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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 1054 Views
Hrm. Elaine - 29/10/2009 01:15:36 PM 999 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 29/10/2009 01:20:42 PM 762 Views
Elaine - 29/10/2009 01:58:11 PM 896 Views
My choices. Rebekah - 29/10/2009 01:20:07 PM 991 Views
As a book, read for literature, read as literature, The Shrike - 29/10/2009 03:28:55 PM 952 Views
True. Rebekah - 29/10/2009 03:33:50 PM 861 Views
Re: My choices. Camilla - 30/10/2009 10:34:51 AM 895 Views
Heh. Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:34:38 PM 933 Views
Hahahhahahahhahahehehehehehahahahahah Camilla - 06/11/2009 04:28:11 PM 971 Views
Aha, thou hast crackèd. Rebekah - 06/11/2009 04:35:34 PM 893 Views
This is harder for me than your last question. Danu - 01/11/2009 03:21:46 AM 954 Views
I don't think your lists are very long. Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:35:29 PM 939 Views
Everything by Hans Christian Anderson and The Brothers Grimm. The Shrike - 29/10/2009 03:31:21 PM 896 Views
Ooh, yes. Rebekah - 29/10/2009 03:36:53 PM 843 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 758 Views
Dude. Don't censor your kids' books. *NM* rebelaessedai - 30/10/2009 02:19:22 PM 352 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 467 Views
Wait, what? I only read under the covers when I was scared. *NM* rebelaessedai - 31/10/2009 05:46:13 AM 407 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 732 Views
LOL! rebelaessedai - 05/11/2009 09:18:15 PM 974 Views
Such a bizarre mental image to an American. *NM* Ghavrel - 06/11/2009 01:41:14 AM 385 Views
I could not work out why it would be a bizarre image. Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:27:26 PM 878 Views
Precisely. I was wondering how the sheets wouldn't burst into flames. *NM* Ghavrel - 08/11/2009 06:54:49 AM 382 Views
Nice. Very nice. Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:27:58 PM 750 Views
Re: I dunno. Six? I could read by then. Danae al'Thor - 06/11/2009 10:33:06 PM 925 Views
The only one coming to mind right now, Fantasy - 29/10/2009 10:29:09 PM 898 Views
Good choices. *NM* Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:28:11 PM 442 Views
snoopcester - 29/10/2009 11:48:51 PM 898 Views
Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:28:31 PM 923 Views
Goodnight Moon Comet Sedai - 30/10/2009 12:00:20 AM 976 Views
Awww, sounds cute! Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:29:22 PM 1093 Views
The Phantom Tollbooth springs to mind. Ghavrel - 30/10/2009 12:34:14 AM 819 Views
I never read that, and I feel slightly sad that I didn't. Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:30:43 PM 859 Views
Two posts in a row about books to pass on to children ... Nate - 30/10/2009 01:07:22 AM 875 Views
Re: You needed the posts to figure this out? Danae al'Thor - 30/10/2009 08:49:33 AM 802 Views
Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:31:37 PM 944 Views
Three Musketeers Camilla - 30/10/2009 10:19:22 AM 955 Views
Yes yes. Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:36:07 PM 973 Views
I've given a great number of books to my children. PhotoJim - 30/10/2009 11:57:13 AM 890 Views
Heh, nice. Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:36:42 PM 948 Views
I realise I forgot to include Beatrix Potter in my list. The shame. *NM* Rebekah - 06/11/2009 03:37:19 PM 340 Views
Re: What books (other than SF-F) do you consider "vital" reading? sarasedai - 08/11/2009 04:19:18 PM 995 Views
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