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Books for Young Children
Kalkino
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I have a niece/nephew both under three years who I've either not met yet, or not seen for a long time but I will be soon and I want to get them some books (don't worry, they are getting other toy like gifts) and I looking for ideas.
I want to get several books, ranging from books to be read to them by their parents, to books they might be able to soon read themselves, along certain themes. As a child I had a few books on ancient myths, legends or fables from Greek times onto more modern Anglo or European times as well as a smattering of stuff from Africa & Asia.
Ideally I'd like suggestions along these lines, but if you have anything that you think is awesome, then go ahead
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1. I will be heading off to visit them in a week or so and don't want to rely on Amazon due to tight time constraints however I am very close to loads of book stores
2. I am in the UK
I want to get several books, ranging from books to be read to them by their parents, to books they might be able to soon read themselves, along certain themes. As a child I had a few books on ancient myths, legends or fables from Greek times onto more modern Anglo or European times as well as a smattering of stuff from Africa & Asia.
Ideally I'd like suggestions along these lines, but if you have anything that you think is awesome, then go ahead
Edit
1. I will be heading off to visit them in a week or so and don't want to rely on Amazon due to tight time constraints however I am very close to loads of book stores
2. I am in the UK
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Not a mythology book, but this is like the perfect book for kids that age.
I agree with this, when they get to around the age of seven/eight they'll find Greek mythology fascinating though. A book I loved when I was younger was Dogger by Shirely Hughes, a lot of her books have nice simple stories and soft illustrations they'll love.
http://www.amazon.com/Uncle-Wiggilys-Story-Howard-Garis/dp/04
48400901/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267371539&sr=8-1
its what my dad used to read my brothers and i before bed, there are 30+ short stories that all sort of intertwine in some way. its good for teaching good habits and morals and all that great stuff. it is from the 80's though so it may be harder to find in a brick and mortar bookstore, but its great and at a great price. (under 15$). Great Bedtime Stories!
My two year old son will rip out a paper book's pages but is very happy with thicker cardboard books. Eric Carle has some printed like that which he likes.
I last saw the 3 year old when he was about 6 months old and I've not met the 2 year old, as I live on the other side of the world (about 18,000km away!) so I have no idea what they are like, or what they like aside from emails from their parents. Sound quite normal kids but I don't really know
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I'm not sure if three year olds have the attention span for a book like that, but if they can pay attention to anything more than board books, I'd say they're a good bet. They aren't very wordy.
SO they don't live in the UK? get some awesome UKish kids book, man! You can get Dr. Seuss everywhere, get them something the Queen wrote.
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Good idea about local authors. I'll talk to my work colleagues tomorrow, they all seem to have children.
Like this
It's quite nifty. There's a couple of different themes and there's a boys version in the form of Captain Scurvy's Most Dastardly Pop-Up Pirate Ship.
Let it be known though, that I'm not sure if they're good for a kid under 3. I've not much experience with how developed kids are at that age. But I think those books are awesome, heh.
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I came in here to suggest this!
Also, any of the Golden Books series are great.
And, as odd as it may seem, Where's Waldo? books are great for kids, who are open to them. You can never tell until it's in front of them.
How about the Bearenstein Bears?
And the Paper Bag Princess.
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His age in kind of tough, as he's just starting on more substantive stuff. You'll want to look for stuff that looks like Stardust (but not actually stardust). Comics might also work, especially omnibi of classic comics. Astro Boy would probably work well.
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This. Also, super basic Dr. Seuss books.
Our nephew (2.5 years) loves them. The best thing is not only does he enjoy them now with the pictures but when he is old enough to start reading he can use those as well... and the bro+sis-in-law use them to further his number/color/shape teaching.
Maybe not for a 2 year old but kids do grow up fast. Though maybe this should be for like a 6 year old.
There is really no reason why you shouldn't buy a kid a Dr. Suess book though seriously.
There is also these, http://www.randomhouse.com/golden/. These would be great, and I think I remember some of them having cardboard pages?