Recs if you like The Jungle Book...
Bears over Bears
Bears in all their shapes and forms and across genres (this includes sentient teddybears and memoirs). If not friend why friend-shaped?! As long as the bear is plot or character relevant the book can land in here. Feel free to recommend books to be added (maybe also tell me why you think the bear functions as relevant for the story). We bear bears!
Nobel prize winners in literature (authors)
Awarded annually to an author from any country, since 1901.
This list contains popular books from all the award winning authors.
Awards from 1901 -2025
Standard Ebooks Offerings!
I'm not affiliated with them in any way, but I talk about Standard Ebooks a TON. I wanted to make a list of some of the most popular offerings they have available to read. Their full library of over 1300 books is 100% FREE and from the US Public Domain. From Kobo to Kindle, they have a format that'll work for however you want to read, even PDFs! Save a few bucks (or library holds) here: https://standardebooks.org/
Classic Children’s Lit
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!
Children's Classics
"No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally (and often far more) worth reading at the age of fifty" - C.S.Lewis
On Our Own
Orphan Fantasy Fiction™. This list isn't about found family, it's about kids living independently/unsupervised and taking care of themselves.
Animation Adaptions! 🎨🎞️
Much like books to movies but solely focused on animated movies/series! Suggestions welcome!
Running with the Wolves
This list gathers fiction where wolves take centre stage. As companions, narrators, and symbols of survival. These aren’t werewolves or shapeshifters, but wolves, running wild across the pages. Wolf stories often explore survival, wilderness, and loss. Be mindful that some books on this list may contain intense or tragic themes.
(Fantasy wolf stories that don’t involve shifting make this list!)
Overdue Podcast readalong
Keeping up with the 700+ books featured on Overdue since 2013
literary tarot reading list
A reading list that I thought I’d share consisting of all the books on the Brink Literacy Project’s tarot deck. I’m going for completionist and this is here for anyone who’d like to keep track and do the same, or who wants to read classic literature paired with tarot cards 🤗
(Apart from the first five, all books are in order, starting with the Major Arcana, and moving Ace to King through the Wands, Cups, Swords, and then Pentacles suit).
My reading slump did my reading goal dirty
Playing the catch up game!
Last year my slump hit me hard so here’s a collection of quick read to help you catch up or just town over the line in time!
It’s a mix but promise the all pack a punch! All <270 pages 🥳
Nobel Prize in Lit Authors
These authors won for all their life’s work, but here’s each of their most notable books to get you started!
Not all authors are listed.
Around the World in 80 (+) Books
Fantasy, Myth Making, & Growing Up Children's Lit
Children’s Literature: A broad study of literature for children since 1800, with the emphasis on American works since 1950, including aesthetic consideration of the art and design of picture books. Works for children up to the age of 12 are considered.
Auntie Lion and the Niblings Read Books
Scritto per te
Books that are mentioned in this specific book
Book to (small) Screen
Books adapted to the small screen
Page to Screen
Books that have been adapted to the big screen
7th Grade Novel Studies
Novel Study options for 7th Grade
No, I don't want no slop...
... a slop is a book that can't get no love from me... If you're tired of all the slop being printed, here are some grade A classics to read instead.
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