editors' tips: whatever happened to these books?
Maybe you know some of these books, but I'm guessing not as I don't hear much about them anymore. They're were my favorites growing up, so I thought I'd share the list in hopes that they become your kids' favorites, too.
The Tomten: This haunting adaptation of a Scandinavian poem about the Tomten - a little elfin creature who lives in a hayloft and is never seen by humans - will captivate children who are into that creepy/dreamy literature phase. (I think this can be read to a child 4 and over - I probably had it read to me at around age 6.)
The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes: This 1939 book about a country bunny who dreams of delivering Easter eggs but winds up with dozens of baby bunnies instead is a lovely feminist parable (she shows the doubting Jack Rabbits in the end). (The reading level is ages 4 to 8, but I think moms can read this to kids 2 and over.)
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi: Not everything is what it seems in this tale of a young boy and a dog who wander into a magician's garden. (This one is a bit haunting and more sophisticated. I think my parents read it to me when I was 5, and I probably reread it myself at 7 or 8.)
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase: Why does no one read this anymore? The best of the orphan books, in my opinion, this chapter book is about kids, an evil uncle, and wolves! (Kids can read this at age 9 or 10. I think I read it when I was 11.)
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