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Profunda Saint-... from Calgary, AB is reading Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series October 23, 2012 - 4:55pm

My daughter is a creep. She's really into some bizarre books and she's only 4. I'd like to encourage this madness, and am seeking suggestions for anything a little twisted, but still kid friendly. We're at picture books age, but soon enough she'll be ready for chapter-y books, so all suggestions are welcome. These are some of the current favourites:

Frankenstein Makes A Sandwich

Goodnight Goon

Where The Deep Ones Are

Link me to more awesomeness, please!

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Pete from Detroit is reading Red Dragon October 23, 2012 - 5:52pm

Go The Fuck To Sleep by Adam Mansback

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Jack Campbell Jr. from Lawrence, KS is reading American Rust by Phillipp Meyer October 23, 2012 - 6:01pm

Thanks for posting those. My son would love them. He is right about the same age.

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Profunda Saint-... from Calgary, AB is reading Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series October 23, 2012 - 6:05pm

Hahaha oh I forgot about Go The Fuck To Sleep! That one is hilarious!

@Jack: You're welcome! 

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Bradley Sands from Boston is reading Greil Marcus's The History of Rock 'N' Roll in Ten Songs October 23, 2012 - 7:35pm

Check out Daniel Pinkwater's books. I haven't read any of his books for younger readers, but I love the middle grade stuff like Lizard Music.

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Seb from Thanet, Kent, UK October 24, 2012 - 1:43am

Flanimals by Ricky Gervais.

Also, Where the Wild Things Are.

Try and get hold of the Goon Cartoons by Spike Milligan, comic strip that is simple enough for kids to follow but is brilliant and well worth a read for grown ups too.

I used to read Ant and Bee as a kid. They were great but they're collectors items now and really expensive.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters October 24, 2012 - 6:32am

Where's My Mummy?

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Dwayne from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updated October 24, 2012 - 7:17pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunnicula

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Profunda Saint-... from Calgary, AB is reading Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series October 24, 2012 - 10:55pm

OH MY GOD BUNNICULA!!! I forgot about him! AMAZING!
 

Those Daniel Pinkwater books look awesome, and hilarious. I will have to track some down!
 

Seb, I will look for all of those. 

Avery, YES. We love mummies.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters October 25, 2012 - 6:12am

The mummy book is awesome, although recently Jonathan isn't into it anymore.  Which bums me out. 

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jyh from VA is reading whatever he feels like October 25, 2012 - 12:59pm

I'm a Mummy. (a song, not a book)