Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki's favorite books for young people

David Pescovitz 12:57 pm Mon Jun 26, 2017

The following are pioneering animator and Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki's (My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, etc.) top ten favorite books for young people:

1. The Borrowers — Mary Norton

2. The Little Prince — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

3. Children of Noisy Village — Astrid Lindgren

4. When Marnie Was There — Joan G. Robinson

5. Swallows and Amazons — Arthur Ransome

6. The Flying Classroom — Erich Kästner

7. There Were Five of Us — Karel Poláček

8. What the Neighbours Did, and Other Stories — Ann Philippa Pearce

9. Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates — Mary Mapes Dodge

10. The Secret Garden — Frances Hodgson Burnett

"Hayao Miyazaki Picks His 50 Favorite Children’s Books" (via Kottke)

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