All Greco-Roman, Egyptian, Celtic, Nordic, and Germanic mythology.
And then your lists above work well for me as well. Just adding things I have not seen others suggest yet.
This is just literature. I would find age-appropriate history, art, and science books as well.
And then your lists above work well for me as well. Just adding things I have not seen others suggest yet.
This is just literature. I would find age-appropriate history, art, and science books as well.
Totally agree. Young people's non-fiction books are fun.
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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
What books (other than SF-F) do you consider "vital" reading?
- 29/10/2009 12:02:04 PM
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My choices.
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Re: My choices.
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Heh.
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Everything by Hans Christian Anderson and The Brothers Grimm.
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Ooh, yes.
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Re: they're going to get locked into a library full of books I will allow them to read.
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Dude. Don't censor your kids' books. 
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Re: Dude. How will they learn to read under the covers if I don't? *NM*
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Wait, what? 
I only read under the covers when I was scared. *NM*
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I only read under the covers when I was scared. *NM*
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Re: I read under the covers, by torchlight, with a decoy book so they'd not know what I was reading.
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Such a bizarre mental image to an American. *NM*
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I could not work out why it would be a bizarre image.
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Precisely. I was wondering how the sheets wouldn't burst into flames. *NM*
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Two posts in a row about books to pass on to children ...
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I realise I forgot to include Beatrix Potter in my list. The shame. 
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Re: What books (other than SF-F) do you consider "vital" reading?
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