Recs if you like Chrysanthemum...

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.

perfect for bedtime or otherwise, timeless stories, gorgeous illustrations

Books about being the new kid at school! Includes books about immigrant children navigating a new country on top of a new school.

I remember building my vocabulary with the help of these books and also childhood favourites

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