The Planet

Kieran wrote: ↑

Mon 10 Jan, 2022, 5:40 pm

This isn't a recommendation so much as a request for recommendations, although I don't have much hope of getting anything... <.<

Elder Child has expressed a preference for "books that are like real life", because she likes to imagine actually being in the places in the book. Unfortunately, all of the kidlit books I know of and/or enjoyed which aren't fantasy or scifi are extremely dated to the point of being historical (or, not much different from fantasy, for her perspective).

Does anyone have any suggestions for books for kids? I think books about travelling or moving to a new place would be particularly good.

Her current favorite books are the Kudo Kids series, if that helps. She went through every single Oz book that we have and read them multiple times and was really interested in them but then she went back to the Kudo Kids and told me she likes "real life" books better than fantasy, so.

Bee wrote: ↑

Mon 24 Jan, 2022, 2:01 pm

but you might enjoy Dom Casmurro?

Bee wrote: ↑

Mon 24 Jan, 2022, 2:01 pm

If nothing else, you'll be able to say you've joined in what's arguably the biggest debate in Brazilian literature (did Capitu cheat on Bentinho, or was Bentinho just a jealous paranoid jacakass? the longest thread blah blah blah).

Bee wrote: ↑

Mon 24 Jan, 2022, 2:01 pm

O Alienista (The Psychiatrist/the Alienist) might also interest you.

Bee wrote: ↑

Mon 24 Jan, 2022, 2:01 pm

Of course, I've no idea how enjoyable most of Machado's works are to someone with no background in Brazilian culture, much less late Imperial Brazilian culture and history, but those three books should be reasonably accessible regardless.

skysailor wrote: ↑

Mon 24 Jan, 2022, 2:17 pm

Wow I feel like an antique, but... maybe there have been new Babysitter's Club books? Or Scholastic Book Club still exists, it might have good recs. They always had excellent taste when I was a kid.