Recs if you like Harold and the Purple Crayon...

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.

A novel is a prose work typically above 40k words, though many fall between 60-100k. Anything between roughly 17k and 40k words is generally considered a novella, while works between about 7k and 17k words are classified as novelettes, with some flexibility ~

TL;DR - short stories with 7k-17k words. Get out of that slump.

titles named after the main character of the novel.

I learned to read between 1995 (birth) and 2000, and these are the books that taught me how. As some of my peers raise their kids, I find us all returning to the first titles we remember reading to share with them and ignite their passion, and I think that's beautiful tbh.

P.S. My mom helped me make this list. 🫶🏼

compiling a list of modern and classic picture books for young children! focusing on books that are entertaining, educational, or feature diversity in some form.

So many childhood books, so little time, feel free to comment suggestions

Childhood favorite books or newer children’s books to turn to when you need a break from the adult world or a healthy dose of nostalgia

Growing up queer in the 2000s starter pack and some stuff I shouldn’t have been reading

Whether you’re a kid or adult, you never outgrow the joy of looking at pictures and reading the words they have.