HarperCollins Treasury of Picture Book Classics: A Child's First Collection

by Various

Book Overview

This large, oversized collection assembles twelve of the greatest picture books ever published: Goodnight Moon, Caps for Sale, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crictor, A Baby Sister for Frances, Leo the Late Bloomer, William's Doll, A Chair for My Mother, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Chrysanthemum, From Head to Toe, and Pete's a Pizza. Each story is followed by a page of tips for taking the reading experience further; a bibliography...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060080949
• ISBN13: 9780060080945
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 4.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 10.2" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Must have treasury.

The Harper Collins treasury has full picture per page. Most picture book treasuries will try to fit two pictures(pages) per page which is a little confusing for little ones.

FIVE Stars to the Nth Degree from a tough critic

Publisher Harper Collins really lives up to its name. I was so impressed with the carefully chosen picture books they compiled. There were so many children's books and I wanted to find the best ones for my child and I did with this book! There are 12 unabridged books in this book and the picture quality is EXCELLENT. The paper is glossy stock grade and the pictures are just beautiful. Good Night Moon looks much better in this book compared to its individual board book and hardcover versions in this book. Baby Says is another picture book that is mainly a pictorial but was perfect for my infant who was able to comprehend the story. Her reactions were just amazing. There is another picture book out there called "The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury" and it does not compare. A good majority of the books in their book is abridged, the paper quality is like any other and, although the book is large in its dimensions, the pictures were shrunken down quite a bit because they put multiple pictures per page on some stories. In addition, some of their book choices were great but a lot of them weren't unlike Harper Collin's book. They really chose only the best. I only wish they came out with another volume. This book contains two books appropriate for infants, Goodnight Moon and Baby Says. The rest of the books will grow with the child.

Practically sells itself

This is the kind of book that should sell itself -- a collection of classic children's stories. At a time when going to the children's section of any bookstore can be overwhelming, it's a relief to find something like the Harper Collins Treasury of Picture Book Classics. It takes away all the guesswork by being filled with over a dozen stories that are already tried and true, stories that are proven entertainment to a wide variety of children. And they're all in one book (though it's a heavy sucker, to say the least). The contents are as follows: Goodnight Moon written by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson Crictor by Tomi Ungerer A Baby Sister for Frances written by Russell Hoban, illustrated by Lillian Hoban Leo the Late Bloomer written by Robert Kraus, illustrated by Jose Aruego William's Doll written by Charlotte Zolotow, illustrated by William Pène Du Bois If You Give a Mouse a Cookie written by Laura Joffe Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond George Shrinks by William Joyce Baby Says by John Steptoe From Head to Toe by Eric Carle Pete's a Pizza by William Steig In addition to these timeless stories, the Harper Collins Treasury of Picture Book Classics contains short author and illustrator biographies (such as what other books they've done) and useful ideas for sharing the story further with children (like concepts to discuss). And all proceeds from the purchase go to First Book, which donates books to needy families. It's a win-win situation, and not only for you and your children, but for others as well.

Great big book

This is one of my daughter's favorite books- definitely a great collection. Personally, I would have rather bought the books individually because this book is so big and heavy (almost 5 pounds!). It is really hard to read in our laps in our cozy chair because of the heft and size, but my daughter insists on reading it, so we move to the floor to read it.

wonderful collection of 12 picture book classics

This is a dictionary size collection of 12 picture book classics, including the good old "Goodnight Moon" first published in 1947. It is definitely a treasure worth a place in your child's library. As soon as your child graduates from board books, this is the book to give him. The royalties of this volumn goes to a noble cause; this makes the purchase so much more worthwhile.

Amazing book

This book is filled with many great stories. My child loves it. We have had it for a week and we read it 3 times a day. The size of the book is amazing, it is huge and the pictures are wonderful...