| Black Beauty (Classic Library)
| A classic story about a girl's touching relationship with a horse she befriends. Part of the ANDRE DEUTSCH CLASSICS series, with an introduction by Trevor McDonald.
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| Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
| A new collection of beloved tales that have been popular for more than a century features twelve favorite stories, including ""Thumbelina,"" ""The Princess and the Pea,"" and ""The Ugly Duckling.""
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| The Velveteen Rabbit (Rabbit Ears: A Classic Tale (Spotlight))
| This title is suitable for ages 4-8. An all-time favorite with children, Margery Williams Bianco's "The Velveteen Rabbit" is sure to give you and your child great reading enjoyment. This book is certain to become a reading time favorite.
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| The Wind in the Willows (Children's classics)
| A children's classic comes to life in an enchanting dramatization narrated by Alan Bennett. Enter the world of the great river and meet the marvelous riverbank animals: the poetic Rat, his friend Mole, and the boastful Toad, as they voyage down the river and into the Wild Wood to great adventures! This exclusive BBC production features a full cast, authentic sound effects and sweeping music to warm hearts young and old. \
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| Moby Dick
| Moby Dick is a vast and dangerous white whale. An enemy for many years after the whale bit off his leg, the crazed Captain Ahab is obsessed with his quarry. Together with his extraordinary crew, Ahab braves the oceans of the world to hunt the fearsome Moby Dick. Geraldine McCaughrean is one of the most distinguished living children's authors. She has won the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Children's Novel Award (twice), and The Guardian Children's Fiction Award. Geraldine's most recent best-selli...More
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| The Last of the Mohicans (Lightyear Press Limited Edition)
| Angered by the values of his materialistic society, Hawk-eye lives apart from the other white men, sharing the solitude and sublimity of the wilderness with his Mohican Indian friend, Chingachgook. As the savageries of war test these exiled men, they agree to guide two sisters in search of their father through hostile Indian country - even if it means risking everything. An enduring American classic, "The Last of the Mohicans" is a fast-paced portrait of fierce individualism and courage, set aga...More
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| Sign of Four (Watermill Classics)
| When a woman who has received mysterious pearls in the mail is asked to meet her correspondent, Holmes and Watson are called in on the case. A terrible death and vanishing treasure lead to an epic chase through the dawn streets and along the River Thames in this spellbinding mystery.
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| The Gift of the Magi
| the classic story of giving is beautifully retold with breathtaking illustrations by an award-winning artist.
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| Alice Through the Looking-Glass
| The timeless sequel to the Kate Greenaway Medal and Kurt Maschler Award-winning "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". For over a century, Lewis Carroll's classic stories of logic and lunacy have inspired delight in young and old alike. Continuing Alice's adventures, "Alice Through the Looking-Glass" sees her walking through a mirror into a topsy-turvy world. There she meets a host of bizarre characters, including Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Humpty Dumpty and the Red Queen. But is it all a dream?;"A...More
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| The Very Hungry Caterpillar
| "This very hungry caterpillar literally eats his way through the pages of the book--and right into your child's heart" (Mother's Manual). "Gorgeously illustrated, brilliantly innovative."--The New York Times Book Review. Full color.
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| Ivanhoe (Classics Illustrated)
| "Ivanhoe" (1819) was the first of Scott's novels to adopt a purely English subject and was also his first attempt to combine history and romance, which later influenced Victorian medievalism. Set at the time of the Norman Conquest, "Ivanhoe" returns from the Crusades to claim his inheritance and the love of Rowena and becomes involved in the struggle between Richard Coeur de Lion and his Norman brother John. The gripping narrative is structured by a series of conflicts: Saxon versus Norman, Chri...More
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| Love You Forever
| A young woman holds her newborn sonAnd looks at him lovingly. Softly she sings to him: "I'll love you forever I'll like you for always As long as I'm living My baby you'll be." So begins the story that has touched the hearts of millions worldwide. Since publication in l986, Love You Forever has sold more than 15 million copies in paperback and the regular hardcover edition (as well as hundreds of thousands of copies in Spanish and French)
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| Goodnight Moon
| A little rabbit bids goodnight to each familiar thing in his room, in this classic story told with gently lulling words and soothing illustrations. 1988 Choices (Association of Booksellers for Children). Full color.
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| Going to Bed Book (Boynton)
| No child likes going to bed and as every parent knows, their little treasures will try and delay it for as long as possible! Discover all the antics children get up to before going to bed, in this hilarious board book, written and illustrated in Boynton's own unique humourous style. The perfect way to read kids to sleep!
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| Kiki and the Cuckoo
| When Kiki sees the green and brown Kansas meadow laid out below him like a welcome mat, he knows just was to do- claim the meadow as his own, sing a beautiful meadowlark song, and attract a lovely meadowlark wife. What could go wrong with such a simple plan for happiness? Kiki quickly finds out, for no sooner has he rid his field of the troublesome Pekeat than another voice intrudes upon his territory: "Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo!" And this challenger won't go away! So begins Kiki's rivalry with the...More
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| The Lorax (Classic Seuss)
| "Unless someone like you...cares a whole awful lot...nothing is going to get better...It's not." Long before saving the earth became a global concern, Dr. Seuss, speaking through his character the Lorax, warned against mindless progress and the danger it posed to the earth's natural beauty. "The big, colorful pictures and the fun images, word plays and rhymes make this an amusing exposition of the ecology crisis."—School Library Journal.
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| The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
| The Flopsy Bunnies go with their father, Benjamin Bunny, to visit Peter Rabbit and borrow some lettuce. Peter has none to spare but luckily Mr McGregor's compost heap has plenty. The rabbits eat until they are sleepy but are caught by Mr McGregor. Benjamin and Thomasina rescue them.
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| Count of Monte Cristo (Great Illustrated Classics)
| First published in serial form in 19th century France, "The Count of Monte Cristo" remains a staple of Western literature and a favorite of readers craving adventure, intrigue and thrilling locales. Equipped with knowledge of a secret treasure, a young man wrongly imprisoned escapes from jail to exact revenge on his betrayers. Rich in historical context, Dumas' novel explores themes of loyalty, redemption, revenge and mercy. Along with "The Three Musketeers," it is his most famous novel.
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| Where the Wild Things Are
| In the forty years since Max first cried "Let the wild rumpus start," Maurice Sendak's classic picture book has become one of the most highly acclaimed and best-loved children's books of all time. Now, in celebration of this special anniversary, introduce a new generation to Max's imaginative journey to Where the Wild Things Are.
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| Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See (Picture Puffins)
| Exuberantly coloured artwork and favourite animals make this rhythmic story the perfect introduction to looking and learning about colours. Each spread leads seamlessly into the next and young children will delight in Eric's colourful collage animals and simple repetitive language.
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