/lit/ - Literature

what is /lit/‘s favorite children’s books?

for me, it’s where the wild things are

I just read this for the first time in years, and I finally "got" it and teared up. Is this Stendhal Syndrome?

Anyone else ever be moved by a children's book?

I'm looking for two picture books I read as a child.

The first I read in the late 90s, but it might've been (much) older. The story involved a woman being kidnapped by a winged monster who later turns out to be literally heartless (IIRC there was some system similar to the Harry Potter horcruxes where the monster's heart (and possibly some other body parts) where placed somewhere outside of his body, and he was immortal until his out-of-body-heart was destroyed). The monster's death featured a surprising amount of gore.

The second picture book was one I read in the late 90s and featured a story about a group of monsters living in a house together. The monsters leave the house one night and another monster comes out: he's a monster that's hated by all the other monsters. He explores the house. The picture book was quite dark and creepy as far as picture books go.

If anyone recognizes one of these I would be extremely grateful.

My son is a year old and actually does pay attention when I read books to him, but I have no idea what's on his level right now. "First words/numbers" books are boring as fuck and I know he doesn't really get those yet. Anyway, what books should I get him? He has some Beatrix Potter, some Winnie the Pooh, The Little Prince (dual English/French,) and a couple of random folktale books.

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