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Illustrated Classic: Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi (Hardback)
Delightfully written, Pinocchio follows the exciting adventures of a mischievous wooden puppet who wants to become a boy. With a stunning foiled jacket, ribbon marker and beautiful original colour illustrations throughout, this is a book to treasure.
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Illustrated Classic: Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (Hardback)
Beautifully written, Black Beauty reveals what life was like for a horse during the Victorian era, from a young colt growing up to becoming a cab-horse on bustling London streets. With a stunning foiled jacket, ribbon marker and beautiful original colour illustrations throughout, this is a book to treasure.
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Illustrated Classic: Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie (Hardback)
Follow the Darling children as they fly away to the Neverland with the captivating Peter Pan, to battle pirates and play make-believe with the lost boys. With a stunning foiled jacket, ribbon marker and beautiful original colour illustrations throughout, this is a book to treasure.
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Illustrated Classic : The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum (Hardback)
Follow Dorothy and Toto on their curious and colourful journey along the yellow brick road, joined by the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion. With a stunning foiled jacket, ribbon marker and beautiful original colour illustrations throughout, this is a book to treasure.
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Illustrated Classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Carroll Lewis (Hardback)
Follow Alice on her journey through Lewis Carroll’s brilliantly odd and highly inventive Wonderland – a world where (to Alice’s great dismay) nothing happens as one might expect it to. With a stunning foiled jacket, ribbon marker and beautiful original colour illustrations throughout, this is a book to treasure.
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Heidi (Paperback, Classic ed.) Johanna Spyri, Illustrated by Maja Dusikova
The story of Heidi is as fresh today as it was when it was written. It’s impossible not to love the little girl who scrambles through mountain meadows with the goats and Peter, brings joy (and soft rolls) to the blind grandmother, helps Klara learn to walk again, and restores hope and love to Grandfather.
Published in cooperation with the esteemed Swiss publisher NordSüd and illustrated with glowing watercolors by the internationally acclaimed artist Maja Dusíková, this beautiful classic is sure to become a favorite.
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Little Women: Secret Garden( Paperback) – by Louis M Alcott
Kidnapped and Treasure Island
Sherlock Holmes Investigates and The Hound of The Baskervilles
White Fang and The call of The Wild
Huckleberry Finn and The Adventure of Tom Sawyer
Jungle Book and Just so Stories
What Katy did and What Katy did next
Grimms fairy Tales and Andersen’s Fairy Tales
Little Women the Secret Garden
What Katy did at School and Heidi
The Water babies and Peter Pan
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The jungle book Rudyard Kipling book Oxford Children Classic (paperback)
Beware of the tiger . . .
If you like jungle-action and animals galore, then The Jungle Book is the story for you! Not only does this edition include the complete, unabridged text, it is also full of extra material to help you get the most from the story and gives lots of recommendations for other adventures you might enjoy.
Beware of the tiger . . .Excitement! Animals! Peril! Drama! Enter Mowgli’s world as he discovers the secrets and dangers of the jungle. Can he escape his kidnap by the Monkey-People? And will he ever be free from the prowling tiger that’s waiting to pounce?
Oxford Children’s Classics present not only the original and unabridged story of The Jungle Book but also help you to discover a whole world of new adventures with an amazing assortment of recommendations and activities.
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The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Illustrated by Justin Todd (Hardback)
Here is a magnificent visual interpretation of the unabridged text. Twenty-two full colour illustrations by top artist Justin Todd, bring a fresh approach to Grahame’s timeless classic.
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Peter Pan and Wendy by J.M. Barrie Illustrated by Shirley Hughes (Hardback)
First Edition. Number 1 showing in Number Line.
Classic pen and ink illustrations from award-winning Shirley Hughes make for a beautiful gift edition of this story of the magic of childhood Peter Pan is one of the best loved characters in children’s literature—the boy who never grew up. This retold edition—abridged by May Byron in 1915 with the permission of the author—is brought to life by extraordinary illustrations from Alfie creator Shirley Hughes.
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (paperback)
Lewis Carroll’s Alice has been enchanting children for 150 years. Curious Alice, the bossy White Rabbit, the formidable Queen of Hearts, and the Mad Hatter are among the best-loved, most iconic literary creations of all time. Macmillan was the original publisher of Alice in 1865 and is proud to remain true to the vision of its creators. Every bit as iconic are Sir John Tenniel’s remarkable illustrations, perfectly capturing the combination of the ordinary and the extraordinary at the heart of Wonderland. -
Tanglewood Tales (Dover Children’s Evergreen Classics) by Nathaniel Hawthorne (paperback)
One of 19th-century America’s greatest authors recounts timeless tales from Greek mythology in this delightful partner to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s evocative interpretations of traditional stories about heroes, sorceresses, kings, and other legendary characters provide young readers and listeners with a spellbinding introduction to classic myths.
The adventures begin with “The Minotaur,” the tale of an Athenian prince’s conquest of a monstrous half-man, half-bull. Other stories include “The Pygmies,” concerning a friendly giant and his small-minded neighbors; “The Dragon’s Teeth,” recounting the birth of a team of warriors and the founding of a city; “Circe’s Palace,” in which an enchantress matches wits with the trickster Ulysses; “The Pomegranate Seeds,” a tale of the underworld; and “The Golden Fleece,” the story of an aspiring king and his quest for the shining symbol that will win a throne.“synopsis” may belong to another edition of this title.
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Nancy Drew: The Flying Saucer Mystery by Carolyn Keene (hardback)
When Nancy and her friends ride deep into the Sawniegunk Forest in search of a flying saucer, they find themselves in the middle of more than one mystery. Wildcats, runaway horses, deadly snakes, and a disappearing Indian keep the sleuths tangled in danger and suspense.
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Nancy Drew: Mystery at the Ski Jump by Carolyn Keene (hardback)
When Nancy learns that the Drews’ housekeeper has been duped by an elegantly dressed woman into buying a stolen fur piece, the young detective starts a search for the clever swindler. To Nancy’s astonishment, she discovers that the woman is using the name Nancy Drew.The dishonest acts of the impostor point the finger of suspicion at Nancy herself and result in her being questioned by the police. Join Nancy in this thrilling mystery as she solves the mystery and clears her name. -
Nancy Drew: The Clue of the Tapping Heels by Carolyn Keene (hardback)
Challenging questions confront Nancy Drew when she attempts to solve the mystery of the strange tapping sounds in the house of a retired actress. Who is the tapper? How does he gain access to Miss Carter’s house, despite securely locked doors and windows? Why do the tapping sounds come in Morse code? Is there a sinister motive behind the prowler’s actions?While trying to learn the answers to these and other puzzling questions, Nancy finds her investigations complicated by the dishonest administrator of a will and by a thief who steals the actress’s prize Persian cats. -
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (hardback)
(hardback: dust jacket included)
“I don’t believe fine young ladies enjoy themselves a bit more than we do, in spite of our burnt hair, old gowns, one glove apiece, and tight slippers, that sprain our ankles when we are silly enough to wear them.” And I do think Jo was quite right.
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The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley (paperback)
Tom was a poor, ill-treated chimney sweep who ran away when he was wrongly accused of stealing. But his life was changed for ever when he jumped into a stream and was rescued by the Queen of the Fairies, who turned him into a water-baby. In the strange, underwater world he travelled to the Other-End-of-Nowhere, having all sorts of adventures and meeting strange people like Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby, who taught him some important lessons.
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A World of Winnie-the-Pooh: A collection of stories, verse and hums about the Bear of Very Little Brain by A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard (hardback)
(Hardback: dust jacket included)
A World of Winnie-the-Pooh brings together a specially selected collection of stories from Winnie-the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner and some of the most popular verse from A. A. Milne’s collections for children, When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six. Here we are introduced to Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, Rabbit, Kanga and Roo, Owl and Christopher Robin. Pooh’s world is reflected in Milne’s nursery verse where Pooh and Christopher Robin are forever playing.
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