# Books Every Geek Should Read to Their Kids

<http://archive.wired.com/geekdad/2013/03/67-books-every-geek-should-read-to-their-kids-before-age-10/>

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## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words)

So what books should geeks be reading to their kids? What books are essential to the geek experience? Well, that depends on the parent, and that depends on the kid. Some kids can handle the long slog to get Frodo to Rivendell where The Lord of the Rings finally takes off and becomes a rollicking adventure; many kids (and adults) cannot. So rather than creating a single list of recommended books, we decided to let members of the GeekDad team create the list of books which they enjoyed reading to their hatchlings as they progressed through their beta period. Consider these the staff picks at your own personal geek library:

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