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    I want her baby to have the coolest book collection of some of my favorites that helped me grow up! I don’t want it to be too school syllabus or Top 100 list or whatever. I think I edited down to something basic. Help me with my list!

    I will also include a note and reading prompts.

    Age 1

    Colors for Kids

    Age 2

    A Snowy Day — Ezra Jack Keats

    Age 3

    The Legend of the Doozer Who Didn’t — Louise Gikow

    Age 4

    Where the Wild Things Are — Maurice Sendak

    Age 5

    Junie B. Jones — Barbara Park

    Age 6

    Ramona Quimby, Age 8 — Beverly Cleary

    Age 7

    Sideways Stories from Wayside School — Louis Sachar

    Age 8

    Coraline — Neil Gaiman

    Age 9

    Esperanza Rising — Pam Muñoz Ryan

    Age 10

    Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Old Clock — Carolyn Keene

    Age 11

    From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler – By E.L. Konigsburg

    Age 12

    Elsewhere — Gabrielle Zevin

    Age 13

    Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging — Louise Rennison

    Age 14

    The Importance of Being Earnest — Oscar Wilde

    Age 15

    Persepolis — Marjane Satrapi

    Age 16

    Brontë Sisters Collection

    Age 17

    The Artificial Silk Girl — Irmgard Keun

    Age 18

    Orlando — Virginia Woolf

    Come As You Are — Emily Nagoski

    by Melkit1027

    1 Comment

    1. Gnoll_For_Initiative on

      This is a good list!

      Id also add, for the early years, you can send a board book or little golden book for less than the cost of a fast food meal.

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