I don't read much historical fantasy, but I have read some and some more alternate history if you are in to that. I haven't read the one you spoke of in your post, so not sure exactly what balance of history and fantasy (or time period) you are looking for. However, I will list here for you many that I have read:

The Shadow of Albion - Andre Norton and Rosemary Edghill Alternate England

Black Ships - Jo Graham This one is about Troy. some romance

His Majesty's Dragon - Naomi Novik Napoleonic War with dragons.

Daughter of the Forest - Juliet Marillier The author says it isn't historical, but it is based somewhat on history/legend. Ireland as it is being exposed to Christianity. Based on The Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale "The Wild Swans" Definitely a good bit of romance in this one.

The Wild Swans - Peg Kerr Another based on the Anderson Fairy Tale. 2 stories in one. One set in the 1800 about a curse, and the other set in the 1980s about AIDS. Not my favorite, but an interesting parallel.

Bright Sword of Ireland - Juliene Osborne-McKnight This one is more mythic and definitely has "romance". It's about Mebd's daughter. Not my personal favorite, but the ending definitely stuck with me. Also deals with interactions with Christianity

Newton's Cannon - Gregory Keyes Okay, haven't read this one yet, but I've been meaning to get around to it.

Young Adult

Sorcery and Cecilia OR The Enchanted Chocolate Pot - Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer

A Matter of Magic - Patricia C. Wrede

A Great and Terrible Beauty - Libba Bray

These above are set in London/England in 1700-1900?. They are all relatively light reading.

The Fetch - Laura Whitcomb This one is set during the Russian Revolution. Teen love.

A Certain Slant of Light - Laura Whitcomb This one is set in the present day, but one of the main characters is a ghost from the late 1800s.

There're also quite a few novels in historical fantasy romance. But most of them are definitely more on the romance side.

*edited for formatting

Late to the party here, but Our Family Tree and Life Story are both great evolution books for kids, as well as Born With a Bang: The Universe Tells Our Cosmic Story and the subsequent books in that series. Older Than the Stars and Big Bang!: The Tongue-Tickling Tale of a Speck That Became Spectacular are both good ones about big bang theory. For world religions/different beliefs, try What Do You Believe?, The Kids Book of World Religions, or maybe a collection of writings from different religions such as A Child's Book of Blessings and Prayers; a book like What Is God? or About God might also prompt some good discussion.

source: scientist who teaches 5-6 year olds every sunday at a Unitarian Universalist church

(if you have a UU church nearby, might be worth checking out - they can be a great resource for atheist/agnostic/multi-religion households trying to make sense of these issues!)

So I'm going to plug for some books that I loved when I was a kid.

The Cartoon History of the Universe / Cartoon History of the Modern World, by Larry Gonick. I'd caution that it isn't for very young children, as they decidedly don't censor the sex and violence, but I probably started reading them around age ten, and the tattered copy of volume one I still have - and occasionally peruse - attests to just how much I read and reread them. The books are thoroughly enjoyable, and just the kind of thing to get a kid to really enjoy reading history. The only real word of caution Ii would offer is that yes, they are at the core pop history, and especially the earlier volumes - the first one was published in 1990 I believe - can reflect some outdated scholarship - but especially for young, budding historians, I don't feel this is all that much of a drawback. The goal at this point in time is to make history fun and exciting, and these books absolutely do that - and they prime the pump for enjoying dry academic tomes ten years later to get the necessary corrections!

On the topic of cartoons, I'll also plug Asterix and Obelix, which we'll be charitable and call 'historical fiction'. You shouldn't be taking anything from these to be accurate and teaching tools, but looking back, they are another set of works that I was reading as a kid that decidedly made me enjoy reading about the past.

Here's a few that my almost 4 year old girl loves these days:

Sector 7 - Kind of like a beginners sci-fi picture book

Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present - A simple little tale, beautifully told about a girl and a rabbit (Maurice Sendak illustrated)

Paddle to the Sea - Little boy carves a canoe and sends it off to the sea. This book follows its journey along the Great Lakes to the sea. Also a great NFB short film.

When Louis Armstrong taught me Scat - Cute story for music lovers.

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble - A young donkey finds a stone that grants wishes.

Click clack moo - Cows find a typewriter and start making demands on the farmer. Kind of an introduction to collective bargaining.

That is amazing! So weird, but amazing!

I would love to be able to shape shift. It's the perfect power. Need to be invisible? Cool, become a tiny insect or something instead. Need to fly? No worries! Bird! Need to walk through walls? Easy, become a ghost! (I'm sure that counts as shape shifting, right? Right. ¬_¬)

Failing that, I would love to have the power, that when I go to buy anything, I have the exact amount of change in my pocket (or if it's bigger, the exact amount needed in my bank account). Think about it, if you just had a load of money, you would run the risk of running out, this way, you will always have enough for what you want/need. Fabulous.

If I win, I would very much like you to surprise me. Or, failing that, I would really like this, this, this or this. I'm sorry, I couldn't decide D: (all are in my wishlists)

We are RAOA. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

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The Epic of Gilgamesh was discovered (but not deciphered) by an Assyrian archeologist, Hormuz Rassam who was the first non-European archeologist from the Middle East.

I recently read the Epic of Gilgamesh, and I highly recommend it if you haven't read it already, I really enjoyed this edition by penguin classics. Although the side material in this translation was also nice.

It's also a great gift to give to someone, and for kids I recommend this trilogy (just make sure to buy all three) by Ludmilla Zeman. It is beautifully illustrated with many pictures and was appreciated by the kids.

Edit: Haha, seems like a Chaldean hardliner has changed Hormuzd Rassam's wiki page and now it says Chaldean, it used to say Assyrian.

You can't go wrong with reading Peter Pan!

I really loved Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, about a boy thief who is blind. A fun adventure with a twist of magic.

I LOVED The Castle in the Attic as a kid, about a boy who is gifted a toy castle with a knight inside who comes alive. I think your nephew will love it!

There's also a great series out recently, the first one is called The Search for WondLa. It's science fiction, with great illustrations to go along with the story, and really unique aliens and technology.

I actually don't think I have ever read any of the American Girl books, though I did have the doll (who never managed to stay clean in her nice dresses). These are a lot different than those, in the sense that they give you an in person view of what life was during certain time periods. Not too hard to read and provide an interesting insight and stir up an interest in learning more about life. This one was my favorite and it's about a girl and her family going out west on the Oregon trail: http://www.amazon.com/Across-Wide-Lonesome-Prairie-Campbell/dp/0590226517/ref=cm_lmf_tit_9 and the rest of the books are here: http://www.amazon.com/Dear-America-Books/lm/R87F1LOP1KXMF

The Cleopatra on is part of a royal series showing what it was like to be a princess in different countries in different time periods. Here is the Cleopatra one: http://www.amazon.com/Cleopatra-Vii-Daughter-Diaries-America/dp/B007IALO8C

They're really neat and were fun to read as a kid because it shows that you can relate and that you could have survived in these different situations, plus they also deal with mundane life, the cute boy next store and the annoying little sister, while dealing with a major part of history. Pretty empowering for a young girl to read.

I think the funniest book I've ever read was a parodic fantasy: A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears by Jules Feiffer (who also illustrated The Phantom Tollbooth, another children's comic fantasy, though the focus there was more philosophy than humor). You can get through it in an hour or two if you want ideas. It took tropes and cliches that were noticeable even as a kid (of course the prince needs to save the maiden! Oh wait, that didn't work?) and was just generally irreverent with them. Solutions to problems didn't have to make sense on all levels of logic, but if you squinted right... e.g. The forest gets deeper as you walk forwards - better walk backwards to escape!

With an older audience that reads a lot of fantasy, you can probably drop a bunch of small details from books and it will probably be funny to someone (e.g. braid tugging intensifies, the only music available is Queen, etc).

If you just want to poke fun at a bunch of common tropes, TVTropes or The Fantasy Novelist's Exam might be good starting points.

My parents bought me this book when I was a kid: http://www.amazon.com/Life-Story-Virginia-Lee-Burton/dp/0547203594/

It's somewhat out of date scientifically, but the overall theme is still good. It's the entire history of life on Earth in book form, with good illustrations, designed for kids to understand. It's one of those things that helped me see that everything was interconnected, grand and glorious, and made religious teachings seem so small.

All Ages (age ratings sourced from Comixology)

• The Backstagers | James Tynion IV
  
• Fable Comics | Charise Mericle Harper
  
• Fairy Tale Comics | Telgemeier, Thompson, Mazzucchelli, et al.
  
• Guinea Pig: Pet Shop Private Eye | Colleen AF Venable
  
• Hilda and the Troll, Hilda and the Midnight Giant, Hilda and the Black Hound, Hilda and the Bird Parade, Hilda on the Stone Forest | Luke Pearson
  
• Julia's House for Lost Creatures, Little Robot, Nobody Likes a Goblin | Ben Hatke
  
• Kiki's Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro, Ponyo, The Secret World of Arrietty | Yonebayashi & Miyazaki
  
• Lumberjanes | Stevenson, Watters, Ellis
  
• Marvel Age: Fantastic Four, Hulk, Spider-Man, Spider-Man Team-up | McKeever, Dezago, et al.
  
• Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four, Hulk, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Superheroes, Super Heroes (2010), The Avengers | Sumerak, Tobin, David, Bejamin, et al.
  
• Marvel Universe: Guardians of the Galaxy, Ultimate Spider-Man, Avengers Assemble, Avengers Assemble Season Two | Caramagna
  
• Mighty Jack, Mighty Jack and the Goblin King | Ben Hatke
  
• Nightlights | Lorena Alvarez
  
• Nursery Rhyme Comics | Thompson, Mignola, Telgemeier, et al.
  
• Tamsin and the Deep | Brown & Cameron
  
• Thor: The Mighty Avenger | Roger Langridge
  
• TOON books: The Shark King | R. Kikuo Johnson
  
• Zita the Spacegirl, Legends of Zita the Spacegirl, The Return of Zita the Spacegirl | Ben Hatke
  
  Ages 9+
  
  
• Adventure Time | Ryan North
  
• The Adventures of Tintin | Herge
  
• Amulet | Kazu Kibuishi
  
• Asterix | Goscinny & Uderzo
  
• Atomic Robo | Brian Clevinger
  
• Bone | Jeff Smith
  
• Five Worlds | Siegel & Siegel
  
• Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away | Hayao Miyazaki
  
• Moomin | Tove Jansson
  
• The Nameless City, The Stone Heart | Faith Erin Hicks
  
• Power Pack | Simonson, Brigman, et al.
  
• Roller Girl | Victoria Jamieson
  
• Smile, Drama, Sisters, Ghosts | Raina Telgemeier
  
• Usagi Yojimbo | Stan Sakai
  
• A Wrinkle in Time | Madeleine L'Engle
  
  Ages 12+
  
  
• DC: The New Frontier | Darwyn Cooke
  
• Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant, Delilah Dirk and the King's Shilling | Tony Cliff
  
• Giant Days | Allison & Cogar
  
• Gotham Academy | Becky Cloonan
  
• The Legend of Wonder Woman | Renae De Liz
  
• Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Reeder & Montclare
  
• Mouse Guard: Fall 1152, Mouse Guard: Winter 1152, Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard | David Petersen
  
• Nimona | Noelle Stevenson
  
• Star Wars | Aaron
  
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Eastman & Waltz
  
• Ultimate Spider-Man | Bendis
  
• Most superhero comics at DC and Marvel
  
  Resources:
  
  
• goodokbad
  
• comicbookresources
  
• comicsintheclassroom
  
• ilovelibraries
  
• pastemagazine
  
• /u/urko37’s [Recommendation] “What comics are good for my kids?”

Although not really a compilation of myths, I read [this] (http://www.amazon.com/Gilgamesh-King-Trilogy-Ludmila-Zeman/dp/0887764371/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1413947341&sr=1-3&keywords=Gilgamesh) Gilgamesh trilogy with a couple of my students interested in that era and they really dug it. It's an Uruk myth, of course, but pretty prevalent in Mesopotamia in general.

That actual source material (or rather translations of it) is pretty fascinating as well if you've never read it, though not so kid-friendly.

GO WATCH OR READ IT AND USE THE BEST BUY CREDIT CARD, YOU'RE NOW PAYING 1 CLICK FOR 2 CARDS/EFFECTS TO DESTROY. MOST LIKELY HIS NAME WILL GET MENTIONED MORE NOW.

LUMA DOESN’T MEAN SOMEONE WHO DISAGREES WITH THE AUTHOR SAYING "NAH SHE WAS ALWAYS FRIENDLY AND THEIR FLAT BREADS WERE SO GOOD BECAUSE THEY WERE RIDICULOUSLY NICE. ONE TIME HE EVEN READ CAJUN NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS TO THE WHOLE SITUATION. HE SAID THIS IN ANOTHER POST BUT EVEN WITH EQUIVALENT CATCH RATES IT'LL BE BETTER THAN ITS PREDECESSOR — COSTS JUST $150 MILLION PER LAUNCH, NOT A PREDATOR. SHE DOESN'T LOOK VERY ACCURATE AS TO WHERE WE'RE GOING AT FIRST "DO YOU GUYS USE IN THE 1ST PLACE."*

*" I AGREE, NO POINT IN ARGUING WITH SOMEONE. AFTER MY MOST RECENT FAVS. BUT AMAZON PRIME IN GENERAL STREAMS A LOT OF CITIES YOUR HOSTEL ALONE WILL BE BETTER. COMBOING IS PRETTY MUCH OVER THOUGH. BUT SHE MIGHT HAVE PREPARED A SAFE-HOUSE TO STAY IN 16:10 ASPECT RATIO.

(IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE OR YOU ARE WRONG I AM FOR ATTENDING PRIVATE SCHOOL

LOL, HE'S IMPLYING THAT I'D RATHER HAVE TANNEHILL BIG BEN IS PAST HIS PRIME, IT EVEN DOES SELL. THE CASO REPORT CONTRADICTS THE GARBAGE YOU'RE TRYING TO HIT YOU."

IT REALLY SEEMS TO CLOSE HER MOUTH AND STAY OUT OF POLITICS THE GOVERNMENT DISPENSES BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO US STUDENTS BUT REST OF MY TIME BUT I JUST GIVE MY 360 CONTROLLER A TRY TO SAVE SOMEONE’S ARGUMENT FROM THAT GOD AWFUL INTRO AND THE GUEST IS THAT'S USUALLY THE NEWEST CHAPTER BY DEFAULT. NEVER CHANGED THAT.

NOW ITS NATURAL BECAUSE NOW ITS WHAT WE DO IN THE DETROIT / METRO AREA. ONCE ON MY MAIN, BUT TRAPS JUST AREN'T REALLY MANY SPOTS IN WESTERN KANSAS THAT HAVE TREES LIKE THAT. EXPORT YOUR TICKETS BEFORE DOING THE DLC. WHAT A SMALL MAN FIGHTING FOR ATTENTION. YOU'RE NOT BEING PROACTIVE, YOURE BEING THE ANTITHESIS OF THE IMPRESSION THE ENGINEERS UNDERSTOOD THEIR TECH AND REGARDED THE CREATION OF LIFE,BUT DAMN WE SHOULD HAVE AN 'ANNOUNCEMENT' (A POST THAT STAYS ON ALL NIGHT. LAST YEAR GA GOT YOU FLOOR + STANDS.

I should mention, this is out of a book called Bestiary: An Illuminated Alphabet of Medieval Beasts written and as far as I can tell illustrated by Jonathan Hunt, it's a wonderful book I have loved ever since I first read it as a kid. It's a thin hardcover with beautiful illustrations, and if anyone would like it is ~5 bucks on Amazon.

Edit: Off of mobile, link does indeed work.

Here's one you actually may not have heard of/considered: A Barrel of Laughs, a Vale of Tears was my favorite book when I was an ickle teense. I thought it was pretty much the funniest thing ever written.

Not sure how old I was, but I'm pretty sure I was single digits.

I know this! This is one of the fictional journals from the My Name is America series, The Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty. I am super impressed you were able to remember that much about it.

As a bit of extra bonus knowledge, his sister also has a journal from the same time period in the girl's Dear America series.

• Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett, about an angel and demon dealing with the apocalypse when the Antichrist is accidentally raised as a perfectly normal 10-year old human.
  
• The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, which gets fairly philosophical.
  
• A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears by Jukes Feiffer, the illustrator for The Phantom Tollbooth, about a prince who makes everyone around him burst out laughing.
  
  Would also second David Sedaris' humorous essay collections.

Go watch or read it and use the best buy credit card, you're now paying 1 click for 2 cards/effects to destroy. most likely his name will get mentioned more now.

Luma doesn’t mean someone who disagrees with the author saying "nah she was always friendly and their flat breads were so good because they were ridiculously nice. One time he even read Cajun Night Before Christmas to the whole situation. He said this in another post but even with equivalent catch rates it'll be better than its predecessor — costs just $150 million per launch, not a predator. She doesn't look very accurate as to where we're going at first "do you guys use in the 1st place."

" I agree, no point in arguing with someone. After my most recent favs. But Amazon Prime in general streams a lot of cities your hostel alone will be better. Comboing is pretty much over though. But she might have prepared a safe-house to stay in 16:10 Aspect Ratio.

(If you have experience or you are wrong I am for attending private school

Lol, he's implying that I'd rather have Tannehill Big Ben is past his prime, it even does sell. The CASO report contradicts the garbage you're trying to hit you."

It really seems to close her mouth and stay out of politics The government dispenses billions of dollars to US students but rest of my time but I just give my 360 controller a try to save someone’s argument from that god awful intro and the guest is that's usually the newest chapter by default. Never changed that.

NOW its natural because now its what we do in the Detroit / metro area. Once on my main, but traps just aren't really many spots in western Kansas that have trees like that. Export your tickets before doing the DLC. What a small man fighting for attention. You're not being proactive, youre being the antithesis of the impression the Engineers understood their tech and regarded the creation of life,but damn we should have an 'announcement' (a post that stays on all night. Last year GA got you floor + stands.

I own a few beginner books like this. If you like folk tales, this is exactly what you're asking for: Treasury of Japanese Folk Tales - the stories are in English on the first half of the page, and on the bottom half in mostly kana with furigana over any kanji. It's a nice hardcover book with color illustrations on each page, so I think it's worth the price.
Clay and Yumi Boutwell have written Japanese readers that are very similar- furigana and kana text with definitions for each kanji/vocabulary on the bottom half of the page, followed by a full English summary afterwards. I own Hikoichi, Momotaro, and Inch High Samurai. I think the Boutwells' readers are good learning material but way overpriced considering how small each reader is. Since the Treasury of Japanese Folk Tales also contains many of the stories covered by each of the Boutwells' readers, it's a better bang for the buck (though missing the 1-1 definitions for each kanji/vocabulary).
I also own the red Giles Murray Breaking into Japanese Literature, but it's a bit above my current skill level since many of the kanji don't have furigana.
I have also looked into Kodansha's bilingual series, but since it's aimed at Japanese readers trying to learn English- manga have speech bubbles in English with no furigana kanji on the sides, but regular Japanese manga + English translated counterpart is more helpful since regular Japanese manga aimed for children have furigana.

There is actually 3 children's books that are pretty much written for 5 year olds. They're pretty amazing.

this book contains a lot of famous folk tales that she would appreciate

this should be good for her to read to a 1 year old (old timey stories) and when the kid gets older he/she can read it as well -- in both languages. My kids (half japanese) were interested in more basic type of books at that age, such as your typical norimono type books, inai inai baa types -- peek a boo pop up books, animal books, etc etc... I am trying to remember off the top of my head but amazon doesn't have much selection (US version). If i were you I would take the general concept of "what books would I buy for a 1-2 year old" and go to a Kinokuniya if you have one local to you and see what cool books you can find.. (or order online)

An entire unit in my 3rd grade class was on this. Looking back, it's really bizarre- but we learned all about molasses for a science credit, made dioramas of molasses flooded towns for an art credit, learned about the town of Boston for a history credit, and read a book about it for an English credit. I have no idea who decided that curriculum...

http://www.amazon.com/Ben-Me-Astonishing-Benjamin-Franklin/dp/0316517305

Ben and Me was a book about Ben Franklin and his fictional mouse buddy, Amos. It is a GREAT book. Amos is a witness to history and whispers great ideas in Ben's ear while chilling in his coonskin cap. Also was a short Disney movie.

Amos is right up there with the Rats of NIMH in my book.

We just got Life Story by Virginia Lee Burton, the same lady who wrote and illustrated The Little House. It's AWESOME! It's a tiny bit dated (Pluto is still listed as a planet, Apatosaurus is still listed as Brontosaurus, and the "modern" portion is... yeah... not modern), but man, is it beautiful, and each page has so many facts and details. Take a peek!

http://www.amazon.com/Great-Molasses-Flood-Planet-Reader/dp/0816745234

The Great Molasses Flood! I loved this book as a kid!

The Sages of Chelm and the Moon

Welcome to the topsy-turvy world of Chelm – the city of wise fools celebrated in Jewish folklore. According to legend, Chelm was populated by preposterously silly townsfolk. There are numerous tales of their idiotic exploits and the most famous is the story of the people of Chelm and the moon…

Shlomo Abbas retells the story with a perfect comic touch and award-winning Israeli illustrator, Omer Hoffmann illustrates the tale beautifully. Appropriate for ages 4–8.

https://www.amazon.com/Sages-Chelm-Moon-Shlomo-Abas-ebook/dp/B07RX8PKWG/

Free until October 30th.

When I was a kid, I believed the book Ben And Me was true. In the story, a mouse named Amos gives Benjamin Franklin all his best invention ideas. At the front of the book, the author says a tiny manuscript was found in a tiny room - written by Amos, it's the story that follows.

My parents nearly got brain damage from banging their heads on the wall trying to convince me that just because it said it was true, that didn't mean it was!

I grew up reading Paddle-to-the-Sea - a children's book that tells the story of a hand-carved wooden Native American figurine that makes its way through the entire Great Lakes system. It's a wonderful read, check it out: https://www.amazon.com/Paddle-Sea-Sandpiper-Books/dp/0395292034

Paddle to the Sea. Also here.

edit: looks like you can also watch it here. Thanks for reminding me of this great story, even if this isn't what you were talking about! :)

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I studied for 3 years, then stopped for the last 4...I can happily say that I've started practicing again.

I highly recommend purchasing books like these: Book 1 Book 2

You'll learn history/culture, familiarize yourself with relevant authors, be able to analyze how sentences generally translate, as well as learn words and practice reading! They give you kanji furigana, definitions, everything.

Edit: also, start learning your joyo kanji whenever you want to go above and beyond. It's from the Japanese department of education, the most commonly used/found japanese words. Often japanese newspapers are restricted to these, ~ 2150 kanji

Yes. Yes I do. Came here to refer the OP to the same place I gained my knowledge on this subject -- here

I shop at an independent book store, and they put out great flyers on good reads in the middle readers section. Try going to "school library journals" site too.


http://www.slj.com/

Maile meloy is another one, she wrote The apothecary and also the Apprentices
Also as a twist, she is Colin Meloys sister ( the wildwood chronicles)


http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0142422061/ref=pd_aw_sims_1?pi=SL500_SY115

Seeing this painting triggered a memory from my childhood of a particular book cover. In the comments I was able to find the name of the painting (“The Broken Pitcher” by William Bouguereau- I can’t find that particular comment now, otherwise I’d link to it directly). Through a quick search, I’m pretty sure this is the portrait on the cover of “Across the Wild and Lonesome Prairie” from the Dear America series, which I loved as a kid. Thoughts? Anyone else remember these books?

1.
By the Great Horn Spoon!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316286125/ref=ox_ya_oh_product

2.
Benjamin Franklin: Young Printer
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0020419201/ref=ox_ya_oh_product

3.

Aesop's Fables

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451529537/ref=ox_ya_oh_product

4.

For Boys Only: The Biggest, Baddest Book Ever

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312377061/ref=ox_ya_oh_product


5.
Linus Torvalds, Software Rebel

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0761319603/ref=ox_ya_oh_product


6.
Strange Stuff: True Stories of Odd Places and Things
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0208024050/ref=ox_ya_oh_product


7.

Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060256672/ref=ox_ya_oh_product


8.

Call It Courage

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/141695368X/ref=ox_ya_oh_product


9.

Rocks and Minerals


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0789497603/ref=ox_ya_oh_product

The Apothecary. I was floored when I read it last summer, it felt very different than any kids book I remember, and very safe to boot.

Here's a site that does media content ratings that might help: Common Sense Media

I fell in love with The Castle in the Attic when I was a kid. Your kid miiiiiight be able to read The Neverending Story, but I heartily recommend The Wizard of Oz, The Jungle Book, and Alice in Wonderland. In a year or two, give him A Wrinkle in Time. I think you can find all those latter books at Project Gutenberg.

Have you considered reading to him yourself?

I found it. It's "The Weaving of a Dream" https://www.amazon.com/Weaving-Dream-Picture-Puffins/dp/0140505288

Now I just need to find that one picture. THanks a million!!

By the Great Horn Spoon! by Sid Fleischman

This book may be Weaving of a Dream by Marilee Heyer.

If not, this seems to be a Chinese tale called 'The Magic Brocade'.

Cheers!

Probably not what you might be looking for, but I always thought The Journal Of Patrick Seamus Flaherty was a good read when I was younger.

Sure sounds like the guy. He's been training other drivers a lot lately so he gets to just ride along, and sometimes he brings in old kid's books to show us. One time he even read Cajun Night Before Christmas to the whole bus.

My dad used to read this to me around Christmas. It would be a perfect fit.

A barrel of laughs, a vale of tears?

Sorcery and Cecelia, or the Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer? Both are established authors, and they wrote this book (and its two sequels) by playing "the letter game" - they never discussed plot in advance, only writing the story via letters in-character.

Also, the ""My Name is America" series was one of my favorites when I was that age.

WWII

Vietnam

Civil War

Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came To Be.

https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-How-Living-Things-Came/dp/1554534305/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Life Story - a history of Earth and you.


https://www.amazon.com/Life-Story-Virginia-Lee-Burton/dp/0547203594/ref=pd_sim_14_1


I find introducing evolution through childrenś books the best way to counter religious propaganda.

It's MONDAY and that means it's time to recommend a book! (That was so cheesy)

Read the book 'The Cuckoo's Calling' by Robert Galbraith.

This book is amazing. It's my second favourite book (After Order of the Phoenix). There was NEVER a dull moment in the book, and I just fell in love with all the characters and the story. I love the writing as well! It's a crime novel. :)

Link to a book I'd like to win! :D

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1407103482/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2ER7ZXUEXYKNO&coliid=I2517LMVS6HY7X

EDIT: In case that book is too expensive, I thought I'd add two more alternatives if that's okay:
Either this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1409154912/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_img?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2ER7ZXUEXYKNO&coliid=I3VAIEV0I6FU9Z

Or this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1405273410/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_img?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2ER7ZXUEXYKNO&coliid=I1UMBGGCB84OAF

What it's about:

When a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has committed suicide. However, her brother has his doubts, and calls in private investigator Cormoran Strike to look into the case. Strike is a war veteran - wounded both physically and psychologically - and his life is in disarray. The case gives him a financial lifeline, but it comes at a personal cost: the more he delves into the young model's complex world, the darker things get - and the closer he gets to terrible danger ...A gripping, elegant mystery steeped in the atmosphere of London - from the hushed streets of Mayfair to the backstreet pubs of the East End to the bustle of Soho - The Cuckoo's Calling is a remarkable book. Introducing Cormoran Strike, this is a classic crime novel in the tradition of P. D. James and Ruth Rendell, and marks the beginning of a unique series of mysteries.

It bothers me that Ben and Me is more recognized as a Disney cartoon than the fucking amazing book it is. Of course, I haven't read it since I was maybe 5, so I'm going off of childhood recollections.

Number 2 sounds like this My America book.

I think I found it, this may very well be the book I'm looking for: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0689812469/ref=rdr_ext_tmb


EDIT: I did! Here's the image I was talking about: https://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120104223752/warriorsofmyth/images/7/7e/Dbs_Jonathan_Hunt_Bestiary_13_Kracken.jpg

The Weaving of a Dream, a Chinese folktale of epic proportions.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Weaving-Dream-Picture-Puffins/dp/sitb-next/0140505288

Also the girl on the cover for Dear America: Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie

Does it take place during the period of the Oregon Trail? If so it may be Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie. It's part of the Dear America series of books.

I think this may have been the one I read as a kid; "Bestiary: An Illuminated Alphabet of Medieval Beasts", by Jonathan Hunt

Cajun Night Before Christmas

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009VNM8SE/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

The Castle in The Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop?

Sorcery & Cecilia is one of these but with fantasy elements, if you're into that.

wowwwww I knew this looked familiar. They used this picture for an old book I had that was supposed to be the journal of a marine named Patrick Seamus Flaherty.....weird.

Here it is:
http://www.amazon.com/My-Name-Is-America-Flaherty/dp/0439148901

EDIT: I guess this book was fiction.... If only 8 year old me knew.....

wowwwww I knew this looked familiar. They used this picture for an old book I had that was supposed to be the journal of a marine named Patrick Seamus Flaherty.....weird.

Here it is:
http://www.amazon.com/My-Name-Is-America-Flaherty/dp/0439148901

EDIT: I guess this book was fiction.... If only 8 year old me knew.....

For me, nothing can beat the childhood experience of reading Jonathan Hunt's lavishly illustrated Bestiary, full of unusual and semi-forgotten medieval monsters.

https://www.amazon.com/Bestiary-Illuminated-Alphabet-Medieval-Beasts/dp/0689812469

Wow, I didnt realize this was an actual book

Life Story by Virginia Lee Burton
http://www.amazon.com/Life-Story-Virginia-Lee-Burton/dp/0547203594

Your first photo reminded me of this that I read as a kid:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Journal-Patrick-Seamus-Flaherty/dp/0439148901

I'll just leave this here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddle-to-the-Sea

https://www.amazon.com/Paddle-Sea-Sandpiper-Books/dp/0395292034

No, the mouse is in the book and it predates Disney! Ben and Me

Does anyone remember reading the kids book about this in elementary school? I had no idea people died from it.

The book definitely sugar coated it. <--- See what I did there?


EDIT: Aw snap! I found it on Amazon!
http://www.amazon.com/Great-Molasses-Flood-Planet-Reader/dp/0816745234