 | The Weaving of a Dream (Picture Puffins) by Marilee Heyer
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Gorgeous, Chinese-style artwork brings the story of a young man's quest to help his sick mother to life.
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 | The Rainbow Goblins by Ul De Rico
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $11.95 Surreal illustrations and a simple lesson about greed make this a highly memorable and much-loved classic.
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 | Outside Over There (Caldecott Collection) by Maurice Sendak
Buy new: $16.52 / Used from: $5.90 My favourite Sendak - the story of Ida, who was supposed to keep an eye on her baby sister, and how she rescues her from the goblins that stole her.
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 | Beauty and the Beast by Marianna Mayer
Buy used from: $7.50 The story you know with breathtaking, heartbreaking art.
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 | East of the Sun and West of the Moon by Mercer Mayer
Buy used from: $23.85 Beautiful, magical illustrations and story. A classic tale. Sticks with you the same way a film like The Neverending Story might.
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 | The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 Lovely, lovely book. Browsing a bookshop recently, I spotted it and recognised it straight away. For years, I couldn't remember the title but I always remembered the pretty pictures.
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 | Flower Fairies of the Autumn by Cicely Mary Barker
Buy used from: $0.55 My favourite of the Flower Fairy books, possibly because Fall is my favourite season. Beautiful and sweet pictures accompany a short poem about each fairy. A lovely way to introduce a child to poetry.
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 | The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $6.50 Typically fascinating Van Allsburg illustrations. This is a fun story to read and discuss with your children.
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 | The Amazing Adventure of Dan the Pawn by Simon garrow
Buy used from: $0.11 Funny illustrations help guide a child through a game of chess, from the point of view of a pawn. If you'd like to teach your children how to play chess, this is a great pick.
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 | Molly: An American Girl : 1944 (The American Girls Collection) by Valerie Tripp
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $13.38 A wonderful short series of books for young girls. Illustrations are sparse, but striking. Teaches readers about the trials of Americans and allies during the second world war and how children in such a situation can still have fun, help out, and achieve their dreams!
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 | A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 A wonderful story with a positive message about kindness and friendship. The illustrations are old-fashioned and quite pretty.
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 | The Random House Book of Fairy Tales (Random House Book of ...)
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $0.30 I taught myself to draw copying the pretty, fuzzy-looking drawings in this book of classic stories. Includes Cinderella, Beauty & The Beast, The Frog Prince, The Princess & The Pea, and some others.
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 | Felicity: An American Girl (The American Girls Collection) by Valerie Tripp
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $19.94 I had Molly, and my friends had Felicity and Kirsten. I especially loved Felicity because she was a feminist character living in a decidedly un-feminist time. If you want to help your children get interested in history, Felicity's collection is a great choice.
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