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Road Dahl, but James and the Giant Peach was disturbing.
Diana Wynne Jones.
Andersen's fairy tales, I remember being stunned by The Little Mermaid. Made me think hope is a joke, which is a pretty intense lesson for a kid.
Then from there to John Wyndham, H G wells, Asimov, Jules Verne, Poe, Dumas, Dickens, and onward still.
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running to go read James and the Giant Peach*\
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: ) I'll refrain from posting spoilers then!
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Road Dahl, but James and the Giant Peach was disturbing. Diana Wynne Jones. Andersen's fairy tales, I remember being stunned by The Little Mermaid. Made me think hope is a joke, which is a pretty intense lesson for a kid. Then from there to John Wyndham, H G wells, Asimov, Jules Verne, Poe, Dumas, Dickens, and onward still.
How could I forget the Anderson fairy tales!!!! I recall going thru that phase and being mesmerized by The Little Mermaid, or mermaids in general.
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My Love My Love or The Peasant Girl by Rosa Guy is a YA retelling of the little mermaid, supposedly worth a read.
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^Will look into, thanks.
Speaking of peasants, I went through a Medieval Times phase and I was more fascinated by the lives peasants the peasants than the nobility. So, I read several books from this time period by Karen Cushman such as Catherine Called Birdie, The Midwife's Apprentice, Matilda Bone, etc.
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I had several favorites growing up, but I especially used to like the “Where’s Waldo?” books in elementary school. Although the picture books don’t consist of written stories, looking at the colorful and detailed images, as well as trying to find Waldo was really fun and still is! Here are some examples of a couple of illustrations:
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Ahh Where's Waldo!! I should get that for my boys.