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My Favorite Illustrated Children’s Classics

on August 10, 2016 · 3 Comments

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My Favorite Children's Illustrated Classics Books
I am not sure how I never knew about these books before but the Sterling Illustrated Classic children’s books have become my absolute favorite! In fact, I’m almost obsessed with getting a copy of every single one (see a full list below). If you haven’t heard about them, or seen one in person, I highly recommend checking them out. Below are a few pictures inside the Wind in the Willows version.

WindintheWillows-badgersdenThey are unabridged versions of the classics illustrated by Robert Ingpen. Not only are they beautiful illustrations, but as you can see above they are beautiful coffee table books as well. This might have been one of my favorite chapters, this picture just brings the story of Mr. Badger and his den to life.

WindintheWIllows-sittingMy  friend Abby has a passion for books as great as I do and she let us borrow her copy of The Wind in the Willows. We started reading it in the afternoons to escape the very hot dog days of summer. We snuggled up on the couch, so the kids could see the beautiful illustrations. One thing we really love about the illustrations is that Robert Ingpen seems to pick out the images that might have hard vocabulary words and by looking at his art, you can figure out what is being discussed. I really love how he does that.

Sterling Illustrated Classics-damageWhile I LOVE to save money, I ordered a few of these on Abe Books for $5-8 each and quickly found it’s worth a little extra to get a good, clean, unused copy. On Amazon these are all around $13, and if you have Amazon Prime they ship for free.  These are like collectors editions and you will definitely want to pass these down. Unfortunately, we ordered a few used and they had stickers all over the spine, which ruined it for a coffee table book. Also, on the inside covers our used ones had lots of writing, so we have opted to spend a little more or add them to our Amazon Wish Lists.

Sterling Illustrated Classic Books

*click on any image below to purchase.

The Wind in the Willows

The Secret Garden

Pinocchio20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

The Jungle Book

The Treasure Island

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

The Wizard of Oz

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Around the World in Eighty Days

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  1. kissmanga July 19, 2018 at 2:30 am

    Super post! Really nice info, thank you!

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  2. SteveinAustin June 13, 2019 at 1:23 pm

    Great Article. Thank you. However, you are missing the following Sterling Illustrated Classics books:
    1) Peter Pan and Wendy: Centenary Edition (Sterling Illustrated Classics)
    2) The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
    3) The Night Before Christmas (Sterling Illustrated Classics)
    4) Just So Stories
    5) Alice Through the Looking-Glass

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  3. Lea Santos May 1, 2021 at 7:20 am

    Thank you for the info! So all of Robert Ingpen’s above are unabridged? 🙂 Just bought Jungle Book from Amazon. They have mixed reviews so I’m a bit confused. 🙂

    Reply

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