Maps

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1. thanatropismJan 2020
   This is a beautiful book we had bought to give as a present when my nephews (or maybe an eventual son/daughter) are older, but ended up keeping for ourselves.

   https://www.amazon.com/Maps-Aleksandra-Mizielinska/dp/076366...

   "The map is not the territory" is a well-worn metaphor that's not really about maps anymore -- but in that book some features (cultural, architectural, physical, etc.) are given such prominence at the expense of realism that you understand much more than you would by looking at methodical cartography.

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2. DanBCJan 2017
   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.

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