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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 marginaliapic.twitter.com/CuyzVVI8s7
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
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
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
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
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 illustratedpic.twitter.com/K0lR8FQJjx
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 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 
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 recommendpic.twitter.com/o89z3rcooB
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
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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-subpic.twitter.com/MTxV48reLS
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 Mythpic.twitter.com/aHE2Sl5QOy
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.pic.twitter.com/ebrU11ngdg
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 Recommendpic.twitter.com/sYp5QzUW2Y
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 goodpic.twitter.com/y6I6SLtwBF
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 avipic.twitter.com/62xPTSyd1D
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 propagandapic.twitter.com/OucFxQjGHg
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 otherspic.twitter.com/v97bMdi03q
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