[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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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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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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I'm looking for great children's books that combine photography with illustration...
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posted by tpl1212
on Feb 1, 2012 -
7 answers
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 -
60 answers
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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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 -
5 answers
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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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 -
39 answers
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,
Haroun & The Sea of Stories, and
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posted by yankeefog
on Mar 18, 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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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 -
25 answers
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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Please help me identify this comical children's adventure story book from the 80s...
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posted by kumonoi
on May 8, 2009 -
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What are the cleverest, wittiest picture books you know? I'm looking for something you might recommend to a very smart kid who is still young enough to prefer picture books to chapter books. Another way of putting is, I'm looking for the picture book equivalent of McSweeney's.
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posted by yankeefog
on Apr 21, 2009 -
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Trying to find the name of a book I read as a kid. A Roman Legion soldier was sent north past Hadrian's Wall into the wilds of Scotland on an espionage mission to pacify the local Celtic/Pictish(?) tribes. He was mistaken for a figure from legend, and ended up having great influence over the tribes. Spoiler for the ending after the jump.
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posted by seasparrow
on Oct 14, 2008 -
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Book-rec-filter time! Looking for sci-fi themed books for a young child. Can you suggest any?
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posted by Janta
on Mar 18, 2008 -
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Lotsa book recommendations please. Know of any good children's books (2nd grade level) that deal with family history? I'm also looking for books that compare and/or contrast daily life today with how a child's parent or grandparent lived.
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posted by HotPatatta
on Mar 9, 2008 -
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Trying to find a children's series, but I can't remember the titles or the protagonist's name. I can remember salient details however...
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posted by dejah420
on Dec 7, 2007 -
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i am looking for a children's book that my friend read when she was in elementary school (5-10 years ago.) the book is about a boy and a girl who go on an adventure through a magical world and save the people from a monster. then, the girl dies, and the boy has to boil her in a pot to bring her back to life.
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posted by comfortinsound
on Apr 2, 2007 -
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What is this children's book I read twenty years ago? Basic plot and scant specifics inside.
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posted by Tuwa
on Sep 17, 2006 -
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I read a children's / adults book several times as a kid, but remember almost nothing. Here are the only clues. It was science-fiction. A young boy had some involvement with television-like creatures on spindly legs, perhaps they were three-legged. I think the boy found them within a tree where they were either constructing a base or hiding. The book was illustrated in black and white line drawings.
Any ideas?
posted by kingfisher, his musclebound cat
on Aug 12, 2005 -
10 answers
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I am looking for two children's books by the same author. One is about a carved wooden indian in a canoe that makes an amazing journey. The other is about a hermit crab as it makes its way through various new shells. My 3rd grade teacher read them to us, and I loved them, but I can't remember anything useful like author or title. Thanks!
posted by omphale27
on Dec 31, 2004 -
8 answers
Children's Books: Earlier this year, my wife bought our toddler
this book. Our son (22 months) loves this book right now and is alway getting one of us to read it to him.
Now my wife is feeling a twinge of jealousy over him being a such a daddy's boy. As her birthday is coming up, I'd like to find a similar book geared towards mothers. Any suggestions?
posted by smcniven
on Dec 16, 2004 -
28 answers
My wife went to India for work a few months ago and brought back some neat little trinkets--marble elephants, jewelry, etc--to give to my nieces and nephews (aged 7 to 12) for Christmas. I'd like to include a book, movie, or other gift to give them an idea of India's history and culture. (My nieces and nephews live in small towns, and I hope this can expand their horizons a bit.) Aside from Kipling, can you suggest any specific authors or age-appropriate titles I should consider?
posted by arco
on Dec 10, 2004 -
6 answers
