Ask HN: What are you reading to your kids?
I was inspired by the other thread I saw today about books for adults. For those with young children, what are you reading to them these days? Any good science and technology books appropriate for age 5 or 6? Or other non-fiction? I can strongly recommend "Mushrooms and Company" (https://greystonebooks.com/products/mushrooms-and-company). My five year old daughter and I really enjoyed it, and now I'm personally very interested in fungi as a result.
Discussion Highlights (10 comments)
austin-cheney
When my kids were that age I read several of the Edge Chronicles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Edge_Chronicles My childhood favorite is the Dragonlance Twins trilogy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonlance_Legends
tagwall
Give 'Rosie Revere, Engineer' a look
cpach
The Narnia books by CS Lewis are very good IMHO. But you might want to wait a year or two.
4lx87
We go to the library a few times a month and pick out new books. Our reading list is always changing. Buying new books is pretty expensive, as we don't read most books repeatedly for more than a week or two. Frog & Toad series by Arnold Lobel is a favorite.
ifh-hn
Skulduggery Pleasant currently. Read Harry Potter obviously. And His Dark Materials.
atmosx
Greek Mythology (PG-3 version), God bless Sir Fry for his books. They are amazing. Fairy tales I make inspired by some famous tale, but using local geography (mountains, woods, local trees, etc.). Kid loves both. While early on he was just falling asleep, these days I have to stop because between his excitement and the three million questions the narrative might take 1.5 hours...
andon
No kids, but I'm listening to His Dark Materials currently, and would recommend it to every parent. 5 and 6 might be a bit young for it, I would compare it to the third or fourth Harry Potter books in terms of maturity. Got great themes and messages too.
syzaree
The Very Hungry Caterpillar ∞
Jaoakfowkancnd
Wizard of Oz to my 7 yo daughter and 4 yo son. They are just captured by the world and characters without ever seeing anything related to the movie.
meristohm
Non-fiction: The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating This prompted me to lay belly-down and listen to the snik-snik-snik sound of a slug munching grass.