Okay, so, I might be taking a course on media for children and young adults. Mostly literature. And although my idea of including foreign-language materials in my media log (stuff wot I read during the course of the semester) has been nixed--meaning no unabridged version of Pinocchio or other things to practice my language skills on)--I would still love to have recommendations from you lovely people.
So, comment, tell me, what books (and other things are okay too, if I can legitimately get them, but mostly books) do you remember from your childhoods? (Or enjoy reading with your children?) Now, it's entirely possible I've already read them (though apparently we are allowed to do a limited amount of re-reading) or that I just won't be able to get around to it (or that I'll end up having to drop the course). But I'm interested in the fact of your suggestion! I want to see what things I've missed. Picture books, novels for young people up through teenagerhood, board books...really anything you might find in the kids' section of your public library.
I have to admit I'm especially interested in those of you who didn't grow up in America. Famous Five? Le petit Nicolas? Some of the more famous non-English things are starting to show up or have been available in translation, and I am allowed to include those. I'm interested in those because 1) love an international perspective and 2) I'm less likely to have read them, although I did have predominantly British children's lit parts of my life. That said, I'm also eager to see what you Americans have loved too.
And on the topic of libraries and books,
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