[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: 30 Must Read Books for Kids

[Jen Faulkner]

On Sun, 10 Jun 2001 catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk wrote:

> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Milz" <absinthe at m...> wrote:
> > http://encarta.msn.com/parents/features/mustreadbooksforkids.asp

<rant>Rrr, I had to use IE to look at it; it wouldn't open with lynx.  I
really hate webpages that aren't text-browser compatible.</rant>

> I haven't heard of many of the books on that list.  Are they
> predominantly by American authors?

I think most of them are, yes.  And they were for much younger kids than
I'd thought they would be -- they're mostly picture books.  (And I think
I have read most of them.)  These books aren't in the same age group
with Harry Potter, really.

I also loved the now oft-mentioned D'Aulaires' *Book of Greek Myths*; in
fact, I loved my copy into bits and pieces -- it fell apart and was put
back together with tape a few times.  

Other picture-type books I liked, hmm, well, the Amelia Bedelia books.  
Dr. Seuss (especially *The Cat in the Hat* and *The Cat in the Hat Comes
Back*, and the animated version of the Grinch).  Lots of the Little
Golden Books (the Poky Little Puppy, Scuffy the Tugboat, my all time
favorite, the Sesame Street one *The Monster at the End of This Book*).  
My Winnie the Pooh book (a Disney edition with lots of pictures).  *Pat
the Bunny*.  My little brother liked the Spot books, and those are
rather nice indeed.  

--jen, who couldn't even begin to face the daunting task of listing all
the older children's books she liked... :)

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