A Treasury of Children's Literature [Hardcover]

Armand Eisen (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

This one-volume library of classic children's literature contains nursery rhymes, poems, fables, and stories, and is lavishly illustrated with more than two hundred full-color drawings by sixteen different artists.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 3-- A collection of fables, folk tales, and poems, as well as excerpts from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , Pinocchio , The Wind in the Willows , The Nutcracker , and Peter Pan . Paintings by 16 different artists accompany the selections. Much of the art is highly reminiscent of the romantic works of 19th-century illustrators; some paintings actually have the same palette, arrangement of figures, and characters found in earlier artistic interpretations of these stories. Unlike Edens's The Three Princesses (Bantam, 1991) and The Glorious Mother Goose (Atheneum, 1988), which include early illustrative renderings of these works, this book holds little historical interest. It seems to be designed for home collections rather than for libraries, which will have all of these selections in many other sources. --Barbara Chatton, College of Education, University of Wyoming, Laramie
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About the Author

Armand Eisen is the editor of this collection and president of Ariel Books, was educated at Amherst College and is a well-known editor, publisher, writer, and art director of children's books. He has a particular interest in classic stories and fairy tales, which lead to the creation of this volume. He divides his time between Greenwich, Connecticut, and New York City.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (October 26, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 039553349X
• ISBN-13: 978-0395533499
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,728 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #11 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Literary Criticism & Collections

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50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great classics - read them to your children!!!, March 8, 2009

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C.S. Hafemann "A fellow book lover" (North Denver) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Treasury of Children's Literature (Hardcover)

Ok, so I'm a little disturbed by some of the reviews here. These are the classics, and you should read them to your kids. Dark? Maybe, but no darker than reading the old testament or anything else like that. It's literature, children have been reading these stories for GENERATIONS and have turned out OK. And you know what? The original version of Rapunzel by the Brothers Grimm written in 1812 DID have Rapunzel giving birth to twins! These stories are enriching, they are stories of right and wrong, good triumphing over evil, and magic. You can't have great stories without these story lines, and in order to make the stories good - sometimes they have to be a little scary. This book is beautifully illustrated and will be a fantastic keepsake for your children. My little girl loves it. On top of the stories there are poems too, so if you feel need to hold off for some of the 'scarier' stories, get them for the poetry too!

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Was my favorite book as a Child., March 26, 2006

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Jaguar07 (Newport Beach, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Treasury of Children's Literature (Hardcover)

My mother used to read the stories from this book to me at bedtime. This was one of my favorite books as a child. I have sense used the later printings of this book for my children and grand children. It is a compilation of many different works including selections from Aesop, Tales of Brer Rabbit, and other Classics. If you need just one book for bedtime stories, this is a great choice to get a wide variety of writing styles and story telling. I highly recommend this book to any parent or grandparent.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book sets itself above the rest, October 11, 2005

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D. M. Miller "Advocate of child powered toys" (Knoxville, Tn) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Treasury of Children's Literature (Hardcover)

While there are hundreds of books that contain collections of classic fairytales, what set this book apart were the gorgeous illustrations. They were vibrant, alive and drew the young reader's imagination into the tale. My nearly 5 yr. old grandson spent hours just staring at the illustrations, noting the details that made the characters come alive to him. I'm sure this will be a favorite book for a long time to come.