Children's Classics

Children's books that have been around for generations.

Updated December 26, 2025
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Children's Classics

Children's books that have been around for generations.

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The Little Mermaid and Other Tales
Andersen, Hans Christian
A carefully curated collection of Hans Christian Andersen's most famous fairy tales is now available in an unabridged, paperback volume in Union Square and Co.'s Signature Editions series. Hans Christian Andersen's iconic fairy tales have been shared and treasured...
The Wizard of Oz /
Paper Book
Bedtime Classics: charmingly illustrated board book editions of perennial favorites, simplified for the youngest readers! Bedtime Classics introduce classic works of fiction to little literary scholars through character-driven narratives and colorful illustrations. Designed to be...
Classic Starts®: a Little Princess
Burnett, Frances Hodgson
Paper Book
Following Sterlings spectacularly successful launch of its childrens classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the worlds beloved tales (and children)...
The adventures of Robin Hood
Burrows, John
Paper Book
Following Sterlings spectacularly successful launch of its childrens classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the worlds beloved tales (and children)...
The wind in the willows
Grahame, Kenneth
Paper Book
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame is an English classic loved by adults and children alike. ***Now in a beautiful cloth-bound hardback edition - a perfect gift for young readers.*** Spend a season on the river bank and take a walk on the wild side . . . Spring is in the air and Mole has...
Grimm's fairy tales
Grimm Brothers
A collection of popular stories written by the Brothers Grimm is now available in an unabridged, paperback volume in Union Square and Co.'s Signature Editions series.  This edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales brings together the best-known fairy and folktales...
The three musketeers /
Ho, Oliver.
Paper Book
All for one and one for all! That's the rallying cry of the Musketeers--guards of the French King--and the call to adventure for young readers enjoying their first taste of Dumas' classic swashbuckler. Aramis, Athos, Porthos, and the not-quite-yet Musketeer D'Artagnan use their...
The princess and the goblin
MacDonald, George
George MacDonald's beloved classic of children's fantasy is now available in an unabridged, paperback volume in Union Square and Co.'s Signature Editions series.  A classic fairy tale of Princess Irene, the brave young miner Curdie, magic, and the dastardly...
Around the world in eighty days
McFadden, Deanna
Paper Book
Travel worldwide in this illustrated chapter-book retelling of Around the World in Eighty Days, part of the bestselling Classic Starts® series that has sold more than 8 million copies! Whether it's by foot, camel, boat, or train, Phileas Fogg is determined to travel...
Oliver Twist
Olmstead, Kathleen
Paper Book
An abridged and illustrated chapter book retelling of Oliver Twist, part of the bestselling Classic Starts® series that has sold more than 8 million copies!  Dickens's timeless novel transports young readers to a colorful Victorian England filled with...
White Fang
Olmstead, Kathleen
Paper Book
An abridged and illustrated chapter book retelling of White Fang, part of the bestselling Classic Starts® series that has sold more than 8 million copies!  Half wolf, half dog, White Fang fully understands the cruelty of both nature and humans. After...
The story of King Arthur & his knights
Pyle, Howard
The heroic legends of King Arthur and his brave Knights of the Round Table is now available in an unabridged, paperback volume in Union Square and Co.'s Signature Editions series. Although the folklore of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table is centuries...
Black Beauty /
Sewell, Anna,
Paper Book
Black Beauty is a handsome, sweet-tempered colt with a strong spirit. As a young colt he is free to gallop in the fresh green meadows with his beloved mother, Duchess, and their kind master. But when his owners are forced to sell him, Black Beauty goes from a life of comfort and kindness to one of...
Journey to the center of the earth
Verne, Jules
Journey to a prehistoric world at the center of the Earth in this science fiction classic by Jules Verne. When Axel's uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, finds a coded journal describing a path into the center of the Earth, Axel hopes he'll never be able to decipher it-...
Gulliver's Travels
Woodside, Martin
Paper Book
An abridged and illustrated chapter book retelling of Gulliver's Travels, part of the bestselling Classic Starts® series that has sold more than 8 million copies!  Through the eyes of Lemuel Gulliver, Swift's unforgettable satire takes readers into...
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