Recs if you like The Very Hungry Caterpillar...

feat. animal protagonists getting shit done without the help of humans and/or with little human interaction

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.

Books pictured in the "Bibliography of Recommended Titles" at the end of Insectopolis

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. 🫶🏼

perfect for bedtime or otherwise, timeless stories, gorgeous illustrations

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).

Joining my younger self on a reread of all the books I was exceptionally obsessed with in elementary, middle, and high school to reread this year between heavier books (some of the series are very long so I’m only including first in a series)

Book club picks by Jack Edwards

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

bring May flowers! A list of spring themed children’s books to inspire you before your springtime library/local bookstore visits!

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

Children books that are unavoidable PS: i may have biases from my generation and nationality (I was born in the early 2000s in france)

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

Books Tessa reads in Building 903 by Lois Lowry.

Books from childhood/school days in the 90s and early 2000s

My fav books from childhood

a mix of classics from a variety of stages, to be enjoyed at all ages

Books that are mentioned in this specific book

Books about food or about cooking or even about eating that maybe are not the typical. Basically books that I think my Farm Journal Country Cookbook really wants to not be on the shelf next to.

Not a list of cookbooks from around the world, but definitely a list where an entire cookbook about… cobbler. Just cobbler. Would go.

And there’s two books on here for those who have always wanted a sentient sourdough starter or wheel of cheese.