. The Gashlycrumb Tinies A firm, morally-upright traditional British alphabet bookpic.twitter.com/wH0ZRq8lSK

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        12. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 31 Jul 2020

          48. Bare Bear An ethnographic extract regarding the vile sartorial habits of polar megafauna Hilarious to four year oldspic.twitter.com/WOmzLqCUWn

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        13. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 1 Aug 2020

          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 gorgeouspic.twitter.com/Nwbxvyt4JQ

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        14. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 1 Aug 2020

          50. The Story of Ferdinand, The Bull Who Just Wanted to Grill, Por Deo's Sake vaguely offensive to the entire Iberian Peninsula probablypic.twitter.com/zjmZ58ckdq

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        15. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 1 Aug 2020

          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"pic.twitter.com/3NMHYSuW8K

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        16. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 1 Aug 2020

          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 messagepic.twitter.com/x77dPWTmPN

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        17. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 1 Aug 2020

          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 corpsespic.twitter.com/wChyIq7FHr

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        18. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 2 Aug 2020

          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 mepic.twitter.com/DDBrAryXIK

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        19. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 2 Aug 2020

          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.pic.twitter.com/EqDcppPb8c

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        20. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 2 Aug 2020

          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.pic.twitter.com/xaOixWwmDQ

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        21. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 2 Aug 2020

          nouveau, stupid autocorrect or whatever the hell that was

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        22. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 2 Aug 2020

          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)pic.twitter.com/g9s4nb1ZX7

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        23. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 2 Aug 2020

          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?pic.twitter.com/FQcTR2M4DZ

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        24. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 2 Aug 2020

          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 soonpic.twitter.com/RYucdcqE6a

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        25. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 2 Aug 2020

          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'mpic.twitter.com/VIA38Pj3FJ

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        26. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 2 Aug 2020

          uh @selentelechia we had better get that bookcase we are very much running out of room in the nursery

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        27. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 3 Aug 2020

          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 marginaliapic.twitter.com/CuyzVVI8s7

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        28. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 3 Aug 2020

          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)pic.twitter.com/8Q8lipttPX

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        29. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 3 Aug 2020

          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 mathematicianpic.twitter.com/86LAHI20Pd

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        30. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 3 Aug 2020

          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 Shitpic.twitter.com/P1JJWbefre

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        31. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 3 Aug 2020

          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+×+pic.twitter.com/q7YzXMvX5I

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