As a child, when we read a book, we don’t think about what it’s about, we just read. Ask a young child, “What is the book about?” He will tell you that it is about a prince and a princess and retell the plot. But many children's books actually contain deep thoughts that only adults can appreciate.
The editors of the site have prepared for you a selection of books that you should re-read with your children and discover something new. Let's get started!
Publisher: Eksmo
Some fans grew up with the book: Harry grew up, so did they. And today's children read all seven volumes in one gulp. If you first met the “boy-who-lived” as a child, now when you read it you will have completely different feelings and thoughts (especially this time, you know everything about Snape from the very beginning!).
Publisher: Eksmo
Classics of children's and adult literature. You can and should read at any age; every time you find something new to think about. - it’s also about the relationship between children and adults, about different views on the world. Therefore, it’s time to re-read it, since you also have a little prince or princess in your family.
Publisher: Azbuka
Publisher: Pink Giraffe
Dystopia for children is already quite interesting. A story about the rigid framework of an ideal world and about memory that must be preserved. It will teach both the children and you a lot. If you are a fan of Zamyatin and Orwell, but missed this work, take the book away from your children!
Publisher: Genres, Astrel
If you don’t remember a single philosophical quote from this book, urgently go read it aloud to your child, remember how deep this work is. Ours is, of course, wonderful, but about something completely different. And this is a touching story about a dad, his son and a bedtime story about the Magic Forest. Sometimes the little bear and his friends say things that make you run your eyes along the line for a long time and think: “But he’s so right!!!”
Publisher: Rosman-Press
An ideal lady with clear rules of life. It would be good for adults to follow them, otherwise they have already forgotten what it means to be “perfection itself.” Moreover, Mary will soon return to the screens, and we can remind ourselves of the miracles she worked. And whether it was miracles or just education...
Publisher: Eksmo
Leaving Narnia is difficult. Her world consists of thousands of small details that you just want to dive into again and again. And this world was created as a gift for four children who were waiting out the bombing in the author’s house. Later, the images of the main characters were copied from them. At least this will make you look at a long-familiar work in a new way.
Publisher: ABC-Atticus, Machaon
A surprisingly adult work, with a detailed description of rocket science, a dystopia (even two) inside, and a very twisted plot. Let’s not forget about the topic of censorship and slave labor - yes, yes, all this is written in, if you forgot, re-read it!
Publisher: KompasGid
This is a story about a boy who traded his laughter for material wealth. Doesn't remind you of anything? What are you saying? "Faust"? I think, yes. A surprisingly deep thought that makes you think about the consequences of such a choice for both children and parents.
Publisher: Azbuka, Azbuka-Atticus
It’s like a fairy tale about rabbits, but what could be cuter and simpler? But that's not true. Here rabbits are a separate people with their own history, language and philosophy. And the problems the furry ones face are not childish at all - dictatorship, migration, moral choice. It is worth asking your child not to return the book to the library immediately after reading it.
Publisher: ABC-Atticus, Machaon
The young heroine of the fairy tale is impressive both in childhood and now. With the help of a strong character and a kind heart, she manages to achieve the almost impossible - to reconcile her sworn enemies, and even make friends with her former rival. And no magic, only human relationships and self-effort. This Roni is an amazing girl!
Publisher: AST, Malysh
There’s no need to tell you anything here, who doesn’t remember Tom Sawyer? Great humor, twisted adventures, first love, strong friendship, believe me - it’s also interesting to read as an adult. And you will no longer associate yourself with the eccentric Tom, you will rather think, oh, poor aunt! How does she cope with him?!
Publisher: Ripol Classic
A children's fairy tale that sometimes resembles a horror story. You probably read it as a child; it was part of the school summer reading program. But this fairy tale is also not so simple, to remember why you can’t rely on luck and always try to become better - you’ll have to re-read it.
Publisher: Eksmo
The boy who never grows up. Just think about how many years he lives as an eternal child and continues to kidnap children to Neverland? It's even a little scary. In addition, the book contains many mature and interesting thoughts that you will notice only now. A must read!
Happy reading and rethinking!
Really good children's books are written not only and not so much for children. Everything in them is real: love, friendship and magic, so it is also very useful for adults to read and re-read them - in order to increase immunity to the dullness of our everyday life.This review contains exactly the kind of books that today - from the height of their age - everyone will read in a new way.
TIM THALER, OR SOLD LAUGHTER, JAMES CREWS
If as a child the story of a boy who traded his laughter for the ability to win any bet seemed like an adventure fairy tale to you, now you will look at it completely differently. You will see the philosophical meaning: the most expensive things in life still cannot be bought.
“The ADVENTURES OF EMIL OF LONNEBERG”, ASTRID LINDGREN
The adventures of the tomboy Emil are the best recipe for anyone who lacks positivity and fun. You are guaranteed minutes of contagious laughter. This is also the most optimistic book by Astrid Lindgren, because her hero never loses heart and knows how to enjoy everything in the world.
"THE TALKING BOX", GERALD DARELL
This is an unusual book for naturalist and zoologist Durrell because it is a fairy tale. And the world in it is not our familiar one, but the most magical one, where good and evil fight (with the inevitable victory of good). And this is for the better, because we have enough routine in life, and miracles have never harmed anyone.
“DENISKIN’S STORIES”, VIKTOR DRAGUNSKY
It doesn't matter whether you read these stories as a child or whether they somehow magically managed to pass you by - just open the book and start reading. Of course, much has already remained on the margins of history, but some things will be eternal: pure childish humor, absolutely incredible logic and absolute love of life.
"CHILDREN OF CAPTAIN GRANT", JULES VERNE
That case when a book becomes your ship, and you catch the wind of distant travels, hear the sails fluttering above your head, feel the deck swaying due to the storm. There is a huge world ahead, exciting adventures, meetings with amazing people. The easiest and safest way to escape boredom.
POLLYANNA, ELEINOR PORTER
Is it easy to see only the bright sides in life? Probably not, after all, we are all adults, burdened with a lot of problems, and we know very well that there is never too much of a good thing. But if we make joy a game, and then a principle of life, perhaps we will be able to look at reality differently? This bright and naive story is a real antidepressant.
"COLD HEART", WILHELM HAUF
“Frozen” is the most romantic work of the German storyteller. Why is it worth re-reading for adults? Because it is we, and not children, who are most often ready to acquire a cold heart with all its benefits and give up generosity, honesty, and hard work. And yet this is a wonderful, life-affirming fairy tale. Just read it.
“THE ROAD TO GO INTO THE DISTANCE”, ALEXANDRA BRUSHTEIN
The autobiographical book, written at the beginning of the twentieth century, has been read for more than one generation. Why? Because she is very honest and bright. Because Sashenka’s story is not made up, but passed through itself, seen through the eyes of the author. Because eternal values will never become obsolete - that’s why they are eternal.
“I CAN JUMP OVER PUDDLES”, ALAN MARSHALL
The hero of the story, Alan, is the son of a brave wild horse trainer. From an early age, he dreams of becoming just like his father, but after a serious illness, his legs stop serving him. However, the book has the right message: if you consider yourself complete, nothing will stop you from being so.
“SCARLET SAILS”, ALEXANDER GREEN
Yuri Nagibin wrote: “If love for A. Green remains in adulthood, it means that the person has saved his heart from aging.” There is nothing fabulous in this short story, and yet the feeling of a fairy tale does not leave the reader. And all because the story of Assol eloquently proves: miracles do happen, and you can not only wait for them, but also create them with your own hands.
“TWO CAPTAINS”, VENIAMIN KAVERIN
One of the most beloved childhood adventure novels, which has gone through hundreds of reprints and has been filmed both in Russia and abroad. His secret is simple: the book heartfeltly talks about love and loyalty, courage and determination, amazing people and true friendship. After reading it, you feel better and cleaner. And isn’t this what we look for in literature?
“THE GIRL THE CHILDREN WERE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE WITH,” IRMGARD COYNE
To avoid getting into trouble, you need to behave well. But - alas! - no matter how hard the heroine of the story tries to do everything as best as possible, it turns out the other way around. This funny and slightly sad book can be safely recommended to all parents and teachers as a vaccination against educational narrow-mindedness.
“ALL ABOUT THE MOOMINS”, TOVE JANSSON
Surprisingly, stories about charming Moomins seem to grow with us. Re-read today, they will not seem stupid, naive or childish to you. You will find in them what you need right now and exactly for you - calm, kind wisdom, a feeling of love, security and endless warmth.
"TALES ABOUT ANIMALS", ERNEST SETON-THOMPSON
“Nowadays we don’t consider love for animals a penny in people, and we even certainly laugh at affection for cats. But having first fallen out of love with animals, don’t we inevitably then fall out of love with people too?” - wrote Alexander Solzhenitsyn. This book is another reason to fall in love with the world around you again.
“The ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN”, RUDOLF ERICH RASPE
All the stories of the famous liar, who flew on a cannonball, saw with his own eyes an amazing deer with a cherry tree on his head and experienced many other adventures, do not need to be read at once. One at night is enough to ensure that your dreams are fabulous, incredible and magical.
On the issue of the avant-garde in adult and children's literature
Report at the 1st scientific conference in memory of Yu.S. Stepanova “Scientific generations and linguistic paradigms of civilization of the XX-XXI centuries.” at the Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
At a conference dedicated to the scientific heritage of Yuri Sergeevich Stepanov, and more broadly, to scientific generations, I would like to talk about two things: firstly, about inheritance not only scientific, but also artistic (note that Yuri Sergeevich was no stranger to art and tried himself as a playwright), and secondly, about the generation that every person “carries within himself” - about the relationship between “adult” and “children” in the writer and reader. It is known that Yuri Sergeevich was interested in children's literature. Unfortunately, we almost didn’t talk about this, but this report of mine is like a continuation of the conversation... We will talk about two writers - Yuri Koval and Alexander Dorofeev, who are connected to each other by both aesthetic and family ties.
I will rely on two publications: “Beware of the Bald and Mustachioed” by Yuri Koval and “God’s Knot” by Alexander Dorofeev 1. Quite a lot has been written about Yuri Koval’s prose and about himself; the second edition of “Kovalya’s Book” has now been published, with about 50 authors, and one of the central ideas in this book is that Koval wrote in a way that was both interesting to adults and children. He himself left wonderful memories of Boris Shergin, Ivan Sokolov-Mikitov, Arseny Tarkovsky, with whom he was friends. There is an artistic inheritance here - Yuri Koval’s prose belonged to a certain tradition, which, on the one hand, is characterized by a fairy tale principle, a special love for words, and on the other, a love for nature. I wrote about this in a recent article about Yuri Koval in.
In turn, Koval’s heirs in the artistic sense are the writers from the “Black Hen” club, to which I belong, and which overlapped with Koval’s seminar (he led a seminar for several years at the magazine “Murzilka”). Here we can mention Marina Moskvina, Alexander Toroptsev, Boris Minaev and Alexander Dorofeev. In this report I will dwell in more detail on the work of Dorofeev. In my opinion, the works of Koval and Dorofeev can be called avant-garde in children's literature, this is a new quality of literature: now the so-called adult-children, bidirectional literature is emerging. Thanks to her, we begin to better understand what children's literature is and what adult literature is 2.
Starting from about 9-10 years old, an adult is formed in a child - and teenage literature appeals to this emerging adult with his responsibility and “adult” problems.
Many questions a child and an adult have in common – and one of these questions is ignorance of the future. You can remain ignorant, you can question, or you can try with all your might to find out about the future.
Let's take the story “Without a Roof” by Alexander Dorofeev. Musya, the main character's aunt, is not married - and in this situation, her future is as open as possible and arouses great interest. She sees signs everywhere and predicts the future based on dreams. On this basis, she even went crazy in some way - and she does not act very delicately: she literally tortures the main character every morning, asking what he dreamed about.
The main character and his mother find themselves in captivity with Musi. This is how the story begins:
Aunt Musya knew a lot about dreams. Each one turned into a kind of stump, or even a mound, on which she sat down, looked around, and decided where to go next in life. And she chose the right paths - so it seemed to her. Therefore, with readiness, like a nimble compass, she showed the way to those who wanted it, of which, admittedly, there were few - my mother and me. And not exactly willing, but rather forced.
Every morning my aunt interrogated me about what and how I dreamed. Sometimes there was nothing to remember. So, pale shadows, gray fog. But my aunt insisted, and I had to strain, to return the dreams, like weathered, half-destroyed poems.
- It seems like I’m sitting on a stool, and snails are crawling around...
- Eh, darling, sleep in hand! You shirk your studies and work.
So, Aunt Musya uses her knowledge to raise a teenager...
Musya finds out that a zoologist (and this is happening in a village) sat on a porcupine - and begins to interpret this event as an incident from a dream. But this is reality: a zoologist has a porcupine at home!
People live an absurd life that resembles a dream - and this absurdity, artistically expressed, turns out to be some kind of highest value, a joyful smile of existence.
However, absurdity can also turn into its evil side - when the aunt’s fiancé uses the image of a “house without a roof” in a conversation with her, she takes the metaphor for an image from a dream and says unpleasant words to the groom, the proposal hangs in the air, and there are lost hopes.
At that time, the exiled General Yevgeny Bochkin often visited us, and, of course, a decisive action was already expected from him. Like marriage.
That evening over tea, the general tapped his spoon on the glass and, standing up, said:
- Imagine, Musyon, I dreamed of a house without a roof...
Aunt visibly turned pale and turned away, and Bochkin continued:
- Brick mansion. Three floors. With a porch and a balcony. But without a roof. The meaning is obvious! Home is me. “You, dear, are a roof that needs to be put back in place,” he finished, and it became very quiet.
Finally, my aunt said with unexpected annoyance and anger:
- What do you understand about dreams?! This is not a “dead loop”, not a “corkscrew” and not a “barrel”! A mansion for me too!
Determined Evgeny Bochkin froze for a moment, as if in a downed plane before ejection, and pressed the red button:
- You understand a lot! General - did you hear!? - to trouble! For mercy's sake, what stupidity! However, you are dozing. I have the honor... I have it! – he clicked his heels as if he had shot himself, and left forever.
Everything happened so quickly. Air battle! Deadly and fleeting!
- How to understand, Musya?! - Mom exclaimed.
Aunt wandered around the table with gloomy eyes, and the teapot gleamed in them, behind which one could discern the dark abyss of omniscience.
“I believed until the last moment,” she whispered. - And he, the fool, has a house without a roof... This means that he will soon be completely retired, and besides, he will go bald. Scoundrel! – she waved her hand, as if putting an end to the general.
Yes, one could understand the aunt. But how sorry I am for Bochkin! The poor fellow does not know the sad future, but here, at the tea table, everything is known, everything is arranged, like a set, in its place. Just scary!
And to this day, when I see a house without a roof, I’m taken aback. One can see a bald general in trousers, with a hoe, near a bed of onions.
The next day, as usual, my aunt asked about dreams.
“I’m lying on the sofa,” I remembered. - And the stars float across the sky.
“It’s strange,” said my aunt, especially stern since yesterday’s tea party. – I didn’t expect it from you. Starry sky - for the fulfillment of desires.
She seemed jealous. Aunt had no idea what a modest desire I had. I dreamed of one thing - so that no one would look into my future, would not fool it, would not interpret me this way and that.
My future is dark. Or maybe it’s light. In any case, I don't know. Just don't dream of a house without a roof. Although, if you look at it, there’s nothing wrong with it.
The theme of the story is excessive curiosity, the desire to get into a person’s soul and a claim on his future... Family care, which is worse than hard labor.
This topic is interesting for adults and children - how many aunts and uncles have we met who undertake to judge us without asking permission... With the current infantilism of adults, childhood turns out to be the world in which a writer can unobtrusively navigate his trajectory without offending evil adults.
A writer who writes for children has a child inside him. It is this child (or rather, the image of this child) that helps an adult and children find a common language.
Through it, the writer conveys his message to the child reader.
The story “Without a Roof” is suitable for adults and children. What should they do?
In the most general form, we should consider the following scheme: the writer (on the right) gives the teenage reader a personal message on two levels at once: as a child to a child (red arrow) as an adult to a growing person (blue).
The reader’s childhood gives the text a new dimension - this is a different level: the child reader sees what is usually invisible to an adult. But an adult will also see in a children's story what is inaccessible to a child - this is how a stereoscopic reader arises, an adult child who is generally deeper, higher and more voluminous than an ordinary adult reader. To satisfy his taste, you need to try very hard.
A story that is suitable for adults and children has a special dynamic. Reading it has more meaning for a child than for an adult. After all, childhood is an action: and as information from the outside world comes in, the child grows, the teenager grows up, and at the end of the story he is no longer the same as at the beginning. This happens with an adult reader, you say, but an adult changes less, he is formed, and a child changes more, he is formed as a person.
So, considering adult-children's literature, we see two differences from adult literature: the presence of two levels of perception and dynamics.
In this sense, the story of an adult-children's writer is much more voluminous than just the story of an adult or the story of a children's writer who appeals to a child. Such a story has that new quality that is associated with the avant-garde in literature.
Notes:
1 The book was published in 2013 by the publishing house, the story can be read.
2 There are, of course, stories for adults in which a child appears, stories about childhood... But this is a separate topic.
When all the fairy tales have already been learned by heart, the imagination for composing your own stories has already dried up, and the soul requires other literature - it’s time to take a closer look at adult literature. What books will be interesting to both adults and children?
Book No. 1: Works of Jules Verne
“Journey to the Center of the Earth”, “Five Weeks in a Balloon”, “Captain Grant’s Children” and other works by the French founder of science fiction can be interesting at any age. After reading, a 2-3 year old child can also be shown cartoons based on Verne’s works.
Book #2: Ship Hill, Richard Adams
In another translation, the name sounds like “Abodes of the Hills.” This is the story of charming rabbits who are forced to leave their usual home and go on a mysterious and dangerous journey in search of a new habitat. With the exception of some points that can be omitted, the book is also great for reading to children.
Book No. 3: Stories of Nadezhda Teffi
Nadezhda Lokhvitskaya (Teffi - pseudonym - editor's note) is called "Chekhov in a skirt." The collection of her humorous stories is direct confirmation of this. Sincere, funny, fascinating stories will surely appeal to both adults and children. Yes, due to the lack of life experience, the child will not understand the subtleties of humor and irony, but he will certainly be imbued with the literary language.
Book No. 4: “The Little Prince”, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“After all, all adults were children at first, only few of them remember this,” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, from the dedication to the book. This work is both for children and for adults, at the same time. A book that grows up with its reader.
Book No. 5: The Works of Mark Twain
To refresh your memories and introduce your child to the world of the American writer, start with The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. After this, you can move on to Twain’s stories, which adults will enjoy with their subtle sarcasm, and kids with their funny plots and characters. Just look at his story “How I Edited an Agricultural Newspaper.”
Book No. 6: Stories by Anton Chekhov
In addition to the excellent Russian language, which, frankly, we lack so much in everyday life, these stories are good for reading to young children also because they are short, so they can be a pleasant alternative to an evening fairy tale.
Book #7: Three Men in a Boat and a Dog by Jerome K. Jerome
A fun story about three friends - George, Harris, Jay (the narrator) and a dog named Montmorency - and their journey along the River Thames, it will be a great time together. By the way, the author initially planned that the book would be nothing more than a guidebook in which he would tell about the sights along the route. And the result is an immortal book that is also interesting to modern readers.
Book No. 8: “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen”, Rudolf Erich Raspe
Munchausen is a name known to every person over 15 years old. The incredible adventures that happened (or almost happened) with this venerable baron will amuse an adult and awaken the imagination of a child. And a little later, when the baby grows up, we can watch the magnificent Soviet film adaptation together.
Book No. 9: “Journey of the Blue Arrow”, Gianni Rodari
This is more of a book for children, interesting for adults as well. In it, as it should be for children's books, everything ends well. In addition to The Journey of the Blue Arrow, you can read the immortal Adventures of Cipollino.
The top 15 included “The Chronicles of Narnia”, “Pippi Longstocking”, “Winnie the Pooh and All-All-All”, as well as several books that are not so popular in our country. Perhaps your children will enjoy books that have been enjoyed by children in the UK for many years.
If your child doesn't know, there may be books on this list that will interest him.
"Charlotte's Web" by Alvin Brooks White
The Telegraph's list of the best children's books includes Charlotte's Web. This is a magical story by Alvin Brooks White, which was first published in 1952. It was also ranked number one in the BBC's Best Children's Books of 2015.
The book tells the story of a piglet, Weebur, who is trying to join his new “team” at the barnyard. The spider Charlotte helps him solve problems with the local inhabitants.
The book was very successful and was reprinted several times. The book was made into a film in 2006, and the now famous Dakota Faning was awarded the award for best young actress.
"The Little Prince" by Antoine Saint-Exupéry
This book is well known to domestic readers and has been reviewed by adults. It was first published in 1943 and has since been translated into 300 languages. In 2011, the total circulation of the book exceeded 80 million copies.
There are nine film adaptations of The Little Prince, including a Japanese anime series from the late 1970s. The latest film adaptation is the 2015 cartoon of the same name.
Buy the best editions of "The Little Prince"
"The Hill Dwellers" (or "Watership Hill") by Richard Adams
In the Russian translation, the book is also known as “The Most Dangerous Journey.” The book was first published in 1972, although before that 13 times publishers refused Mr. Adams to publish his children's fantasy about the life and adventures of rabbits.
In 1978, the cartoon “The Most Dangerous Journey” was released, and in 2018 the animated mini-series “Dwellers of the Hills” is planned to be released.
The Chronicles of Narnia by Clive Staples Lewis
The first story in this series was published in 1950. In total, seven books were published about a fantasy country and the journey of boys and girls from the real world to it.
Over the 60 years of its existence, the book was published in 41 languages with a circulation of more than 100 million copies. During this time, not only film adaptations of the book and theatrical productions were created, but also computer games based on them.
"Emil and the Detectives" by Erich Kästner
This book by a German writer and journalist is little known in our country, but it deserves attention thanks to the writer’s unique sense of humor.
The book takes place in real Berlin, the author allows his characters to be real children, without labeling them good and bad.
The book was first published in 1929, since then it has been reprinted several times in different countries and translated into 59 languages.
"The Hobbit, or There, Here and Back Again" by J. R. Tolkien
Thanks to a series of grandiose film adaptations by Peter Jackson from 2012 to 2014, the characters in this series of novels are well known to modern teenagers who have not even read the books.
The first book in the Hobbit series was first published in 1937. Despite the fact that when writing his work he turned to Scandinavian epics, he managed to create a completely unique world.
In addition to numerous film adaptations and stage plays, Tolkien's story was told in a new way in a 1989 graphic novel, adapted by Charles Dixon and Sean Deming.
"The Little Princess" Francis Gongson Burnet
A classic of English children's literature, first published in 1905. This is the author's presentation of the well-known story of Cinderella. Since 1917, the book has been filmed seven times. The latest film adaptation was released in 2009 - this is a series in which the plot of the story is transferred to modern Japan.
In 2007, the US National Education Association included the book in the top 100 books recommended for study in schools.
"Pippi Longstocking" by Astrid Lindgren
Books about the mischievous girl Pippi are full of optimism and faith in good things. Since 1945, Swedish writer Astrid Lingred has created 5 stories about a funny girl.
The stories about Pippi Longstocking have been filmed nine times in different countries in the form of cartoons, feature films and TV series.
“Grown-ups never have fun. They always have a lot of boring work, stupid dresses and taxes. And they are also stuffed with prejudices and all sorts of nonsense. They think that a terrible misfortune will happen if you put a knife in your mouth while eating, and all that stuff,” says Pippi.
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
The book was first published in 1961. This is a magical story about a boy who got inside a magical peach and met its inhabitants.
Roald Dahl is better known to domestic readers thanks to his other book, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” But the story about James is no less fascinating.
"Winnie the Pooh and All-All-All" by Alan Milne
Tales about the world's most famous teddy bear are known to all children. Alan Milne composed a series of stories about his son's toy bear, which he gave him as a 1-year-old gift. And the main character of the book, Christopher Robin, was a real boy - the son of the author.
Fairy tales about a bear have been loved by more than one generation of kids for their funny stories and funny puns, which appeared in Russian translation thanks to Boris Zakhoder.
"The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame
This work is also known among us under the name “Wind in the Willows.” This story tells about the adventures of the Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger, who live in the forest. Their characters are very reminiscent of real people with funny flaws that everyone has.
In 1958, the book was awarded the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, which recognizes works worthy of being placed on the same shelf as this masterpiece.
"Journey to the Center of the Earth" by Jules Verne
This work of the French classic of adventure novels, which can be recommended to inquisitive teenagers, was also included in the list of the 15 best children's books of all time.
The novel was written in 1864, but filmmakers, animators and composers of the twentieth century repeatedly turned to it.
The latest film adaptation of the work was released in 2008.
"Doll People" by Anne M. Martin
In this series, Ann Martin has already published four books about the adventures of the same characters.
Collection of "Just So Tales" by Rudyard Kipling
One of the most popular children's writers not only in Great Britain, but also in other countries, in the ranking he is noted not with “The Jungle Book”, but with the collection “Just Like Fairy Tales.”
From these fairy tales, kids will learn where the camel got its hump, how the armadillo got its shell, where the leopard got its spots on its skin, and many others.
"The Child Shaped by Books" by Francis Spufford
This book is intended for adults who need to understand how important it is to read books to children and how reading influences the formation of a child's character and worldview.
Now you know which books for children are considered the best according to The Telegraph. Write in the comments which children's books you think are the best.
