Adventures of Pinocchio, by C. Collodi, illustrated by Attilo Mussino. Macmillan.
The adventures of
this little mischievous puppet are as popular in this country as in
Italy, where they all began late in the nineteenth century.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll,
illustrated by John Tenniel. Macmillan.
Nobody, child or
adult, has ever regretted Alice's curiosity when she spied a rabbit
taking a watch out of his waistcoat pocket, and so followed him into
a series of very famous adventures.
A treasury of
fairy tales, including selections from the Arabian Nights, and
Washington Irving's story of Rip Van Winkle, all given new life by
Rackham's great illustrations.
A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. Macmillan.
The classic story
of the Christmas spirit, which is read aloud in many, many homes on
Christmas Eve.
English Fairy Tales, by Joseph Jacobs, illustrated by John D. Batten. Putnam.
A famous
folklorist collected these ageless English fairy tales. The sequels,
with fairy tales from other countries, are:
And other
“colored” fairy books...
The Favorite Uncle Remus, by Joel Chandler Harris, illustrated by A.B. Frost. Houghton.
A splendid
collection of the ever-popular Uncle Remus stories.
Hans Brinker, or the Silver States, by Mary Mapes Dodge, illustrated by G.W. Edwards.
Scribner.
A classic story
about Holland and the adventures of Hans and his sister.
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, illustrated by Agnes Tait. Lippincott.
The tender story
of a little girl and her friends in the Swiss Alps.
It's Perfectly True, and Other Stories, by Hans Christian Andersen, translated by
Paul Leyssac, illustrated by Richard Bennett. Harcourt.
A fine translation
of great Andersen's tales, especially recommended for reading aloud.
Just So Stories, by Rudyard Kipling, illustrated by J.M. Gleeson. Doubleday.
Beloved tales of
how the whale got his throat, the came his hump, the leopard his
spots, and how other animals came by their names.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, by Howard Pyle, illustrated by the author.
Scribner.
There have been
many versions of the stories about Robin Hood the outlaw, but the
ones by Howard Pyle are the best.
Peter Pan, by James M. Barrie, illustrated by Nora S. Unwin. Scribner.
The story that
will never grow old of the little boy from Never, Never Land who
never grows up.
The Sketch Book, by Washington Irving. Macmillan.
Here, among other
stories, is the classic “Rip Van Winkle.”
The Swiss Family Robinson, by Johann Wyss, illustrated by Harry Rountree. Macmillan.
The classic story
of a shipwrecked family.
Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by N.C. Wyeth. Scribner.
The greatest
pirate story of all time, and a must for every home library.
Did you see "My Boy Jack" on PBS? It was about Rudyard Kippling's son and WWI. So sad!
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