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    1. 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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    2. 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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    3. 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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    4. 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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    5. 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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    6. 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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    7. 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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    8. 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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    9. 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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    10. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 2 Aug 2020

      nouveau, stupid autocorrect or whatever the hell that was

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      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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        2. 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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        3. 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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        4. 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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        5. 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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        6. 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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        7. 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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        8. 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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        9. 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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        10. 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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        11. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 3 Aug 2020

          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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        12. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 3 Aug 2020

          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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        13. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 3 Aug 2020

          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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        14. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 6 Aug 2020

          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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        15. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 6 Aug 2020

          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 🥺pic.twitter.com/t9X4CNwabv

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        16. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 6 Aug 2020

          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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        17. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 6 Aug 2020

          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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        18. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 20 Aug 2020

          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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        19. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 23 Aug 2020

          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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        20. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 23 Aug 2020

          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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        21. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 23 Aug 2020

          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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        22. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 23 Aug 2020

          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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        23. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 23 Aug 2020

          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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        24. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 23 Aug 2020

          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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        25. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 23 Aug 2020

          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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        26. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 23 Aug 2020

          79. The Ghost-Eye Tree Got this at a Scholastic book fair when I was seven because I liked scary things A boy and his brave big sister go to fetch their mother milk late at night and are nearly eaten alive by a haunted tree A lovely meditation on fear and braverypic.twitter.com/wWnhZ13Gcc

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        27. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 23 Aug 2020

          80. The Stork King A fairy tale introduction to domestic violence A lad makes his bid for the hand of a princess; she tries to kill him with black magic and he repeatedly tricks her with the help of a magic bird Their wedding night is a scene of unimaginable violence Ages 1-3pic.twitter.com/qdhAm4TSdk

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        28. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 23 Aug 2020

          81. Yes and No Stories Recommended by @browserdotsys, by the Papashviliys, we got a signed copy somehow (?!) Exceptional people and my absolute favorite book of fairy tales. When men speak of heroes, let them sometimes remember Ajam Boglay's name. 😭 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Papashvily …pic.twitter.com/QxhL0oAbg9

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        29. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 23 Aug 2020

          82. The Fat Cat Sat on the Mat Quite a stupid book remarkable only for the fact that it was I think the first book I read on my own It was all downhill from there An introduction to the nature of entitled cats which has also been a constant theme in my lifepic.twitter.com/j2fZXW0nV5

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        30. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 23 Aug 2020

          83. A Madeline Treasury While I mentioned Madeline above I was compelled to get a complete collection of the originals for recently-uncovered Kabbalistic reasons Classic mischievous stories I expect I will be reading quite a lot This book is a bit cumbersome for small hands :(pic.twitter.com/Psq75Twzg2

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        31. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 23 Aug 2020

          84. Pockets I mostly don't like new books but this (1998) is robot bait Art and revelation and fashion, hidden passions, foreign words, discoveries, a journey to Byzantium So beautifulpic.twitter.com/vawKo1FhpF

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