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This was probably my favorite picture book as a kid (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 weeks ago by DearMoogle@lemmy.today to c/2000snostalgia@lemmy.world

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This or The Velveteen Rabbit, which is much older.

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[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

I am curious where on the world the people read it. Because for me it was obvious to know it, as the author lived basically next door. But I never knew it gained popularity outside the German speaking part of Switzerland.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

USA/California chiming in. Read it many times to my youngest.

[–] Two2Tango@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Canada here, read it as a kid

[–] Ardyssian@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Singapore, vaguely recall this as well

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

People read it everywhere.

Goodreads page for it: 159K ratings

[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

My partner and I in England read it

[–] Rachelhazideas@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Read it from Hong Kong as a kid. What was the author like?

[–] LwL@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Northern Germany, had that book as a kid as well and read it many times.