BugsMama Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Title says it all- What quality, illustrated classics do you have on your shelf? I want to expand my collection. Some of my favorites are Peter Pan, The Hobbit, and the Wanderings of Odysseus. What are yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 The Story of Doctor Dolittle has a beautiful illustrated version. http://www.amazon.com/Story-Doctor-Dolittle-Books-Wonder/dp/0688140017/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1339344198&sr=1-2 There is also a pop-up book version of "The Little Prince". This version is not abridged and is quite large. http://www.amazon.com/Little-Prince-Deluxe-Pop-Up-Book/dp/B004TE6V4M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1339344170&sr=8-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) We just finished reading this Pinocchio version - LOVED it! http://www.amazon.com/The-Adventures-Pinocchio-Creative-Editions/dp/1568461909/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_1 This is a gorgeous version of The Secret Garden that we got from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Garden-Frances-Hodgson-Burnett/dp/0763631612/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0 Edited June 10, 2012 by tammyw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Title says it all- What quality, illustrated classics do you have on your shelf? I want to expand my collection. Some of my favorites are Peter Pan, The Hobbit, and the Wanderings of Odysseus. What are yours? Could you provide a link to your Peter Pan version? This is one I've been looking for. And I also agree with you, that it is helpful to have links to others' favorite illustrated classics. It can be so challenging seeking good versions on amazon, and reviews don't help because they lump them all together most of the time! I wish there was a better system on Amazon for the reviews of specific versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsMama Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 The Peter Pan I have is this one: Peter Pan Illustrated in Color by Flora White http://www.amazon.com/Peter-Pan-Childrens-Classics-Series/dp/0517632225/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339345968&sr=8-1&keywords=peter+pan+flora+white I think I am going to order the one illustrated by Michael Hauge as well- I LOVE his work, and Peter Pan is my favorite book, so I can justify it.... right? :D http://www.amazon.com/Peter-Pan-100th-Anniversary-Edition/dp/0805072454/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1339345794&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=peter+pan+illustrated+flora+white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 The Peter Pan I have is this one:Peter Pan Illustrated in Color by Flora White http://www.amazon.com/Peter-Pan-Childrens-Classics-Series/dp/0517632225/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339345968&sr=8-1&keywords=peter+pan+flora+white I think I am going to order the one illustrated by Michael Hauge as well- I LOVE his work, and Peter Pan is my favorite book, so I can justify it.... right? :D http://www.amazon.com/Peter-Pan-100th-Anniversary-Edition/dp/0805072454/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1339345794&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=peter+pan+illustrated+flora+white Oh cool - that second one is the one I was considering also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) A couple more I thought of - both of which we love! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670876127/ref=oh_details_o00_s01_i02 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0547133510/ref=wms_ohs_product ETA: I hope lots of others pop-in and share their favorites also. This is a subject I adore, as I think reading unabridged classics with rich illustrations just adds to the experience. Even I enjoy reading a fabulously illustrated version better than a non-illustrated. It just makes the experience so memorable! Edited June 10, 2012 by tammyw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsMama Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 Thanks Tammy! Those look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five More Minutes Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 We like this Alice in Wonderland and this Wind in the Willows. And while it's not technically a classic work, we love Gustafson's collection of fairy tales -- the illustrations are just gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I think I am going to order the one illustrated by Michael Hauge as well- I LOVE his work, and Peter Pan is my favorite book, so I can justify it.... right? :D http://www.amazon.com/Peter-Pan-100th-Anniversary-Edition/dp/0805072454/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1339345794&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=peter+pan+illustrated+flora+white We have this edition, and it is worth it. ;) (Sorry if I am enabling; it's one of the things I do best.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchbark Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 We just picked up a copy of this hardcover illustrated edition of Treasure Island at Sam's Club. I love it. There are other titles in the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Books of Wonder has done a lovely job of printing nice, hardcover children's books with classic illustrations. We recently finished At the Back of the North Wind illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith, and Ariel loved The Water Babies, also illustrated by her. There aren't tons of pictures, but they're nicely done. I'm currently debating whether to buy their version of The Princess and the Goblin, even though I have the paperback version with no pictures. We also have several volumes of the Oz series from the same publisher, illustrated by John R. Neill. Ariel loves their version of Black Beauty illustrated by Lucy Kemp-Welch. I just recently picked up Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales and a copy of The Wind in the Willows illustrated by Michael Hague, both of which we will be using for next school year. There is also the Little House on the Prairie series that was released in color a few years ago. We have all the books except The First Four Years (it's my least favorite, I didn't want it.) Kate Greenaway's books are nice also, I just finished flipping through A Tree For Peter, which has loads of pretty illustrations. Robert Ingpen did some nice versions of classic books, we have his version of Peter Pan and Wendy, but he has also illustrated Treasure Island and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (though I prefer the original Tenniel illustrations of the latter). Dover also has what they call Calla Editions of classics, like this edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales. My nostalgic favorites are the Raggedy Ann series of books, when I got tired of reading I would just look at the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 We just picked up a copy of this hardcover illustrated edition of Treasure Island at Sam's Club. I love it. There are other titles in the series. Hmmm! I had this Treasure Island in my cart: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0763644455/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER I wonder which one is better? Are they both unabridged? this is where I get stuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Hmmm! I had this Treasure Island in my cart:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0763644455/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER I wonder which one is better? Are they both unabridged? this is where I get stuck! The Ingpen illustrated edition birchbark linked rocks. I'm not even in the market for another copy of Treasure Island, and I'm considering getting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 The Ingpen illustrated edition birchbark linked rocks. I'm not even in the market for another copy of Treasure Island, and I'm considering getting it. Thank you. I guess that's the one to get! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 The Wind in the Willows and the two Alice books are mandatory. :D We also like the Pinkney Jungle Books (Books of Wonder) and P.J. Lynch's A Christmas Carol (though it's not so lush as Ingpen's). Here are some WITW editions: We have Foreman, but it's OOP. Ingpen: Michael Hague: Tasha Tudor: E.H. Shephard: The Annotated edition uses a number of illustrators: Arthur Rackham also did one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Here are some links to Ingpen's work: http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/genre/iom/Illustrator-of-the-Month.html Does anyone have his Around the World in 80 Days? I'm wondering which translation it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsMama Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 I've been eying the Ingpen Wind in the Willows.... there are so many beautiful choices for that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I've been eying the Ingpen Wind in the Willows.... there are so many beautiful choices for that one!There are some books that cry out to illustrators. I've found it impossible to stick to only one edition of WITW, Peter Pan, and Alice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 What about Robin Hood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 What about Robin Hood?I'm not aware of a version of Pyle's Robin Hood with other than his original B&W illustrations. You can go vintage or Dover (careful with other reprint editions as not all include the illustrations). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 This is a gorgeous version of The Secret Garden that we got from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Garden-Frances-Hodgson-Burnett/dp/0763631612/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0 That's by far my favorite edition of The Secret Garden. So beautiful! I also think the original Denslow illustrated version of The Wizard of Oz is a classic worth having. Be careful - I'm pretty sure Books of Wonder has issued it twice - once in color (that's the one I linked) and once without. Without the color, the illustrations lose a lot because they no longer overlap the text on the page. This is truly one of the greatest book designs ever. And while it's offbeat, I adore, adore, adore the Lauren Child version of Pippi Longstocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I'm not aware of a version of Pyle's Robin Hood with other than his original B&W illustrations. You can go vintage or Dover (careful with other reprint editions as not all include the illustrations). Thanks. Do you have a favorite non-illustrated edition to recommend? You can totally tell where my addictions lie, as most of my posts are about books, and I am a huge sucker for a great illustrated version. :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 That's by far my favorite edition of The Secret Garden. So beautiful! I also think the original Denslow illustrated version of The Wizard of Oz is a classic worth having. Be careful - I'm pretty sure Books of Wonder has issued it twice - once in color (that's the one I linked) and once without. Without the color, the illustrations lose a lot because they no longer overlap the text on the page. This is truly one of the greatest book designs ever. And while it's offbeat, I adore, adore, adore the Lauren Child version of Pippi Longstocking. We just got that version of Wizard of Oz from the library, to consider for purchase. It IS lovely. I've never read the other books in the series. Are they worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 The other Wizard of Oz books are very much worth reading if your kids enjoy the first one. But while the illustrations are nice for some of them, they're not by Denslow and the book design is slightly different. I just went with downloading the free Kindle versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Thanks. Do you have a favorite non-illustrated edition to recommend?No, I greatly prefer Pyle. We do have this illustrated edition (Vivian). The text is more accessible than Pyle, and the story isn't watered down the story as in some other retellings (flagons and kegs and casks are a prominent and, IMHO, integral feature of the tales). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 The other Wizard of Oz books are very much worth reading if your kids enjoy the first one. But while the illustrations are nice for some of them, they're not by Denslow and the book design is slightly different. I just went with downloading the free Kindle versions. This edition illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger has a brilliant conceit: all illustrations depicting the Emerald City are coloured primarily white, but the child is instructed to wear an (included) pair of green tinted glasses for those pages. Unfortunately the text is all but unreadable, as there are no obvious paragraph breaks (flush left text, no spaces between paragraphs) on oversized pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) This is a gorgeous version of The Secret Garden that we got from Amazon:http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Garden-Frances-Hodgson-Burnett/dp/0763631612/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0 That's by far my favorite edition of The Secret Garden. So beautiful! Enablers. :D I've been looking to replace my drab Sterling bargain edition, and now it is done. ETA: I mean... look at this: Edited June 10, 2012 by nmoira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 It's beautiful, isn't it? When we were going to read The Secret Garden, I pulled nine different editions off the shelf at my library and it was the clear winner. I wish the illustrator had done more, but her only other big illustrated book is The Wind in the Willows from what I can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 This edition illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger has a brilliant conceit: all illustrations depicting the Emerald City are coloured primarily white, but the child is instructed to wear an (included) pair of green tinted glasses for those pages. Unfortunately the text is all but unreadable, as there are no obvious paragraph breaks (flush left text, no spaces between paragraphs) on oversized pages. Those are beautiful. They're a bit like the illustrations in an Usborne illustrated Shakespeare storybook we have. But yeah, the preview makes it clear that the text is teeny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) I wish the illustrator had done more, but her only other big illustrated book is The Wind in the Willows from what I can tell.Moore did a nice Book of Beasts (from Nesbit's Book of Dragons), but it was (delicately, but unfortunately) abridged. She also did Anne of Green Gables, but I've never seen it to know if it is abridged. We have the Annotated Anne of Green Gables, so I've already blown my budget on that particular title. :001_smile: I didn't know she'd done The Wind in the Willows... must check that out. :tongue_smilie: ETA: I wish I hadn't looked. I have seen this, and must have been willfully repressing. ETA2: Ah, I see why the WITW repression... it's abridged. Edited June 10, 2012 by nmoira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Argh! I wasn't even remotely in the market for a new version of The Secret Garden, and now I have that one in my cart! I am such a sucker for beautiful children's books. As far as the other Oz books, I think some of them certainly are. Ozma of Oz is by far my favorite, even more so than The Wizard of Oz. I had to order it twice from Amazon - the first time they sent me the mass-market paperback by mistake, and I was bitterly disappointed. Fortunately, I got the "correct" ;) edition the next time, and have been waiting to read it to Ariel. Unfortunately :tongue_smilie: we just started the Green Knowe series (good books, even though the illustrations are sparse), so it will probably be after we finish that before we get to The Land of Oz and Ozma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyD Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Moore did a nice Book of Beasts (from Nesbit's Book of Dragons), but it was (delicately, but unfortunately) abridged. She also did Anne of Green Gables, but I've never seen it to know if it is abridged. We have the Annotated Anne of Green Gables, so I've already blown my budget on that particular title. :001_smile: I didn't know she'd done The Wind in the Willows... must check that out. :tongue_smilie: ETA: I wish I hadn't looked. I have seen this, and must have been willfully repressing. I know. I was SO disappointed. But I bought the Foreman one you recommended on an earlier thread instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsMama Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 Thanks Ladies- my amazon wishlist is brimming with good books! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 (edited) Not that I need even more books in my amazon cart (thank goodness for the "save for later" feature -- I use it as my "what should I buy this week?" list.) Which Alice in Wonderland illustrated is most recommended? Preferably one that is easily purchased and available via prime (e.g. not OOP!) Was this the best one? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402768354/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER Edited June 11, 2012 by tammyw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 And also, does this look like a good Robin Hood version? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402714564/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 And also, does this look like a good Robin Hood version?http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402714564/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER There are no illustrations (other than small scratchboard etchings under the Chapter headings. If you just want the text, it's fine, but I wouldn't pay full price for this edition; B&N regularly runs 2 for 3 promotions for the Sterling books, and you can get 20% off with an educator card. However, if you want Pyle, in hardcover, with his illustrations :) this is one book worth it to go vintage. Otherwise the Dover pb edition would suffice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Which Alice in Wonderland illustrated is most recommended? Preferably one that is easily purchased and available via prime (e.g. not OOP!) Was this the best one? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402768354/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER There's a nice Annotated Alice (annotations by Martin Gardner) with Tenniel's original artwork and previously unpublished sketches. My kids love their Oxenbury set (OOP), but you can never go wrong with Ingpen. :D I think The Annotated Alice is worth purchasing, but for later perusing, not first exposure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I'm not aware of a version of Pyle's Robin Hood with other than his original B&W illustrations. You can go vintage or Dover (careful with other reprint editions as not all include the illustrations). The Golden Illustrated Classic version from 1962 is super-duper purty. :D I will have to post more to this thread later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 There's a nice Annotated Alice (annotations by Martin Gardner) with Tenniel's original artwork and previously unpublished sketches. My kids love their Oxenbury set (OOP), but you can never go wrong with Ingpen. :D I think The Annotated Alice is worth purchasing, but for later perusing, not first exposure. Thanks for all the suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 The Golden Illustrated Classic version from 1962 is super-duper purty. :D I think we have a winner. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Kiddos Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 (edited) Oh, thank you for all of the lovely suggestions! We have this Wind in the Willows by Foreman and it is so wonderful. I love how the whole book is in color and illustrated. I am very much in love with Tasha Tudor's books. I love them all but we have The Secret Garden and A Little Princess that are relevant to this thread and they are so lovely. I must say thought that I am highly tempted by the lovely one by Inga Moore. I will have to save up for them. I also really love the series "Scribner's Illustrated Classics" and most of those are illustrated by N.C. Wyeth. We have a few of the vintage ones and just love them. Edited June 11, 2012 by Mommyof3boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Okay, help! After the suggestions here, I am deciding between these two versions of The Wind in the Willows. Which one?! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0763622427/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402782837/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Okay, help! After the suggestions here, I am deciding between these two versions of The Wind in the Willows. Which one?! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0763622427/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402782837/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER The Ingpen. The other is abridged. :sad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 The Ingpen. The other is abridged. :sad: Thanks! I hadn't caught that for some reason! I was just looking at its pretty pictures. We have enough abridged copies, that's for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calynde Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Thank you so much for starting this thread! I have just ordered two of the recommended books...perfect for summer vacation read alouds. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tammyw Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Here are some links to Ingpen's work: http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/genre/iom/Illustrator-of-the-Month.html Does anyone have his Around the World in 80 Days? I'm wondering which translation it is. I just saw this on amazon - looks like it is being released in August! I've been wanting a copy of this too, so I'm going to be putting it in my cart for later. http://www.amazon.com/Around-World-Eighty-Jules-Verne/dp/0956494250/ref=sr_1_23?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1339516641&sr=1-23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I bet this is pretty! http://www.amazon.com/The-Owl-Pussycat-Other-Nonsense/dp/0957148305/ref=sr_1_18?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1339516784&sr=1-18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking-Iris Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I guess I'm going to be the lone voice here in regards to Wind in the Willows. I much prefer the version illustrated by Ernest Shepard. We're big Winnie the Pooh fans, so we like that connection. I also love the Aesop fables illustrated by Milo Winter. And we read from The Princess and the Goblin illustrated by Jos Smith. It's actually the same book I read as a child. I loved it so much I kept it all this time. My kids like to see the inscription from my mom in the cover. If anyone has a version of Just So Stories by Kipling that has good illustrations I'd like to find one. The original illustrations are so black and dark and smudgy looking imo. We have a picture book for The Elephant's Child that has nice pictures. And we've checked out individual Stories from the library. But our Just So book has those original dark pictures and they're not very pretty. I'd like to keep it so they can know Kipling's drawings but I'd love a complete and unabridged one with prettier pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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