Latin for "Children's Books" ?

The Latin Wikipedia uses "Libri pueriles" or "Litterae pueriles" :

- http://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categoria:Libri_pueri...

- http://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litterae_pueriles

My preferred translation would be:

libri liberorum

libri = books (nominative plural of liber, book)

liberorum = of children (genitive of liberi, children)

In support of this rendering, see:

http://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/09403/AAF03E...

where "Libri Liberorum" is the Latin title of the Austrian journal for research into children's literature, published by the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendliteraturforschung (Austrian Society for research on children's and adolescent literature).

Latin noun "natus" can be translated as "child"; its plural nominative form is "nati", but you need the genitive form, "natorum", if you want to say "children's". If we opt for "natus" as the Latin for "child" or "offspring", "children's books" would be:

libri natorum / natorum libri

in that language:

libri = books (nominative plural of liber, book)

natorum = of children (genitive plural of natus, child, offspring)

There is a problem, however, as "liber natorum" also means "the book of the born" and hence "register of births". See:

http://www.halgal.com/vitalrecordsaustria.html

Another possible avenue is:

libri lecti a natis

meaning, literally, "books read by children":

libri = books (nominative plural of liber, book)

lecti = read (nominative plural masculine of lectus to match "libri", past participle passive of "lego", I read)

a = by (preposition with ablative case)

natis = children (ablative plural of natus, child)

It's LIBRI PUERILES

In Spanish that's kind of insulting because the qord puerile means childish

Hope this helps

natus = born; son

libri nati = born books; son's books

libris natis = of born books; of sons' books

I think Erik's versions are better.