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My 8 year old nephews birthday is coming up and he likes skeletons, ghosts and witches. that kinda thing. whats a good kids book to get him?

>> No.1789692

Harry potty

>> No.1789695
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nice book for getting children into both reading stories and poetry

>> No.1789696

>>1789695
I'm ashamed that I wrote this sentence.

>> No.1789697
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it's a comic book, but don't worry, it's french! (and totally charming)

>> No.1789698

I would of just gotten him a playstaion game but his mom is one of those parents that is anti /v/ and /v/

>> No.1789702

>>1789695
I READ THIS WHEN I WAS A KID!! wow thanks for this major nostalgia. definitely get that for your nephew as I believe I read this when I was around 8 years old as well.

>> No.1789704

My favorite story is when an old mans brother comes back fro the dead to talk about baseball.

>> No.1789770

Bunnicula

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>>1789773
>Carlton Mellick III

>> No.1789792

>>1789780
I haven't read it, but I read about it. The concept seems pretty terrible.

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>> No.1789845

mein kampf

>> No.1789972

Get him a comic book by Jason.h

>> No.1789974
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1789974

Although, at 8, he might have outgrown it.

>> No.1789983
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1789983

Meg & Mog.

A witch, her cat, an owl - what else could you ask for?

Although, unless he has downsyndrome at 8...

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>>1789974
oh no fucking way. I loved that book.

Try this too: has pirates, monsters etc.

>> No.1790066

>>1789801

Seconded

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I always loved this book when I was little. It has cute Halloween poems by a bunch of weird poets. I seem to remember there being an Ed Cummings' poem in there, which is nice.

>> No.1790103

>>1789974
>Implying you outgrow funnybones

>> No.1790280

>>1790103
Well I dunno.... I've seen a lot of precocious little brats running around these days - most of them post on /lit/.