The stories and poems in these majestically illustrated collections represent the best of Black Dog's "Read-Aloud" series, selected to fill children with the joy of literature, and presented in packages to cherish year after year. Curling up with a good book is one of life's great joys--and it is never too early to introduce that pleasure to children.
The selections in these two elegant volumes are designed to be read aloud in ten minutes or less, or to be devoured by developing readers on their own. Read-Aloud Classics includes fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm, and selections from The Black Stallion, Kipling's Just-So Stories, The Story of Dr. Doolittle, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Chronicles of Nornia, Little Women, and many more, reflecting a diversity of styles, cultures, and subject matter.
Full-color illustrations throughout--many drawn from the original books--enhance reading enjoyment. Read-Aloud Poems collects the work of the world's greatest poets. to introduce children of all ages to the magic and excitement of the form. The poems have been carefully selected to appeal to a child's sensibility, and are culled from such poets as Maya Angelou, Lewis Carroll, Emily Dickinson. Shel Siverstein, and e.e. cummings. It is filled with brand-new illustrations, offering fresh interpretations of classic and modern verses. Hardcover, 216 pages.
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