I was a voracious reader as a child but nothing else (with the exception of Roald Dahl and Beverly Cleary) formed my tastes as much as Norton Juster’s The Phantom Tollbooth. whimsical, clever, delightful, funny, playful, and in love with learning, language, and curiosity.
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I didn’t read this until I was an adult but it’s just so so lovely. It’s smart and funny. I read it after learning it was my husbands favorite book as a kid and I felt like I knew him better after reading it
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Series: magic treehouse, Geronimo Stilton, warriors, Percy Jackson, mysterious Benedict society
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I remember Where the Wild Things Are and other art books the most. Reading The Hobbit when I did (9 or 10?) was pretty important to me. A good mix of adventure. I learned to use a dictionary really well because I had never seen many of the words in the book. Growing up in rural eastern Kentucky coal fields I didn't get a lot of help from the adults around me in that regard. I also still remember the feeling of tension and fear in the scenes with the ogres and Gollum having some comedic elements here and there to make being a little afraid fun.
Then I probably got into fantasy novels well above my age shortly after. lol Piers Anthony made several of his books anatomy lessons.
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I recently acquired a book of matches from my parents’ wedding and have been using it to light my bedtime candle. there’s just something so satisfying about hitting just the right angle on the book to strike it and smelling that smoke!
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