Recs if you like The BFG...

Here you’ll find a multitude of children’s books featured in the 1998 film You’ve Got Mail, which, if you’re unfamiliar, heavily features a children’s bookstore called The Shop Around the Corner. Nothing brings me joy quite like children’s literature and 90s nostalgia, so I have painstakingly studied the shelves featured in the film to bring this list to life. I hope that at least one book here unlocks a nostalgic memory for you, or at least conjures a smile of recognition.

Bring on those Gen Y memories! A list of books likely to give people born between 1981 and 1996 a lot of feelings.

This list is for those of us who grew up eagerly awaiting the Scholastic Book Fair, watching Reading Rainbow (or Wishbone!), and dreaming of a free personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut.

Note: these are not books published in 1981-1996, but books that had a hold on the millennial generation.

Also check out the Dear America series, American Girl series & Royal Diaries series.

From bedtime stories to GCSE flashbacks, this is the source of all that is wrong with me and my countrymen.

Side note: is there no teapot emoji?????

Side note addendum: I found the teapot emoji. Observe. it’s there.

Side side note: open to suggestions especially from those older than Gen Z (unlike me) and my non-English UK inhabitants

Classic novels for your (inner) child, with some modern staples in the mix. For reading yourself, reading aloud to little ones, and for those learning to read. Suggestions welcome, as always!

This is a list of books for kids who need something to read! It ranges from 6-12 and included in here are all sorts of genres! Recommendations welcome. 😊( When there are series included on here, only the first book is added, this is the same for all my lists).

Every book that has been adapted into a movie covered by the Blank Check podcast

Simple, easy-to-follow stories to have on in the background to help busy brains get some rest!

pov: you’re nine years old and unboxing your mother’s old, dusty books and vintage toys, which will soon become a core memory of your girlhood. ༺❀♡❀༻ coming-of-age feminine stories that are old-fashioned, wondrous and romantic.

The BBC’s 100 Greatest Children’s Books of All Time as published in May 2023.

Stories for children (and adults). “And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.” ― Roald Dahl

They were imaginative, creative, and humorous. These books helped you escape the real world for a bit or they actually helped you prepare for it without you even realizing. Read some childhood favorites and do some reminiscing.

Not every shadow that falls across your path is a threat. Some giants did not come to crush our walls, but to keep the wind off them. These are the lonely ones—the ones who carry our dreams in jars, or wait in the rain for a kindness we often forget to give. They are the guardians made of iron, the ancient sleepers under the hills, and the soft-spoken monsters who know that being big often means being very, very alone. We call them... the Gentle Hearts.

Who needs parents, anyway? 🙂‍↔️ These stories follow main characters who are either orphaned, or may as well be. Some are searching for a family, others for meaning in life, and sometimes even romantic love. Regardless, we'll root for them no matter what! Check these out if you're a fan of "found family," the classic "sad British orphan," or first love tropes.

In April 2003 the BBC's Big Read began the search for the nation's best-loved novel, and we asked you to nominate your favourite books.

with a slight UK slant

Cozy fantasy is more vibe, less genre. These are books that feel cozy to ME that don’t necessarily scream “cozy fantasy”

All of these books I got assigned to read between elementary, middle, and high school and they have changed and wrecked me for the better.

This is every reference +every book mentioned in Book Lovers by Emily Henry, let me know if I missed any.

Just a bunch of books I enjoyed as a child.