Geeking the kid

[kjn]

Back when Hulda was little, we taught her what Cthulhu does (tentacles over the mouth, though in her case they were usually over the forehead), and what the pirates do (Arrr!). Later on, thette introduced her to Doctor Who, and for the last year she has become quite the fan of Avengers and superhero movies (though she doesn't like the origin stories).

But last week I thought it was time to introduce her properly to written science fiction, and we've started with Disch's _The Brave Little Toaster_ (in Swedish translation) as bedtime reading. She's thinking it's great so far, only trouble is that the sentence structure isn't really suited to reading aloud at times.

We will have to decide on what to continue with next. Something from Vance's _The Dying Earth_? (Though I have little hope of good Swedish translations there.) Any ideas?

Comments

[seawasp]

How old is she? Also, does it have to have Swedish translations? That would rather limit choices, I'd think.

[kjn]

Seven. Just starting to read a bit herself. She does know some English words, but we're limiting stuff to Swedish (except for some picture books with very simple Danish, English and German).

[turnberryknkn.livejournal.com]

Have you tried posting on G+ (or asking Therese to post on G+) for the opinion of the rest of the rasfwr-jers? The Darkfriends have largely disappeared from LJ, but are very active over there on G+.

(And Science Fiction specifically, or would Fantasy as well also count? This *definitely* seems like a question for Chad and Kate.)

[fluffboll.livejournal.com]

Cyberiaden av Lem borde funka fint, men jag vet inte om den finns på svenska tyvärr.

[kjn]

Synd att jag missade det här tidigare! Jo, den finns på svenska, men jag har mig veterligen aldrig sett ett exemplar - och då har jag ändå samlat på mig en försvarlig samling Lem i svensk översättning.