I'm asking this for an acquaintance trying to find a children's book from the '90s (or possibly earlier) which centers around a cafeteria meal that is not what it seems.
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posted by queensissy
on May 12, 2013 -
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dear administrators of the universe simulation, please fix this minor continuity error:
When I was learning to read, Elmer (the story about a patchwork elephant) was one of my favourite books. I read it many many times, now the internet is claiming this is impossible. The internet is claiming that the first Elmer book was first published in 1989. Come on, I was nineteen in 1989. Given that I completed high school in 1988, I have documentation to prove i was reading big books without pictures prior to 1989.
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posted by compound eye
on Apr 24, 2013 -
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Mini McGee is suddenly very interested in heroes (especially when they do some rescuing). I'd like to get some more children's books about heroes for him (and his brother), especially if they are a little off-beat.
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posted by Eyebrows McGee
on Apr 12, 2013 -
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Trying to remember the name of a book from my childhood. It was a colorful kids book of short stories that included one about an egg named Percy who sat out in the sun too long.
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posted by needs more cowbell
on Feb 13, 2013 -
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[BookFilter] Help me find this children's book about a fox that turns out to not be a fox after all!
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posted by anaximander
on Feb 9, 2013 -
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After reading a book on Korea written for American children, my daughter got curious about what books or websites written for kids in other countries might say about life in the United States. We were unable to find any example online. Does anyone know of a website where we could see an example (in English) of something written for kids in other countries about life in the U.S.? Or perhaps you have such a book at home and would be willing to translate and post a few snippets?
posted by DarkForest
on Jan 17, 2013 -
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What is this children's book (and its sequel, if I recall correctly?) A girl takes an elevator in an old house/building to a floor that opens up several generations ago. She meets children from the past there. There is a scene where the narrator finds an old photograph and sees the girl in it. In this book, or possibly its sequel, there is some going back and forth in time to find buried treasure at the house in modern times. I don't remember the reading level but it may be considered a children's book or YA book. It was probably written sometime between 1960 and 1980, and I think I read it in the early 1990s.
posted by michaelh
on Dec 24, 2012 -
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I remember this illustrated children's book from the 1970's, a vaguely Arthurian fantasy with anthropomorphic pigs. I think the main character was named "Hamlet" and there were other pig themed puns. He had an Excaliber-like sword that was all rusty and bent up. Please help me find it again.
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posted by wobh
on Dec 4, 2012 -
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Book Filter: What children's sci-fi book (written for kids around 5th to 6th grade age) included scenes where the border between the parallel universe and our universe would open up and household items would travel between the two universes?
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posted by lea724
on Sep 14, 2012 -
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What are your favorite public transportation/travel gifts for toddlers available in the U.S.?
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posted by Bunglegirl
on Jul 6, 2012 -
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Do you know of any story based language instruction books? I have a vague memory from when I was a kid (late 70's/early 80's) of reading book that was the story of an american boy going to visit france. The book starts out in english, and adds french words to the story as the boy in the story encounters them. If I remember correctly, the last chapter is entirely in french.
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posted by billyfleetwood
on May 20, 2012 -
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Another "vague memory of childhood book" question. This one had to do with some kids and...something about the American
Revolution.
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posted by DestinationUnknown
on May 17, 2012 -
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I want to give a standard starter library of awesome children's picture books as baby shower gifts for my close friends who are first time mothers. What should I include?
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posted by charmedimsure
on May 16, 2012 -
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Children's novel: Protagonist is the son of deceased missionaries, retaining only a comforter and a photograph. He lives with an aunt and uncle, and the plot concerns his reintegration into non-missionary society. Setting is an island in New England, and there are scenes of driving on the ice in the winter to get to the mainland.
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posted by longtime_lurker
on Mar 20, 2012 -
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Baby shower game help: The theme is children's books. The game is matching characters to their book titles. Starting off easy and getting diabolical. Legion of Children's Book Nerds of Metafilter, I know you want to jump all over this.
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posted by Eyebrows McGee
on Feb 6, 2012 -
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I'm looking for great children's books that combine photography with illustration...
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posted by tpl1212
on Feb 1, 2012 -
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Trying to remember an illustration from a children's book. Did you read Babar as a child?
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posted by duvatney
on Nov 7, 2011 -
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I'm having a baby soon and I want to buy a few children's books to have something to put in the new bookshelves and later on read to my baby. What books do you recommend?
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posted by CrazyLemonade
on Nov 1, 2011 -
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Can you think of any children's books that reference pretzels? I'm trying to remember a book in which a child spends her allowance on a pretzel stick and slowly licks the salt off--but it's NOT
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posted by pipti
on Mar 26, 2011 -
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Searching for a children's anthology probably published between 1950 and 1970.
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posted by brina
on Mar 20, 2011 -
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I think it's a children's book. Hardcover, pretty thick, must have been about 300 pages. The cover is white, has a gray-haired woman who is as fat as a beach ball. A blue beach ball.
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posted by midnightmoonlight
on Mar 1, 2011 -
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Calling all Librarians! I am in need of your superpowers. :-) I can not remember the title and author of my favorite childhood story book. I have a one-year-old son who absolutely loves reading. It would mean so much to me to share these with him. Please help!
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posted by JJMOM
on Feb 28, 2011 -
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I'm curious to know anything about some books I had as a child. The books were from the 70's or early 80's and had small phonographic records embedded on the pages. There was an apparatus you would put over the disks that would play the audio.
posted by tresbizzare
on Feb 5, 2011 -
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I'm trying to remember a children's book. There is an explosive so powerful that a single grain of it would cause a huge blast. It is in the possession of a sinister person. Our tiny hero rides a bird, steals the explosive, and (spoiler) drops it in the ocean, where it detonates relatively harmlessly.
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posted by Eater
on Jan 4, 2011 -
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Help me find this childrens book please! I had this scratch and sniff Christmas/winter book when I was a kid in the late 80's early 90's. I vaguely recall the characters were the kind that don't have mouths. And just a little button nose. The book had a picture of a Christmas tree that smelled like pine, a cup of chocolate that smelled like chocolate. And so on. I can't remember much else but would love to find this. Thanks!
posted by mokeydraws
on Nov 22, 2010 -
13 answers
Can anyone identify this children's book? It was a large picture book all about sea life, starts at the surface and goes into the abyss, hardcover-one page had a big scary picture of a great white shark coming out of the water with its mouth open.
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posted by supercapitalist
on May 12, 2010 -
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For my son's 2nd birthday, I am looking for ideas for children's books with complicated pictures full of different objects. He adores Richard Scarry books where he can spend ages pointing out all the different things he can see in a scene. But I have had enough Richard Scarry for this lifetime. What other books have similarly rich, complex pictures?
posted by beniamino
on Mar 25, 2010 -
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What young adult novels (or chapter books for kids) are written in particularly elegant prose styles? (Bonus points if the story and characterization are good, of course, but I'm especially looking for books where the writing style itself is beautiful.) Examples include
The Graveyard Book,
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posted by yankeefog
on Mar 18, 2010 -
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Yet Another Forgotten Book From Childhood Filter: Yeah, here we go again. Subjects? (1) Koalas and locusts, and (2) weird poems, somewhat grotesque line drawings and optical illusions.
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posted by smallerdemon
on Mar 16, 2010 -
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Would you read your three-year-old the Just So Stories, given the racist / patriachal / colonialist / whatnot themes and subtexts?
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posted by KathrynT
on Feb 15, 2010 -
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Frabjous day! My eight-year-old cousin likes biographies. What are good biography resources that are age appropriate?
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posted by ocherdraco
on Dec 30, 2009 -
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[Obscure book filter] Anyone remember a book about a grandfather hired to make a notebook to teach someone's daughter about the world, but he secretly makes two copies?
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posted by BusyBusyBusy
on Nov 23, 2009 -
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Is there a name for this late 60s through early 70s aesthetic that was very common in (sort for for) children books and films? And if so, any recommendations beyond what is listed...
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posted by palindromic
on Oct 23, 2009 -
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Long-lost childhood books: a history book printed after one of the World Wars. I don't know the title or author, but I'll tell you everything I remember. Hivemind, please help me find it!
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posted by cmyk
on Oct 8, 2009 -
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I am looking for outstanding non-fiction books for younger children. Maybe you remember a volume that really sparked your interest in a topic? Is there an Art (etc) '101' book you enjoy paging through with your kid?
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posted by kmennie
on Oct 7, 2009 -
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Another lost-childhood-book-filter.
Time period: late 80s. This chapter book aimed at middle readers was a collection of Asian (Chinese or Japanese) folk tales centering on a wise man who served in the court of the emperor.
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posted by roger ackroyd
on Sep 18, 2009 -
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Help me find the title of this children's book about a boy building a cage/trap for a monster.
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posted by Kabanos
on Sep 16, 2009 -
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My wife and I are interested in writing and illustrating kids books and getting them published. I realize there are plenty of neat books great illustrations, so what's the best way to find out what we'd be getting into if we were to pursue this as a hobby, or even as a main source of income?
posted by filthy light thief
on Sep 15, 2009 -
17 answers
How can I fold a comic book page to make a story more interesting and still legible when unfolded?
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posted by Shepherd
on Aug 27, 2009 -
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Another children's book identification thread, this time about a baby bunny and a scary fox.
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posted by hermitosis
on Aug 20, 2009 -
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A question from the Mojodaughter regarding a forgotten children's picture book : "The book begins with a with a street full of houses that all look the same, until one day a bird drops a can of paint onto the roof of a man's house...
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posted by mojohand
on Jul 22, 2009 -
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Another lost children's book: This one was published no later than the ‘60's. It was a large hardcover, green with black line drawing, with B&W drawings inside. The story is about a boy who wishes desperately for a dog, then falls asleep and dreams about a giant sheepdog (?).
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on Jul 13, 2009 -
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