Recs if you like Momo...

books to get for the middle grade readers in your life that have similar vibes but are NOT Harry Potter (and are in fact better)

Books that inspired or are similar to Studio Ghibli films

books featured in the cozy video game “tiny bookshop”

Translated german language literature that is considered by many to be "core" reading from the modern and contemporary eras - meaning 1880 onwards, making it very readable. 🇩🇪🇦🇹🇨🇭 I usually kept it to one book per author to make this a starting off point (sometimes added additional faves). Suggestions welcome!

All fiction books that appear in the Tiny Bookshop catalogue! Would sort them by genre as I read along.

If you grew up in Germany there is a high chance some of these books accompanied you in your childhood.

This is a list of typical German children's books.

Suggestions welcome!

this is a list consisting of some German books that are considered classics by the internet (and also me) in their original language. some books may be by Austrian/Swiss authors but they had an impact on German literature. it's a work in progress, so let me know what books I’m missing 🫡

Books from various countries that are staples of classic international childhood literature.

(almost) every book in the game: tiny bookshop

i am definitely not the first person to make this but i am dedicated to make this the most comprehensive

This is a list of (most) every book mentioned in the video game 'Tiny Bookshop'

From classics to modern lit, a selection of great books written in German.

Books featuring characters who dislike wearing shoes. I'd like to keep this focused on characters who actually prefer walking barefoot instead of doing it for lack of access to suitable footwear, magic reasons, or because shoes are simply not widespread in their culture, but of course, these things might overlap. Suggestions to add/remove books are welcome, especially if you can provide a quote! I only had the source for one of these on hand and everything else comes from memory.

popular, semi popular or once popular german language lit that I find interesting. also, schiller >>> goethe, so no faust 😊

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

I learned German at university but since then I've had few opportunities to use it. I'm trying to pick it back up through various methods and I thought 'why not through reading'. This is where this list of German books (in German!) comes from. If you have any suggestions, let me know: let's create a syllabus to brush up on the German language together!

Books that are mentioned in this specific book

Masa kanak-kanak yang akan selalu dirindukan!

These are the books I read and still remember how they made me feel, both during and after reading them