Well, Astrid Lindgren should be read by all kids everywhere, I think. And Moomin as well, but those are perhaps for a slightly younger audience.
They're probably there. He has several books which we'd deem too "young" for kids of 11. Some of the kids are just less mature, or are behind in their reading skills.
When he discussed Scandinavian books with mom a while ago (she's a a retired teacher, but she still helps kids with their reading, and also reads stories to groups of various ages twice a month), I was under the impression he was speaking of the contemporary offering in translation, though.
Huh. I wonder what that may be.
I'll ask him. They're probably books 11 y.o. know about but not us.
50 books for 11-yearolds
- 24/05/2011 11:11:20 AM
2164 Views
Reasonably good list.
- 24/05/2011 01:32:40 PM
984 Views
Pretty good, but I'd like to see a bit more hard sci-fi in there.
- 24/05/2011 01:48:57 PM
936 Views
Re: 50 books for 11-yearolds
- 24/05/2011 01:57:09 PM
1028 Views
Re: 50 books for 11-yearolds
- 24/05/2011 02:53:28 PM
1132 Views
Re: 50 books for 11-yearolds
- 24/05/2011 03:40:51 PM
968 Views
Re: 50 books for 11-yearolds
- 24/05/2011 04:30:56 PM
1019 Views
Re: 50 books for 11-yearolds
- 25/05/2011 02:12:48 PM
925 Views
Re: 50 books for 11-yearolds
- 25/05/2011 02:15:24 PM
891 Views
Re: 50 books for 11-yearolds
- 25/05/2011 03:13:24 PM
884 Views
Some of our Franco-Belgian BDs certainly can stand next to these books. If not too many.
- 24/05/2011 10:49:04 PM
1025 Views
You don't know of any French-language books for that age? What about Le Petit Prince?
- 24/05/2011 11:59:37 PM
903 Views
Re: You don't know of any French-language books for that age? What about Le Petit Prince?
- 25/05/2011 01:59:59 PM
970 Views
I did forget that one, but I tend to think of it more as an ageless book than a children's book.
- 25/05/2011 07:48:09 PM
892 Views
Re: Some of our Franco-Belgian BDs certainly can stand next to these books. If not too many.
- 25/05/2011 03:04:27 PM
1031 Views
Re: Some of our Franco-Belgian BDs certainly can stand next to these books. If not too many.
- 25/05/2011 08:05:58 PM
1035 Views
I think most "reading" children will have read those books before age 11.
- 24/05/2011 02:22:49 PM
898 Views
As far as unforgiveable omissions go, Lindgren comes to mind, as does Ende.
- 24/05/2011 10:36:49 PM
1048 Views