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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Replying to @eigenrobot @PereGrimmer
on slightly related note, where would you recommend starting on Roman history for adults?
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Replying to @ded_ruckus @PereGrimmer
Oh man /Reading/ is a good question I got my good intro from Mike duncan's history of rome podcast before he went red Where do you want to start? Education of Julius Caesar is sort of interesting but not canon Hear SPQR (beard?) is ok but too contemporary for my taste
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What does “went red” mean here?
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His politics lately seem kinda idk something off-putting at least don't appreciate that in a lecturer
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Replying to @HumungusEternal @eigenrobot and
The History of Rome is fine. He went red when researching the Haitian Revolution for his Revolutions podcast, which he did after the History of Rome.
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