A Walt Disney book telling the traditional story of Alice in Wonderland.
Charles Santore Book order (chronological)
Charles Santore was an American illustrator celebrated for his captivating children's books. His artistic contributions are permanently housed in prestigious institutions like the Brandywine River Museum and the Museum of Modern Art. Santore masterfully employs classic techniques to craft dreamlike, grand visuals that breathe life into narratives, immersing young readers in enchanted realms. His distinctive skill lies in capturing the very essence of storytelling, producing visual masterpieces that resonate deeply across generations.
Aesop's Fables
- 384 pages
- 14 hours of reading
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.' Living in Ancient Greece in the 5th Century BC, Aesop was said to be a slave and story-teller. His much-loved, enduring fables are revered the world over and remain popular as moral tales for children. With infamous vignettes, such as the race between the hare and the tortoise, the vain jackdaw, and the wolf in sheep's clothing, the themes of the fables remain as fresh today as when they were first told and give an insight into the Ancient Greek world.
Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. A baby is found by wood nymphs in the forest of Burzee. They raise him as their own and give him the name Neclaus. When he grows up, Neclaus has to leave the forest so he makes a home for himself in the laughing valley of Hohaha, where he lives amongst humans for the first time. He discovers there that many children are very poor and neglected so, to cheer them up, he whittles wooden toys as gifts. Eventually he makes presents for all the children and so the story of Santa Claus is born. Fashioned as a whimsical fairy tale, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus was published in 1902, just two years after L. Frank Baum’s masterpiece of the imagination, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. This festive Macmillan Collector's Library edition features charming, original illustrations by Mary Cowles Clark and an afterword by Ned Halley.
Santore's version of the L. Frank Baum fantasy is highly visual yet faithful to the original story. never before have the Land of the Munchkins been more enchanting, the forest of Oz more foreboding, or the Emerald City more magnificent. Santore's journey through Oz is a journey of color and beauty as well as one of excitment and adventure.
Snow White
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Santore's rich watercolors capture the moods and emotions of the Grimm Brother's tale from its awe-inspiring landscapes to the subtle majesty of the changing hours of th eday. This Snow White will surely stand the test of time and become a classic in its own right.
