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My First Book of Classics

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By Miles Kelly

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This beautiful collection features many well-loved stories, recrafted and retold for a younger audience. Oliver Twist, Heidi and King Arthur are just a few of the captivating classics showcased within this treasury. Featuring stunning illustrations and easy-to-follow text, these tales are ready to enchant a new... Read More

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This beautiful collection features many well-loved stories – recrafted and retold for a younger audience. Oliver Twist, Heidi and King Arthur are just a few of the captivating classics showcased within this treasury. Featuring stunning illustrations and easy-to-follow text, these tales are ready to enchant a new generation of curious young readers.

Classic stories retold for children aged 5 and above – perfect for young readers discovering literary children’s classics for the first time.

Description

This beautiful collection features many well-loved stories, recrafted and retold for a younger audience. Oliver Twist, Heidi and King Arthur are just a few of the captivating classics showcased within this treasury. Featuring stunning illustrations and easy-to-follow text, these tales are ready to enchant a new generation of curious young readers.

This 384-page treasury contains the following 18 classic stories:

• King Arthur by Geoffrey of Monmouth

• Robin Hood – from medieval English folklore

• Swan Lake – a traditional folk tale that inspired the world-famous ballet

• Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

• Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting

• Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

• Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

• Alice in Wonderland – based on the stories by Lewis Carroll

• Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne

• Heidi by Johanna Spyri

• A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

• The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

• Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

• Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie

• The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit

• The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

• The Wizard of Oz by Frank Baum

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008808709

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 220.0mm

Weight: 1020g

Pages: 384

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