Those are the big ones, pretty much. I would never make my future children read anything they wouldn't want too, of course, but I have every intention of trying to instill an appreciation of good fantasy, starting with some of these, hah. It helps that my fiance pretty much loves them all, too.
Other possibilities include Harry Potter, Jane Yolen's The Pit Dragon Trilogy, The Last Unicorn, and some of Neil Gaiman's work.
And this better be a two-way street, damnit. If my kid isn't reading awesome literature and introducing me to it, then the deal's off.
Other possibilities include Harry Potter, Jane Yolen's The Pit Dragon Trilogy, The Last Unicorn, and some of Neil Gaiman's work.
And this better be a two-way street, damnit. If my kid isn't reading awesome literature and introducing me to it, then the deal's off.
Amen.
*MySmiley*
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
So, the book that was released yesterday made me think:
28/10/2009 09:52:45 PM
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The neverending story
28/10/2009 10:28:37 PM
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Narnia. The Hobbit. LOTR. The Little Prince. His Dark Materials. The Dark is Rising. Prydain.
29/10/2009 04:07:31 AM
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That's an excellent list.
29/10/2009 11:43:49 AM
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My thoughts.
29/10/2009 11:46:00 AM
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Harry Potter is remarkably dark for bedtime story age, I think. *NM*
30/10/2009 02:16:33 AM
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The first two not so much. Read them to my sister when she was 8. *NM*
30/10/2009 07:50:59 AM
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The Hobbit, LoTR, The Secret Garden, The Giver, Narnia, His Dark Materials...
01/11/2009 02:57:52 AM
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kids...
02/11/2009 01:37:22 PM
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Alcatraz
02/11/2009 09:49:43 PM
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I'm trying to decide whether I should read Sanderson before or after I get round to TGS.
06/11/2009 03:49:06 PM
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I think I would prefer my children (non-existent) to discover for themselves
07/11/2009 12:45:29 PM
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