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⌈ Secret Post #3129 ⌋

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Comments

Children's Books

[(Anonymous)]

I've never read the Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate Events, which made me wonder what other popular or good children's books I'm missing out on. What are your recommendations?

(I've read Narnia and Alice in Wonderland.)

Re: Children's Books

[(Anonymous)]

I borrowed Mysterious Benedict Society from my nephew and LOVED it. I'm checking out the second book soon. Apparently it's a cult hit.

Re: Children's Books

[(Anonymous)]

The Changeover, by Margaret Mahy (Excellent magic coming of age story with amazing characters.)
Awkward, by Svetlania Chomkova (heartfelt graphic novel about junior high school rival clubs)
Grace long, by Kristen Cashore (YA novel that's... Aw, crap, I don't wanna spoil it. It's fantasy, and fantastic!)

Re: Children's Books

[(Anonymous)]

These are my favourite children's lit authors:
- Roald Dahl
- Diana Wynne Jones
- L. Frank Baum (His non-Oz children's books are severely underrated and definitely worth checking out.)
- Cornelia Funke
- Bruce Coville
- L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables is her most famous work, but she also wrote other things! All of them are good.)
- Natalie Jane Prior
- Zilpha Keatley Snyder
- Lloyd Alexander (If you liked Narnia, there's a good chance you'll like his Prydain series.)
- Zizou Corder
- Eva Ibbotson
- Tamora Pierce
- Gail Carson Levine
- Jessica Day George

(Those last three technically write YA, but I'm listing them anyway since the line between YA and children's literature can be blurry.)

Re: Children's Books

[(Anonymous)]

Artemis Fowl gets a bit repetitive in the later books but is loads of fun, really creative. Redwall gets REALLY repetitive but I'd at least read the first few (Mossflower is chronologically first just fyi). IF you can get your hands on it, Zahn's Dragonback series is a great middle-grade scifi option. Garth Nix's Seventh Tower series has some great ideas. For old-fashioned standalone children's books, The Wind Boy and The Little White Horse are two beautiful, evocative reads. If you've never read the original Winnie the Pooh, just seen the Disney versions, you'll probably be pleasantly surprised by it. :D

The Fire-Us series is a surprisingly good post-apocalyptic YA series.

Re: Children's Books

[cakemage]

Please Don't Tell My Parents I'm a Supervillain by Richard Roberts was a pretty fun read. Haven't yet read the sequel, Please Don't Tell My Parents I Blew Up the Moon, though.

Also, Castle Hangnail by Ursula Vernon was a lot of fun, too.

Re: Children's Books

[(Anonymous)]

I loved older classics like Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden and A Little Princess. Also Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce.

For scary stories, John Bellairs!

Re: Children's Books

[(Anonymous)]

I was just about to post about John Bellairs!

John Bellairs was the fucking best.

Re: Children's Books

[(Anonymous)]

I liked ASoUE a lot as a kid!

- The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken
- the Prydain series, by Lloyd Alexander
- The Penderwicks, by Jeanne Birdsall
- The Children of Green Knowe series, by L. M. Boston
- A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh
- The Thief Lord and Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke
- the Chrestomanci series, by Diana Wynne Jones (The Lives of Christopher Chant and Witch Week were my favorites of these)
- Ella Enchanted and The Two Princesses of Bamarre, by Gail Carson Levine
- Five Children and It and The Phoenix and the Carpet, by E. Nesbit
- the Alanna series, by Tamora Pierce
- Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
- the Wayside School series and Holes, by Louis Sachar