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4–8 (and philosophy majors) Tonkato Rating: ★★★★★ (Five Inverted Hourglasses)

A grandfather clock in a swamp decides that seconds are a social construct. It befriends a tardy snail and a very confused will-o'-the-wisp. The text is written in circular prose; you read the first sentence, then the last, then the middle. tonkato unusual childrens books top

It forces the adult reader to ad-lib. No two read-throughs are the same. Tonkato calls this "deconstructive literacy." 3. Instructions for Burying a Garden Gnome by Anonymous (Illustrated by Inkrot) Why it's unusual: This is a how-to guide for a ceremony that does not exist. It reads like a military field manual crossed with a gardening almanac. you read the first sentence