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Lewis Carroll: The Complete, Fully Illustrated Works, Deluxe EditionLewis Carroll: The Complete, Fully Illustrated Works, Deluxe Edition by Lewis Carroll
Buy used from: $38.67
I know some people thinks that Carroll's family pays me for publicity, but Reverend Dogdson is like a friend for me, believe me. Great literature, in an excelent edition. Kids'll love it!
Treasure Island (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))Treasure Island (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) by Lisa Norby
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $0.01
I really loved this book. Scary, exciting, simple... It has everything a classic should had and a bit of more!
Signature Classics : A Christmas CarolSignature Classics : A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Buy used from: $4.05
I first read this one in 1995 christmas; I was eight years old, and I remember very well how I expected the ghosts to come by the window... This tale's magic is inapreciable.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes: All 4 Novels and 56 Short StoriesThe Complete Sherlock Holmes: All 4 Novels and 56 Short Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Buy new: $10.00 / Used from: $9.10
My hero when I was about 11. That smart guy with the pipe and the never said sentence: "Elemental, Watson". Oh, so good times.
Gulliver's Travels (Signet Classics)Gulliver's Travels (Signet Classics) by Jonathan Swift
Buy used from: $0.01
This is a most exciting adventure about Gulliver, explorer of the marvels of the worlds. Like all kids, come on!
Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of PhilosophySophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder
Buy used from: $0.01
Well, this is for grown-ups... Let's say my actual age: 13.
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy: and Other StoriesThe Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy: and Other Stories by Tim Burton
Buy new: $14.36 / Used from: $6.50
Sad, very sad. It'll mark your children for the rest of their lives.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $0.49
I suppose you all know what's this about. So I better shut up for a while.
The Lord of the Rings (One Volume Edition)The Lord of the Rings (One Volume Edition) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy used from: $0.47
Early magic in Tolkien's masterpiece. Great novel, really.
The Complete Fairy Tales of Brothers Grimm (A Bantam trade paperback)The Complete Fairy Tales of Brothers Grimm (A Bantam trade paperback) by Jacob Grimm
Buy used from: $3.91
Classic of classics. Come on, it spoils Andersen and Perrault on! The brothers are my favorites!