The Disney animated version of this story was one of my absolute favorite things as a child; for several years, I was a being OBSESSED.
Continue readingThe Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
The story’s concept is fairly straightforward — animals take control of a farm, must figure out how to run it, and experience a series of sociopolitical upheavals.
Continue readingThe Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
The stakes are high, the consequences of missteps are catastrophic, and no one is quite sure of the motivations of the other players in the game. This all adds up to a nail-biting story of non-stop action from first to last page.
Continue readingFairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry by W.B. Yeats
This is a good choice for readers who have an interest in the history or mythology of the Irish Celts, or an interest in stories of the fair folk or witchcraft more broadly.
Continue readingLetters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
Elinore’s varied experiences are told with an engaging combination of reverence for nature, care for her occasionally exasperating neighbors, and just a simple appreciation of a good fun time whenever it can be had.
Continue readingThe Good Old Boys by Elmer Kelton
I think this is a pretty good intro book for Westerns, if you want to give the genre a try but don’t necessarily want to devote hours and hours and hours of your life to something as epic as Lonesome Dove.
Continue readingUnder Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas
This is actually a radio drama which follows the lives of various characters in a small village over the course of a single day, mainly in the context of their private thoughts and their dreams as they sleep.
Continue readingThe Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
Like The Jungle Book, I know I must have read this as a child, as my old copy of it is still in my possession, but my only memory of it was of a vague impression of having rather enjoyed the illustrations.
Continue readingThe Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
I opted to put this title on my to-read list because I had fond memories of reading another book by Rudyard Kipling — Just So Stories, a collection of animal-focused short stories for children.
Continue readingThe Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
This is really a collection of stories for people who want a deeper understanding of folk tales generally, who want to know more about the origins of kid-friendlified childhood fairy tales, and, perhaps, who are just interested in the cultural history of Germany.
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