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SheepskinCrybaby t1_is3w0ce wrote

What a sweet thing to have your child read what you once loved (‘: I don’t have kids but I be it’s an amazing feeling!

I think mostly the Magic Treehouse series and the Narnia series. Narnia for its fun wonderland that many can resonate with as their parents read it to them as well - likely omitting the last book because it’s too sad and the religious overtones are not my cup of tea. I didn’t register it’s mirroring of Christianity as a kid though, it’s just a pretty depressing read imo.

I remember the Magic Treehouse being so amazing as a newly independent reader who could discover this new world on my own. My sister would tell me when new ones came out and I’d beg her to ride to the library and pick it up for me.

Likely I’d read some other classics to my kid - Rats of NIHM, The Hobbit, Shiloh, Watership Down, Alice in Wonderland, etc

I’ll admit when I’m in bookshops there’s some cute looking new kids chapter books though. I’d be just as excited to start a new reading journey with my someday kid/niece/nephew.

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