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Great Illustrated Classics: Anything comparable these days for kids?
Posted on 10/19/18 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 10/19/18 at 2:02 pm
I'm sure many of you on here remember reading classic novels like Robison Crusoe, Tom Sawyer, Count of Monte Cristo, etc that were published as illustrated novels for kids. I think each book was exactly 61 pages.
At any rate I wanted to start reading them to my kids who are now old enough to appreciate actual novels and not those terrible childrens books
Apparently they don't publish those books anymore. Besides finding used one's online for a premium, does anyone know of any similar publications these days? Basically classic novels written for kids under 12 or so.
At any rate I wanted to start reading them to my kids who are now old enough to appreciate actual novels and not those terrible childrens books
Apparently they don't publish those books anymore. Besides finding used one's online for a premium, does anyone know of any similar publications these days? Basically classic novels written for kids under 12 or so.
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Posted on 10/19/18 at 5:10 pm to GoldenSombrero
I remember them. Read Frankenstein in this format when I was 10-11; scared the shite out of me.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 8:22 pm to GoldenSombrero
I grew up reading these as well. Need to look at my moms house and see if they are still there. I had a ton.
Didn’t realize they didn’t make them anymore. I did find several sets on amazon for $5-6 a book. Not sure if that’s what I’d consider expensive.
ETA. I do seee them for $20 a book. Yeah, pass those right on by.
Didn’t realize they didn’t make them anymore. I did find several sets on amazon for $5-6 a book. Not sure if that’s what I’d consider expensive.
ETA. I do seee them for $20 a book. Yeah, pass those right on by.
This post was edited on 10/19/18 at 8:24 pm
Posted on 10/19/18 at 10:25 pm to GoldenSombrero
I loved these as a kid and would love to get some for my kids. Bookmarking this in case someone has a suggestion.
Posted on 10/20/18 at 1:01 am to GoldenSombrero
I own every one of these that was published. Used to get one in the mail every week when I was 9/10ish and would read the whole thing that night.
Got so pissed when one of my younger sister colored in a bunch of the pictures in a few books
Got so pissed when one of my younger sister colored in a bunch of the pictures in a few books
This post was edited on 10/20/18 at 1:06 am
Posted on 10/20/18 at 1:03 am to GoldenSombrero
$7.50 each, new
I'd recommend the book of the month club.
I'd recommend the book of the month club.
This post was edited on 10/20/18 at 1:04 am
Posted on 10/22/18 at 8:26 am to ManBearTiger
Thanks, I'll look into that 
Posted on 10/24/18 at 9:21 am to GoldenSombrero
Barnes and Noble has a line of hardback illustrated classics. Not sure about the age level, but may be worth checking out.
Posted on 10/24/18 at 2:03 pm to GoldenSombrero
I was going to recommend the BN classics as well. Here's a link to help you see what's available: LINK
Posted on 10/25/18 at 9:21 am to GoldenSombrero
Found Oliver Twist and Huck Finn at a thrift store.
This post was edited on 10/25/18 at 9:22 am
Posted on 10/25/18 at 9:51 am to JawjaTigah
They were great and promoted reading of the real thing
Posted on 10/25/18 at 9:27 pm to GoldenSombrero
Unfortunately a lot of these old childhood classics are out of print if not deliberately suppressed by an educational establishment more interested in making sure your kids know that Heather can have two mommies.
Childhood of Young Americans was another great series in a similar vein but biographical not literary in its nature.
Products of a better time.
Childhood of Young Americans was another great series in a similar vein but biographical not literary in its nature.
Products of a better time.
Posted on 10/31/18 at 3:40 am to GoldenSombrero
I had 3 that I probably read 200+ times each as a kid: Around the World in Eighty Days, A Tale of Two Cities, and The Count of Monte Cristo.
Posted on 11/2/18 at 8:32 pm to GoldenSombrero
In 1972, I was six years old and my aunt ordered me an almost complete set of “Classics Illustrated”......comic book versions of the classics. Robinson Crusoe, Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights, Puddinhead Wilson, etc. I still have them. They really were valuable in developing my love for reading.
Posted on 11/7/18 at 10:02 pm to Muthsera
Robin Hood, Huck Finn, Call of the Wild, Count of Monte Cristo, Oliver Twist , the list goes on and on.
The Edgar Allen Poe Collection was probably my favorite. The majority of the book was The Gold Bug. I must’ve read it cover to cover 50 times.
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