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Here are some kids books that I enjoyed reading. Getting a book that a child will want to read again and again, and that the parent won't hate, is impressive.

"The Book With No Pictures" by BJ Novak is fun. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-No-Pictures-B-Novak/dp/0141361...

"Pirate Diary" (Illustrated by Chris Riddel) is fun and has the right amount of gruesomeness to encourage my kid. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pirate-Diary-Histories-Richard-Plat...

"Maps" (Aleksandra Mizielinska, Daniel Mizielinski) is a fun sort of atlas, especially if you combine it with Youtube etc clips. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1848773013

My current strategy to find books is look at illustrators who've won the Greenaway award, or writers who've won the Carnegie award, and then look at their other books or books that amazon recommends alongside these.

Try starting with books like "Press here" or "the book with no pictures"

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Press-Here-Herve-Tullet/dp/081187954...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0141361786

Some of my favorites:

- "Book with No Pictures" (B.J. Novak [yes, that's Ryan from The Office])
- anything by Sandra Boynton
- Boxcar Children series
- Cam Jansen series
- "Ada Twist, Scientist" (Andrea Beaty)

We have tons of books, from a variety of sources; some are duds, IMHO, mainly gifts from my MIL (tip for giving books to children: read through them first, from the perspective of reading that book every day for a month; bargain bins contain tons of garbage). Unfortunately, the kids like some of the duds, so they slip them in from time to time.