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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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77. Blueberries for Sal A clarion warning. A message for our times. A disaster averted--this time. Warn your children about ursine treachery.pic.twitter.com/4ZJ52a6ugF
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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?pic.twitter.com/yP4ghen0fO
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