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+A few weeks ago in our chat we were discussing books. In particular, I was making my pitch for each of us doing our part in collecting the real life, paper and ink books. Digital is but a whiff in the air, easily carried away on the winds. The tangible stuff, the real books of ole with stories from a time when morality and courage mattered, when traditional skills were shared, and when tales were told without the blunt force of modern day ideologies are a treasure that must be preserved.
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+Today we are learning that even old books are being rewritten to preserve our modern day sensibilities. I don’t want rewritten and refined. What are we if we’re only worthy polished and buffed into the acceptable standards of the censors? No, thanks. I’m glad I have the original versions of these books. What else will become censored? I think of the Judy Blume books that were a treasure and a friend to me during some of my tumultuous early years. I can’t imagine even the title “Blubber” would clear the censors once they get their hands on it. If they can get Dr. Seuss, anything is up for grabs. Exactly why I am preserving these treasures today for my grandchildren, many of our grandchildren, tomorrow.
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+Used bookstores are everyone’s best friend when you’re growing your own personal library.
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+To that end I was sharing, on our substack chat, my present adoration of old books by naturalists. I suppose that’s driven in part by my fatigue of everything in our culture needing to always be “edgy” and “provocative”. How many edges will they find to topple us over? The more they push for depravity and the parroting of nonsense, the more I crave wholesome common sense - with all its gritty flaws and humanness.
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+I read mostly nonfiction books now, but historical fiction and books about nature from a time when all of nature was understood to be respected (not just the disney-fied version) are ones I’m most fascinated and delighted by. In our chat I shared that I think every young person would love the story of “Rascal” by Sterling North. That got many of the mamas in the crowd discussing books that their kids loved. Many of those books surprised the parents. They thought the concepts would be beyond their kids or somehow bore them, but it turned out that wasn’t so.
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+So this discussion thread is opened by me, but turned over to you. If you have some books or resources you found for your kids, young and old, that you would like to share, please do. We’re specifically looking for recommendations that involve concepts like values, responsibilities, morality, overcoming challenges, imagination, growth, virtues, books on our connection and belonging within nature, and concepts that teach empowerment and authentic confidence through the earning of it.
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+My recommendations involve books by Sterling North, “The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be” by Farley Mowat, the Little House series, books by Tasha Tudor, everything by James Herriot, and the Narnia series by C.S. Lewis. And you?
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+None of Your Business
+Mar 15
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+The Little Britches series by Ralph Moody is an absolute favorite/must in our house. Also, the Melendy and Goneaway Lake series by Elizabeth Enright. Also the Living Forest Series by Sam Campbell -- don't give up after the first book, they get better after that. I second many of the books already listed here.
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+I so appreciate this discussion -- rescuing used books, especially children's books is a particular passion of mine 😊💛
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+Chantelle Carlson
+Mar 15
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+Gosh - there are so very many. I’ve homeschooled 4 kids....mostly for the very reason of being able to read them incredible “old” books. Caddie Woodlawn, Sign of the Beaver, Year of Miss Agnes, Trumpet of the Swan, My Side of the Mountain, Little Britches, Emily of New Moon, Anything by Elizabeth Goudge, Little Women....just to name a few. Literature for children and adults is so important in developing language and moral character.
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+Emily
+Mar 15
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+So many!! My oldest child is almost 9, so we haven’t branches into older-teen books yet for them, but here’s what we have enjoyed thus far:
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+Little Britches series (similar to LHOTP but more boy-oriented)
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+Swallows and Amazons
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+The Children of Noisy Village
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+Lord of the Rings
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+Narnia
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+Men of Iron by Howard Pyle
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+Any and all of the GA Henty books - great for boys, plus tons of historical information
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+Rascal, Trumpet of the Swan, My Side of the Mountain
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+The Secret Garden
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+Treasure Island... etc
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+Dangerous Journey - by Laszlo H
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+Any of the classics - there a reason they are timeless.
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+For younger children, some treasured picture books:
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+The Olden Days
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+The Man Who Cooked For Himself
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+All the Elsa Beskow books
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+Frog & Toad
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+James Herriott
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+The Rainbabies
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+So many!
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+Beatrice van Dijk
+Mar 15
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+All of a Kind Family, Pippi Longstocking and real dinkum Roald Dahl in all his disturbing glory. Huge favourites at our house. Also Half Magic and anything by Edward Eager.
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+How are any of us supposed to learn the humility that comes from understanding that our own perspective is limited by the time and culture in which we live, if the best authors of the past are sanitized so we cannot view their limitations through the perspective of cultural change? They were intelligent and also limited in how they perceived the world - just as we are. The perspectives of our time and culture certainly have their limitations and flaws - we are often just too embedded to be aware of them. Dickens was brilliant and sexist. E. Nesbit was brilliant and racist. These things can coexist. The great authors of now (and formulaic AI already seems to be producing half of Scholastic's inane library so NOT that) will have their contradictions and limitations too. Let us see and learn from the flaws and limitations of previous generations as well as from their brilliance. Sigh.
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+CJr
+Mar 15
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+I’m super picky about high quality writing for my kids to read regularly! The older books are SO much better in this regard. Particularly interested in nonfiction as I prefer them to read real stories for at least 75% of their reading. We have read TONS of Holocaust/communism/world war II stories. We are Christians so we also read and/or listen to tons of missionary/martyr books. We listened to Rascal after Tara wrote about it and LOVED it!!! But I also love classics like Old yeller, Where the Red Fern Grows, The Incredible Journey.....Highly recommend Old Squires Farm and the sequel Sailing on the Ice, and Ben Logan’s The Land Remembers. Anything Wendell Berry.
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+Thanks everyone for sharing their suggestions!
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+Barbara Clark
+Mar 15
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+My mother grew up in the Prairies and loved the Little House on the Prairies. I have her set of books that are falling apart. As she was dying with AZ, I read her the books out loud. I am now re-reading James Herriot books.
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+Ruth Gaskovski
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+Our home has grown to include 17 bookshelves lined with classics (I collect them from book depots and used bookstores and library sales), fiction, non-fiction, most in English, some in French, some German. I am starting to collect multiples of my favourites ( David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Jane Eyre, Jungle Book, Tom Sawyer, anything by L.M. Montgomery etc.) so that the children will be able to take them along to their homes once they move out. As libraries continue to shed great classic picture books I am scooping those up as well.
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+We also built a "Little Library" on our front lawn (which looks essentially like a giant bird house) where we place books that people can take or borrow; they in turn can drop off books they no longer want.
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+A wonderful nature book that my 10-year old loves to look at is Edith Holden's a Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady; it has wonderful watercolour illustrations of flora and fauna.
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+Kristin
+Mar 15
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+I have all boys, and this is a book list (of mostly old, beautiful books) I reference often.
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+Ruth Gaskovski
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+For younger kids the picture books Edison, Lindbergh, Armstrong, and Einstein (all the main characters are mice) by Torben Kuhlman are a visual feast. They have detailed, beautiful drawings and inspired many projects in our home.
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+Treasures in the Snow by Patricia St.John, Call of the Wild by Jack London, The Hobbit, Swiss Family Robinson are some others that come to mind.
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+Unsocialized
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+My children have really enjoyed the books by E Nesbitt. Also The Just So Stories… Anne of Green Gables, Beatrix Potter, and the Jacob Two Two books.
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+Nina
+Mar 15
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+This is an incredibly important thread - thank you Tara! Retired teacher here weighing in here. So many books teach about life, values, how to be a good human, in an indirect way, and the best books (thinking of Cat in the Hat, for example) spark conversation/discussion and exploration. A very recent example for me: I was an avid reader of Marguerite Henry's books growing up (horse crazy girl, horse crazy still). A friend just gave me an old edition of Black Gold, which I had never read. It's a fictional account of a real race horse, circa 1920. At one point she has the words to the Kentucky state(?) song (at the time?) and it includes the word "darky." That took me aback for a moment, but those are the teaching moments with children. If we whitewash (no pun intended) all sorts of history, how do we know about learning and growing a different way? The missed opportunities for discussion are mind blowing if you take it all out. Kudos to all here, and thank everyone for their recommendations and thoughts.
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+I started reading my 5 year old the little house series after that last chat. Makes me long for a simpler time. Did you know they are “updating” Roald Dahl books?
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+Lela M
+Mar 15
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+Oh I love this thread! I am in my early 20s and don’t yet have kids but I am already thinking fondly of all the books my future children will read. I was a voracious reader as a kid, so I figured I’d put some of my favorites here. I loved Narnia, Little House series, Anne of Green Gables, My Side of the Mountain, anything by Dahl, The Hobbit, Stuart Little, The Secret Garden, Misty of Chincoteague, Little Women, Pippi Longstocking, and Charlotte’s Web. Also James Harriot did some writing for children that is wonderful. I can’t wait to write down all of your suggestions to read to my kids one day!
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+Sarah Laucks
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+The USA-based publisher Good and the Beautiful is right with you on this thinking. They've been diligently finding and republishing older books. We love so much of what they've republished. I just read Marjorie (originally Marjorie of Monhegan) and it really got me thinking. I read it aloud to my husband and son also. Then there's The Other Side of the Wall (originally published in 1826!). You might really enjoy two of their nature books. One is Nature Reader Birds, the other is Nature Reader Insects and Arachnids. Both contain 3-4 republished stories from the 50's or 60's. It was a jolt when I first opened one - my sister and I read these books as kids, the memories came flooding back. The wonderful thing about the publishing companies playing these games with rewriting the kids books is that it's sending droves of us looking for older books and into used book stores. We've been having the most wonderful time finding the most wonderful stories! P.S. We love everything on your list. Just need to read the Farley Mowat title!
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+Deanna
+Mar 15
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+So many great books I had forgotten about! We love The Penderwicks series. I read it outloud to our girls for the first time a few years ago and we all laughed and cried together. It reminds me of a great mix of little women and the boxcar children.
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+Emma
+Mar 15
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+How could I forget Jan Brett? Annie and the wild animals for sure.
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+Rebecca
+Writes Rebecca’s Newsletter
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+I recently found an old copy of James Harriot at a thrift store for $4 - a treasure. Trumpet of the Swan is my son's favourite. I adored Little Women as a youngster. There was an old time travel book I adored too - I can't for the life of me recall the name. But it made me long for a time when there were morals and character! I used to be the "nerd" that stayed in from recess to help the librarian and read all the Agatha Christie.
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+Sue
+Mar 15
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+Berenstein Bears, Trixie Belden mysteries, Chronicles of Narnia, Little House, Boxcar Children, Good Morning Sun (for toddlers), Dr. Seuss, Frog and Toad
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+Pam V
+Writes Dragonfly Musings
+Mar 15
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+Love this idea. I need to go back and find that other convo. Have been out of it for a bit. We purchased most of Dr. Seuss’ books for our grand daughters once we saw what was happening. I find it so interesting in reading The Cat In The Hat, how at the end it asks, what would you do? Basically the cat walks in, creates havoc, then invites his two friends in (Thing 1&2) to wreak more havoc. Our grand daughters are young, 3 & 1 but I’ve already begun the discussion w our 3 yr old. The idea of letting someone talk you into something you’re uncomfortable with, allowing things to happen wo saying a word. I just don’t remember such a children’s book as this being rich in opportunity for great questions about morality. Thanks for this thread!
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+CJr
+Mar 15
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+Younger kids picture books: Warm as Wool, Dakota Dugout, Billy and Blaze series, The Oxcart Man, Going to sleep on the Farm, James the Shepherd Boy, Where Are Your Shoes Mr Brown?, The Rich Man and the Shoemaker, Looking for Loons, Maple Hill Farms, Abbie Against the Storm, Read Aloud Bible Stories (whole series), James Herriot- make sure it’s the kids stories lol....his other books are great but for at least older teens/young adults.
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+Laverne and Julie
+Mar 15
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+Lord of the rings says my 11-year-old and the Trojan War says my 8-year-old, she is reading a children's adaptation by Olivia Coolidge. I also love Madeline L'Engle'ls A wrinkle in Time. For horse crazy kids anything by Margaret Henry is good. We really enjoyed the Great Horn Spoon recently, a hilarious story about Gold Rush times. And right now we are reading the Wheel on the school. This is a fun and engrossing story about a group of kids and a Dutch town who want to bring storks back to their town.
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+Emma
+Mar 15
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+Will add more later, but my little one (18 months) loves The Ox Cart Man by Donald Hall, Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney, anything John Galdone.
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+And don’t forget the poetry!
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+Anything Shirley Hughes
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+When We Were Very Young AA Milne
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+Classic Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes (Kate Greenaway’s is particularly lovely)
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+A Children’s Garden of Verses
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+A Child’s Calendar Year John Updike
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+Favorite’s from my childhood...
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+Andrew Henry’s Meadow
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+Jenny Linsky Series
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+We Were Tired of Living in a House
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+Nancy Drew Series
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+My mom used to read from The Book of Virtues every night while we all piled in her big bed. She gave us each a copy of the book when we started our own families. Such beautiful memories. Highly highly recommend. Great for all ages.
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+Liz White
+Mar 15
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+I second Rascal, my favourite as a kid. Shiloh, Fly Away Home, Swiss Family Robinson, My Side of the Mountain, Island of the Blue Dolphins.
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+Farmhouse School Co. reprints old books and teaches the skills used in them. I've yet to get any, but it looks likea neat option
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+Jennifer
+Mar 15
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+My boys are grown but they loved Madeline L’Engle books. A Wrinkle in Time, The Wind in the Door and A Swiftly Tilting Planet. Everyone is suggesting such good books. This is great! If anyone can find a picture book called The Empty Pot by Demi you won’t be disappointed!
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+Noreen G
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+This is such a great thread! Thank you Tara.
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+Emily
+Mar 15
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+And how could I forget - the Redwall series by Brian Jacques
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+Chelsie “thegrazinglife”
+Mar 15
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+So many great suggestions I won’t repeat. My girls are loving Roald Dahls books. We just started a book called Rump and it’s a fun twist on the story of Rumplestiltskin as a young boy. We haven’t finished it so I can’t say for sure how great it is but so far we’re loving it. If we like it, they have other stories with a twist. I remember loving Nancy Drew as a child, and Hatchet. Also, the Girl who owned a city was a favorite of mine. Those might be too old still for my 8 and under. I haven’t seen anyone mention The Tuddle Twins yet. We have those books and the kids like them as well.
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+Renée
+Writes Renée’s Substack
+Mar 15
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+Betsey Tacy series, Brambley Hedge series (illustrations are the best), Vera the mouse (also great illustrations), strawberry girl (Lois Lenskj), number the stars (Lois Lowry) On call back mountain (Eva Bunting). These are some books that come to mind.
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+Nikki
+Mar 15
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+Our family loves Ralph Moody's Little Britches! We get our used books from ThriftBooks. We also have one by Raph's Uncle Frank Gould called Making of a Maine Man.
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+Kaelin Fleming
+Mar 15
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+Our kids are 2 and 4, so we’re just getting started reading longer books and this list will be helpful for adding to our library! We have towers of books all across our house, our living room is more book than chair. We’re on more ‘picture’ books at the moment; Beatrix Potter, Boxcar Children, Dr. Seuss, Berenstein Bears, frog and toad, and I’m going to start reading all of the Serendipity series of children’s books to them soon. I grew up with those, and the copies that I have were my mother’s, and some of them are so well-loved to the point of fragility. Our oldest is just now starting to enjoy sitting down for longer picture-free reading sessions 🥰 Little House is where we’ll start I think. Thriftbooks has been one of our favorite places to find used copies of pretty much anything, as our local used stores are ho-hum most of the time sadly
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+Damaris
+Mar 15
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+All of Louisa May Alcott's books, Anne of Green Gables, Just So Stories, The Secret Garden, The Little Princess, James Herriott's books, Wind in the Willows, Dominic by William Steig, Treasure Island! There are so many others but these are some of the books that made my childhood magical.
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+Karla
+Mar 15
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+We just started the little house series, and my kids love it. The explanations of historical homesteading life are so interesting to the kids and I. It’s funny to think how many censorship opportunities there are in this book, and how much my kids can learn from hearing these things and talking about them with me. Spanking, attitudes toward “Indians”, and religion are topics that my kids don’t often get into with any real depth and understanding. I’ve adored historical fiction since I was a kid and I think there’s so much value in looking back in time.
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+I loved books by Jim Kjelgaard as a kid (Big Red is one) and I’ll be reading those to my littles as well. We’ve read my side of the mountain, another huge fav.
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+I was a book obsessed as a kid and can’t recall many other kid level books I loved, though I’m sure there were many. But I got into adult fiction by the age of 10 or 11. The Pillars of the Earth, Lord of the Rings, the Illiad and the Odyssey, Clan of the Cave Bear, all made a huge impact on me.
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+My 10 year old isn’t that into reading himself but he loves being read to, and we are on the Lord of the Rings right now. My kids will have to tackle some of my other childhood favourites on their own, the sex scenes could get awkward 😅
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+Katelyn
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+The Railway Children, Escape from Warsaw, the Golden Goblet, Eagle of the Ninth, Maya Daughter of the Nile, and The Island of the Blue Dolphins are all favorites I haven't seen mentioned here yet. Wonderful historical fiction that depicts children/young adults doing hard, heroic things or making difficult choices in the situations life brings them.
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+Melissa Royer
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+Would you believe, I was wishing to find a thread of suggestions of this sort just last week? In particular, books that foster a connection with nature as well as old values. I’ll be referring back to this thread many times I suspect! ❤️
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+One of my daughter & I’s absolute favorite book series we’ve read together I did not see mentioned: The Birchbark House series. It is historical fiction set in the 1850s, following a young Native American girl and her family, much like the Little House series. It is captivating, full of detail about how they lived their lives, much about day to day and survival, how they felt connected with nature, and such beautiful family connectedness. It also is a great parallel to read after the Little House series, to see it from the other side of the Native Americans at that time. I’m hoping Louise Eldridge continues the series (she has written 5 so far!).
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+Nicole
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+I loved all the Richard Scarry books as a kid. Sadly my mom didn’t keep any of them but I have been able to find a lot at old book swaps or buying them brand new on Amazon. His artwork is just so whimsical and endearing.
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+My oldest is just turning 8 so I’m starting to share books with him that I loved to read on my own. So many mentioned above but I also gave him some Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books my mom passed down to me.
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+And always Shel Silverstein 💚
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+Erica Portia
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+So many good books here. A few favorites that we love:
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+Where the Red Fern Grows
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+Sally
+24 hr ago
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+We homeschooled and here are some of our favorites: Jo’s Boys and Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott, Elizabeth George Speare books The Witch of Blackbird Pond, The Sign of the Beaver, The Bronze Bow, Calico, Captive, Just David by Eleanor H. Porter, Wisdom and the Millers Proverbs for Children, Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham, Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith, Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Little Pilgrim’s Progress by Helen L. Taylor, The Green Ember by S. D. Smith, Newberry Award winning books are also a good source.
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+Catnip Acres
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+If you want to branch out into some German books that are available in translation, check out Max and Moritz by Wilhelm Busch (was my son's favourite book), Struwwelpeter (I read last year that they are banning this book, so get it while you can), Heidi by Johanna Spyri (about an orphan girl in the Swiss Alps), Die Kleine Hexe (The Little Witch). As a kid, I loved Winnetou by Karl May and The Leatherstocking Tales by J. F. Cooper.
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+Tania
+Writes Tania’s Substack
+Mar 15
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+I love this thread too. Jack London for White Fang/ The call of the Wild. M.M Kaye The Ordinary Princess. Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book. Enid Blyton The Wishing Chair Series and The Magic Far Away Tree series. Ballet Shoes by Noel Streetfield. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. All the deliciously gruesome Ronald Dahl books. The Adventures of Molly Molly Mandy. My Naughty Little Sister series by Dorothy Edwards and Shirley Hughes. All The What Katy Did books. The PollyAnna books. Peter Pan by JM Barrie. The Borrowers by Mary Norton. Poetry by Walter de la Mare of poetry is still a thing for kids!
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+Sue
+Mar 15
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+Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books are great
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+Jessica Sipe
+Mar 15
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+We just finished the most magical children’s book by Ethel Cook Eliot called The House in the Trees. It was written 100 years ago and is so relevant today. We also love Enid Blyton books of the same era.
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+Christine De B
+Mar 15
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+I loved all those books you mentioned. My girls are currently reading the Anne series, have been through C.S. Lewis and the My Side of the Mountain series. I was thrilled when on a recent trip my 11 year old brought Oliver Twist along to read. I have a collection of Very Old Books in my library. Some are falling apart, so it's not easy to read them, but I love having them and occasionally, gingerly, we open one up and read it...book mold and all. Thankfully we live in a dry climate and it's very mild. But a dusty old book is better than a video game any day.
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+Suzanna
+Writes A Remembering
+Mar 15
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+There are so many good books here that we also have loved over the years and I as a child... Here's a few more that come to mind.. I loved anything with horses or mystery as a child.
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+Also, may I suggest we do this for adults too? I also love historical fiction and nonfiction, farming books of course too. Currently I am reading The Witches of New York and The Biodynaimc Farm by Herbert H. Koepf.
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+Here are the kids books though:
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+The Black Stallion, Nims Island, Black Beauty, Pippi Longstocking (and all Astrid Lindgren, the Tomten books stuck in my memory from childhood), The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlof, The King of Irelands Son by Padraic Collum, Redwall series, My 11yr old son is currently into all of the Hardy Boys series after re-reading the lord of the rings, and I loved Sherlock Holmes as a youth. My 6 yr old daughter loves Misty of Chincoteague a wonderful chapter book about siblings working together and overcoming the odds with some American history in it too.
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+Tawny
+Mar 15
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+What an incredible list of things to explore here. My mind is so blown open by this extensive list! I'll add Byrd Baylor books for illustration as well as messaging and leave it there for now. Thanks for all the amazing options here. I've had written them all down to slowly begin to grow pur collection!
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+Caroline
+Mar 15
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+When I was a child, I adored Enid Blyton (I read all the series - Famous Five, Secret Seven, Mallory Towers, St Clare’s, Mystery of, etc), and my daughter in turn loved them all too. The Secret Island was my absolute favourite. I have them all here, just waiting for grandchildren!
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+Jennifer Tibbitt
+Mar 15
+Liked by Tara
+Favourites in my house were Roald Dahl and Sid Fleischman (esp. Bandit's Moon and The Giant Rat of Sumatra), Maurice Sendak, Shel Silverstein, Mordechai Richler's Jacob Two Two and the great Canadian classic series, Anne of Green Gables. Great writing and humour throughout.
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+Laura
+Mar 15
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+My kids are just getting old enough for longer books, but we have had good discussions from The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet (ACDeedy), Yucky Worms (Vivian French), Edmond the Thing, The Ramble Shamble Children, Jabari Jumps, Margaret’s Unicorn (BMSmith), The Complete Brambly Hedge, The Army Inside You: A childrens guide to the microbiome (Lindsey Garvin)
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+Demetra Kinsey
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+Farley Mowat! A long forgotten childhood favourite! We love LHOTP. My Mom bought the “original/old” Ronald Dahl box set for the boys for this Easter. I am excited to read them
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+Emily
+Mar 15
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+The black fox of Lorne, Adam of the road, the door in the wall, oxcart man, Lucy’s Christmas & Lucy’s summer
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+Jill
+Mar 15
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+No one has mentioned “wise child” and “juniper” yet. This is an amazing thread!
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+corn bread
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+.75 cups cornmeal
+1.25 cups flour
+2 teaspoons kosher salt
+2 teaspoons baking powder
+3/4 teaspoon baking soda
+2 cups buttermilk
+2 eggs + 1t baking soda and 1T vinegar
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