Inspired by this great public radio interview with Bruce Handy, author of the new book, [easyazon_link identifier=”1451609957″ locale=”US” tag=”douloschristo-20″]Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children’s Literature as an Adult[/easyazon_link], I asked my Facebook friends for their favorite kids books that they have re-read as adults.
“Images from children’s books — a great green room and a red balloon, the white witch’s Turkish Delight, a lean and wicked cat in a red top hat — act as madeleines (or portkeys, or time turners, or rabbit holes, or wardrobes) calling up sleepiness, childhood rooms, grilled cheeses, long parental legs coming in and out of rooms, and that particular, pleasant ache of nostalgia. [Bruce Handy] … puts extraordinary care into replicating and preserving those feelings.” – NPR
Here are twenty of the most frequently-named
children’s books that are enjoyed by adults.
(In alphabetical order by author’s last name)
*** What other kids books
have you enjoyed as an adult?
[easyazon_image align=”left” height=”333″ identifier=”0743277708″ locale=”US” src=”https://englewoodreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/517I2RO8x2BL.jpg” tag=”douloschristo-20″ width=”204″]Watership Down: A Novel
Richard Adams
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Set in England’s Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage, and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society.
[easyazon_image align=”left” height=”333″ identifier=”B00FIL33QY” locale=”US” src=”https://englewoodreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/5121iEYPkjL.jpg” tag=”douloschristo-20″ width=”246″]The Chronicles of Prydain
LLoyd Alexander
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Lloyd Alexander’s beloved series has become the standard of excellence in fantasy literature for children. Among their many accolades, the award-winning Chronicles of Prydain count a Newbery Medal, a Newbery Honor, and more than two million copies in print.
[easyazon_image align=”left” height=”333″ identifier=”0763680869″ locale=”US” src=”https://englewoodreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/51mSCsbUB3L.jpg” tag=”douloschristo-20″ width=”224″]Because of Winn-Dixie
Kate Di Camillo
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One summer’s day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries – and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. It’s because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And it’s because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mother, who left when Opal was three. In fact, as Opal admits, just about everything that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie.
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Kenneth Grahame
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Since publication in 1908, The Wind in the Willows has established itself as one of the most popular children’s books ever written. The animals Rat, Toad, Mole, Badger, and many more share their trials and tribulations as well as joys as they progress through the seasons of the year. The magical fantasy of their journeys starts on the river bank and goes to the heights of Toad Hall, a truly fine mansion of many secret passages.
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