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Re: My choices. Camilla Send a noteboard - 30/10/2009 10:34:51 AM
For the younger ones:

Peter Pan

Through the Looking-Glass and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Winnie the Pooh

Pippi Longstocking


I can't believe I forgot Astrid Lindgren. I should commit some form of seppuku to rid myself and those close to me of the burden of the shame.

The Hardy Boys

The Famous Five and The Secret Seven, etc

For a little older:

The Little Prince


Again. I can't believe I forgot that one.

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit


How old are we talking here?

Later still:

The Three Musketeers


You don't need to be very old to appreciate this one. In fact, I would argue that The Little Prince requires more. Both gain layers as you grow older, though...

Pride and Prejudice

To Kill A Mockingbird

The Bone People (NZ book)


I read that one. I think. Post-apocalyptic stuff? Someone called Black Rose or some such? Cancer thingy?

Madame Bovary (hopefully in French, if Tim & I have done a proper job re education. :P)

Crime and Punishment

Anna Karenina

So they have a proper grounding in literature since so many works reference these:

The Iliad and the Odyssey

The Aeneid

Metamorphoses

Decameron

The Divine Comedy

There are so many more, though. So many. Hopefully by the time our darlings are old enough to read for themselves we'll have a well-stocked library for them to devour.
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What books (other than SF-F) do you consider "vital" reading? Rebekah - 29/10/2009 12:02:04 PM 1196 Views
Hrm. Elaine - 29/10/2009 01:15:36 PM 1153 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 29/10/2009 01:20:42 PM 897 Views
Elaine - 29/10/2009 01:58:11 PM 1033 Views
My choices. Rebekah - 29/10/2009 01:20:07 PM 1119 Views
As a book, read for literature, read as literature, The Shrike - 29/10/2009 03:28:55 PM 1090 Views
True. Rebekah - 29/10/2009 03:33:50 PM 999 Views
Re: My choices. Camilla - 30/10/2009 10:34:51 AM 1035 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:34:38 PM 1093 Views
Hahahhahahahhahahehehehehehahahahahah Camilla - 06/11/2009 04:28:11 PM 1128 Views
Aha, thou hast crackèd. Rebekah - 06/11/2009 04:35:34 PM 1028 Views
This is harder for me than your last question. Danu - 01/11/2009 03:21:46 AM 1087 Views
I don't think your lists are very long. Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:35:29 PM 1089 Views
Everything by Hans Christian Anderson and The Brothers Grimm. The Shrike - 29/10/2009 03:31:21 PM 1055 Views
Ooh, yes. Rebekah - 29/10/2009 03:36:53 PM 971 Views
Re: they're going to get locked into a library full of books I will allow them to read. Danae al'Thor - 29/10/2009 08:20:04 PM 902 Views
Dude. Don't censor your kids' books. *NM* rebelaessedai - 30/10/2009 02:19:22 PM 415 Views
Re: Dude. How will they learn to read under the covers if I don't? *NM* Danae al'Thor - 30/10/2009 04:06:08 PM 526 Views
Wait, what? I only read under the covers when I was scared. *NM* rebelaessedai - 31/10/2009 05:46:13 AM 479 Views
Re: I read under the covers, by torchlight, with a decoy book so they'd not know what I was reading. Danae al'Thor - 31/10/2009 09:30:18 AM 870 Views
LOL! rebelaessedai - 05/11/2009 09:18:15 PM 1122 Views
Such a bizarre mental image to an American. *NM* Ghavrel - 06/11/2009 01:41:14 AM 451 Views
I could not work out why it would be a bizarre image. Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:27:26 PM 1004 Views
Precisely. I was wondering how the sheets wouldn't burst into flames. *NM* Ghavrel - 08/11/2009 06:54:49 AM 444 Views
Nice. Very nice. Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:27:58 PM 916 Views
Re: I dunno. Six? I could read by then. Danae al'Thor - 06/11/2009 10:33:06 PM 1086 Views
The only one coming to mind right now, Fantasy - 29/10/2009 10:29:09 PM 1044 Views
Good choices. *NM* Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:28:11 PM 511 Views
snoopcester - 29/10/2009 11:48:51 PM 1052 Views
Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:28:31 PM 1054 Views
Goodnight Moon Comet Sedai - 30/10/2009 12:00:20 AM 1117 Views
Awww, sounds cute! Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:29:22 PM 1270 Views
The Phantom Tollbooth springs to mind. Ghavrel - 30/10/2009 12:34:14 AM 959 Views
I never read that, and I feel slightly sad that I didn't. Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:30:43 PM 1000 Views
Two posts in a row about books to pass on to children ... Nate - 30/10/2009 01:07:22 AM 1017 Views
Re: You needed the posts to figure this out? Danae al'Thor - 30/10/2009 08:49:33 AM 971 Views
Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:31:37 PM 1077 Views
Three Musketeers Camilla - 30/10/2009 10:19:22 AM 1091 Views
Yes yes. Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:36:07 PM 1115 Views
I've given a great number of books to my children. PhotoJim - 30/10/2009 11:57:13 AM 1041 Views
Heh, nice. Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:36:42 PM 1094 Views
I realise I forgot to include Beatrix Potter in my list. The shame. *NM* Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:37:19 PM 401 Views
Re: What books (other than SF-F) do you consider "vital" reading? sarasedai - 08/11/2009 04:19:18 PM 1132 Views
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