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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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85. The Little House The house is a metaphor for each of us and for our society Our cities are sick, and no place for Man Our civilization is dying In wooden home or felt tent, RETVRN to the open Sky let Tengri reward youpic.twitter.com/6Fs4qsaUf2
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yes there is a happy ending
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86. Our Universe (national geographic) I didn't totally understand this as a kid but I loved looking at it Very pretty, and tons of illustrations and science word's to help a child get used to not knowing what the hell is going on with Realitypic.twitter.com/grkSrwVwoB
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87. The Green Pelican and Other Stories Probably hard to find. (My copy is DELICATE.) A charming weird book of short stories written in an energetic and exceptionally wry voice. Great for early grade school reading. ht @anaisnein9 ! https://twitter.com/anaisnein9/status/1288351860118749186?s=19 …pic.twitter.com/LWUb3C4stl
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88. Ox-Cart Man In the days of old, a Bay Colony family worked hard throughout the year, producing handicrafts and living a humble, loving family life Whither went the Ox-Cart Man of yesteryear? What ill wind, from whence, bore on its hateful wings the accursed Masshole?pic.twitter.com/RfmOdszp4R
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89. Miss Rumphius The story of a women who goes on an adventure and becomes a cool wine aunt it never occurs to her that one way to make the world more beautiful is to be a loving parent COME ON i shout each time I read it THE SURVIVAL OF YOUR SPECIES IS BEAUTIFUL but ok flowerspic.twitter.com/u2euSkNSnK
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90. The Original Mother Goose AWESOME. Reasons to get: 1. Art is gorgeous 2. Memetically RICH. These snippets of words wriggle their way into every bit of English. Like reading Shakespeare 3. Great way to establish the rhythm of English 4. My mom told me to read poetry to kidspic.twitter.com/gYpHenQ8Sm
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91. Life Story This one had good reviews but I was a little underwhelmed by the art--and I don't think the play gimmick works so well here. But it is a concise summary of the history of the worldpic.twitter.com/dk3rZxqfsg
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