uh @selentelechia we had better get that bookcase we are very much running out of room in the nursery
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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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Replying to @eigenrobot
My dad grew up with this one and made sure i did toopic.twitter.com/71v2yutHY0
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