King Solomon's Mines

Written by H. Rider Haggard
Introduction by Alexandra Fuller

Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
Publisher: Modern Library
On Sale: December 10, 2002
Price: $13.00
ISBN: 978-0-8129-6629-9 (0-8129-6629-5)

Touted by its 1885 publisher as “the most amazing story ever written,” King Solomon’s Mines was one of the bestselling novels of the nineteenth century. H. Rider Haggard’s thrilling saga of elephant hunter Allan Quatermain and his search for fabled treasure is more than just an adventure story, though: As Alexandra... Read more >

Twice-Told Tales

Written by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Introduction by Rosemary Mahoney

Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
Publisher: Modern Library
On Sale: October 9, 2001
Price: $14.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-75788-4 (0-375-75788-0)

Twice-Told Tales, originally published in 1837 and revised and republished by Hawthorne in 1851 (the edition reproduced here), is the most famous collection of Hawthorne's stories. All of Hawthorne's great gifts - and the features that make him not only one of the greatest but one of the most contemporary American... Read more >

A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys

Written by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Everyman's Library
On Sale: September 27, 1994
Price: $17.00
ISBN: 978-0-679-43643-0 (0-679-43643-X)

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The Victorian Fairy Tale Book

Written by Michael Patrick Hearn

Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
Publisher: Pantheon
On Sale: December 3, 2002
Price: $19.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-71455-9 (0-375-71455-3)

From Robert Browning’s Pied Piper of Hamelin and William Makepeace Thackeray’s Rose and the Ring to Kenneth Grahame’s Reluctant Dragon and J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, here are seventeen classic stories and poems from the golden age of the English fairy tale. Some of them amuse, some enchant... Read more >

On the Seesaw Bridge

Written by Yuichi Kimura
Illustrated by Kowshiro Hata

Format: Hardcover, 36 pages
Publisher: Vertical
On Sale: June 14, 2011
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-935654-18-6 (1-935654-18-7)

On the Seesaw Bridge is a fast-paced touching tale of a fox frantically on the pursuit of a young hare.

Stuck on this seesaw bridge for what feels like an eternity the two once rivals slowly begin to open up to each other. They disclose their feelings and their history to... Read more >

The Wish House and Other Stories

Written by Rudyard Kipling
Edited by Craig Raine
Introduction by Craig Raine

Format: Trade Paperback, 492 pages
Publisher: Modern Library
On Sale: September 10, 2002
Price: $23.00
ISBN: 978-0-8129-6602-2 (0-8129-6602-3)

Rudyard Kipling, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1907, has long been considered an important and vibrant, even controversial, storyteller and poet. The Wish House and Other Stories is a collection of Kipling’s finest works, including the stories “In the House of Suddhoo,” “The Disturber of Traffic,” and “The... Read more >

Lullabies and Poems for Children

Edited by Diana Secker Larson

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
Publisher: Everyman's Library
On Sale: April 30, 2002
Price: $13.50
ISBN: 978-0-375-41419-0 (0-375-41419-3)

In this enchanting and comprehensive collection, the lullabies we all were rocked to sleep with, such as “Rock-a-Bye Baby” and “Hush Little Baby, Don’t You Cry,” mingle with traditional lullabies from around the world. Here are beautiful lyrics to sing or read to children, from Shakespeare’s lullaby for the fairy queen... Read more >

Trevor
A Novella
Written by James Lecesne

Format: Hardcover, 112 pages
Publisher: Triangle Square
On Sale: September 25, 2012
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-60980-420-6 (1-60980-420-1)

Trevor is an exuberant, sociable, and witty thirteen year-old. So how come, when he takes that nerve-wrecking turn toward his locker at school, does he feel scared and alone? Shunned by his friends, misunderstood by his parents, and harassed at school for being different, Trevor goes from wondering what color glitter... Read more >

He Was There From the Day We Moved In

Written by Rhoda Levine
Illustrated by Edward Gorey

Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publisher: NYR Children's Collection
On Sale: October 2, 2012
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-59017-515-6 (1-59017-515-8)

The Naming of Dogs is a difficult matter, as Ogden and his big brother discover in this most charming of collaborations between Rhoda Levine and Edward Gorey. You see, the
sheepdog was sitting patiently in the back yard when the family moved in. No one mentioned that there would be a sheepdog... Read more >

Taka-chan and I
A Dog's Journey to Japan by Runcible
Written by Betty Jean Lifton
Photographed by Eikoh Hosoe

Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
Publisher: NYR Children's Collection
On Sale: April 3, 2012
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 978-1-59017-502-6 (1-59017-502-6)

A tale of adventure, loyalty, daring escapes, friendship, and honor, Taka-chan and I has it all. One day, Runcible, a Weimeraner, digs a hole from his home on Cape Cod all the way to Japan. There he meets Taka-chan, a little girl imprisoned by a seadragon who is angry that fishermen... Read more >

The Call of the Wild, White Fang & To Build a Fire

Written by Jack London
Introduction by E.L. Doctorow

Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Modern Library
On Sale: September 14, 1998
Price: $7.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-75251-3 (0-375-75251-X)

Generally considered London's greatest achievement, The Call of the Wild brought him international acclaim when it was first published in 1903.  White Fang, which London conceived as a "complete antithesis and companion piece to The Call of the Wild," is the tale of an abused wolf-dg tamed by exposure to civilization. Also... Read more >

The Story of the Blue Planet

Written by Andri Snaer Magnason
Illustrated by Aslaug Jonsdottir
Translated by Julian Meldon D'Arcy

Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
Publisher: Triangle Square
On Sale: November 27, 2012
Price: $12.99
ISBN: 978-1-60980-428-2 (1-60980-428-7)

Brimir and Hulda are best friends who live on a small island on a beautiful blue planet where there are only children and no adults. Their planet is wild and at times dangerous, but everything is free, everyone is their friend, and each day is more exciting than the last.
... Read more >

The Girl Who Married a Lion
and Other Tales from Africa
Written by Alexander McCall Smith

Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publisher: Pantheon
On Sale: December 7, 2004
Price: $22.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-42312-3 (0-375-42312-5)

Gathered here is a beguiling selection of folktales from Zimbabwe and Botswana as retold by the best-selling author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. This treasury contains most of the stories previously collected in Children of Wax and seven new tales from the Setswana-speaking people of Botswana.

A girl discovers... Read more >

The Great Cake Mystery: Precious Ramotswe's Very First Case
A Number 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book for Young Readers
Written by Alexander McCall Smith

Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: April 3, 2012
Price: $6.99
ISBN: 978-0-307-74389-3 (0-307-74389-6)

Have you ever said to yourself, Wouldn’t it be nice to be a detective?

This is the story of an African girl who says just that.

Her name is Precious.

When a piece of cake goes missing from her classroom, a traditionally built young boy is tagged as the culprit. Precious, however, is not... Read more >

Steam Pig
A Lieutenant Kramer and Detective Sergeant Mickey Zondi Investigation
Written by James McClure

Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
Publisher: Soho Crime
On Sale: July 1, 2010
Price: $14.00
ISBN: 978-1-56947-652-9 (1-56947-652-7)

In the debut mystery featuring Lieutenant Kramer and Detective Sergeant Mickey Zondi set in South Africa, a beautiful blonde has been killed by a bicycle spoke to the heart, Bantu gangster style. Why?

“James McClure’s first novel arrives like a slam in the kidneys . . . a gripping style, real... Read more >

The Daydreamer

Written by Ian McEwan

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: January 18, 2000
Price: $13.00
ISBN: 978-0-385-49805-0 (0-385-49805-5)

From the inexhaustible imagination of Ian McEwan—a master of contemporary fiction and author of the Booker Prize-winning national bestseller Amsterdam—an enchanting work of fiction that appeals equally to children and adults.

First published in England as a children’s book, The Daydreamer marks a delightful foray by one of our greatest novelists into... Read more >

Moby Dick
The Graphic Novel
Written by Herman Melville
Adapted by Lance Stahlberg
Illustrated by Lalit Kumar

Format: Trade Paperback, 88 pages
Publisher: Campfire
On Sale: July 27, 2010
Price: $11.99
ISBN: 978-93-80028-22-4 (93-80028-22-9)

It was an obsession that would destroy them all...

On a cold December night, a young man called Ishmael rents a room at an inn in Massachusetts. He has come from Manhattan to the north-east of America to sign up for a whaling expedition.

Later that same night, as Ishmael is... Read more >

Mr. Reaper

Written by Tatsuya Miyanishi

Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publisher: Vertical
On Sale: April 24, 2012
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-935654-28-5 (1-935654-28-4)

In Tatsuya Miyanishi’s English language debut, a wolf learns to love others as he takes care of a dying piglet.

A hungry wolf searches the forest for a long-awaited meal, when his senses find something. At first he is not certain if his mind is playing tricks on him, but before... Read more >

Wonder

Written by R. J. Palacio

Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
On Sale: February 14, 2012
Price: $15.99
ISBN: 978-0-375-86902-0 (0-375-86902-6)

I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.

August Pullman was born with a facial deformity that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary... Read more >

The Big Book of Adventure Stories

Edited by Otto Penzler

Format: Trade Paperback, 896 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: May 31, 2011
Price: $25.00
ISBN: 978-0-307-47450-6 (0-307-47450-X)

A hair-raising collection of adventure stories that's so big and enthralling if you open it you may never be seen again: enter at your own risk.
Everyone loves adventure, and Otto Penzler has collected the best adventure stories of all time into one mammoth volume. With stories by Jack London, O... Read more >

His Dark Materials
The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass
Written by Philip Pullman
Preface by Philip Pullman
Introduction by Lucy Hughes-Hallett

Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Everyman's Library
On Sale: December 6, 2011
Price: $35.00
ISBN: 978-0-307-95783-2 (0-307-95783-7)

The only hardcover omnibus of the best-selling and award-winning fantasy trilogy, in a Contemporary Classics edition.

Philip Pullman's trilogy is a masterpiece that transcends genre and appeals to readers of all ages. His heroine, Lyra, is an orphan living in a parallel universe in which science, theology, and magic are entwined. The... Read more >

The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Written by Rudolf Erich Raspe
Illustrated by Gustave Dore

Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publisher: Everyman's Library
On Sale: November 6, 2012
Price: $20.00
ISBN: 978-0-307-96147-1 (0-307-96147-8)

The only available hardcover edition of the fantastical story of the semi-mythical folk hero Baron Munchausen, who has delighted generations of readers all over the world. With a full-cloth, quality hardcover binding, a silk ribbon marker, and gorgeous illustrations by Gustave Dore.

Baron Munchausen was a real German adventurer known for his... Read more >

Pobby and Dingan

Written by Ben Rice

Format: Trade Paperback, 114 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: April 8, 2003
Price: $14.00
ISBN: 978-1-4000-3188-7 (1-4000-3188-5)

This enchanting tale is at once a beautifully rendered narrative of childhood loss and a powerfully simple fable about the necessity of imagination.

Pobby and Dingan are Kellyanne Williamson’s best friends, maybe her only friends, and only she can see them. Kellyanne’s brother, Ashmol, can’t see them and doesn’t believe they exist... Read more >

The Light in the Forest

Written by Conrad Richter

Format: Paperback, 192 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: September 14, 2004
Price: $6.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-7788-5 (1-4000-7788-5)

When John Cameron Butler was a child, he was captured in a raid on the Pennsylvania frontier and adopted by the great warrior Cuyloga. Renamed True Son, he came to think of himself as fully Indian. But eleven years later his tribe, the Lenni Lenape, has signed a treaty with the... Read more >

The Light in the Forest

Written by Conrad Richter

Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
Publisher: Everyman's Library
On Sale: September 20, 2005
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-4426-9 (1-4000-4426-X)

When John Cameron Butler was a child, he was captured in a raid on the Pennsylvania frontier and adopted by the great warrrior Cuyloga. Renamed True Son, he came to think of himself as fully Indian. But eleven years later his tribe, the Lenni Lenape, has signed a treaty with the... Read more >