May 20, 2021
After hearing the news that the estate of Dr Seuss was going to stop publishing several of their more questionable and outdated titles, Gary and Becca gathered booksellers Jenni, Kylie, and Kelly to chat about some of their favorite children's books, from ones they grew up with to new ones on our shelves today! There are a ton of recommendations in this episode, so be sure to check out the list below!
The Story of Babar by Jean De Brunhoff
My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
The 13 Clocks by James Thurber
Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Encyclopedia Brown by Donald J. Sobol
Cam Jansen: The Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds by David A. Adler and Susanna Natti
Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
Animorphs: The Invasion by K.A. Applegate
Goosebumps #1: Night of the Living Dummy by R.L. Stine
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell
Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
Star Wars: Jedi Academy by Jeffrey Brown
Once Upon a Space-Time by Jeffrey Brown
Princess Pulverizer #1: Grilled Cheese and Dragons by Nancy Krulik and Ben Balistreri
Princess in Black by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, and LeUyen Pham
The Tea Dragon Society by K. O'Neill
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
City of the Plague God by Sarwat Chadda
Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee
Neither by Airlie Anderson
Warriors #1: Into the Wild by Erin Hunter
George by Alex Gino
I'm Not a Girl by Maddox Lyons, Jessica Verdi, and Dana Simpson
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, and Henry Cole
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci by Diana Wynne Jones
Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Test of Courage by Justina Ireland
The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna
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The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna
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Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz and Hatem Aly
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