Books written primarily for the information or entertainment of children and young adults (I use it pretty loosely here, since most of the books under this category are definitely appreciated by adults too).
A collector’s guide to the ‘true’ Puffin clothbound classics series, with decorative cloth bindings and gilt accents. Updated with 2024 titles.
MinaLima’s design for Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland is a delightful addition to their interactive children’s classics series and a must for any Alice collection.
Updated 2022. The Penguin Sisterhood collection – bright beautiful paperback classics about strong, fearless and inspiring women and girls. Plus an additional list of contemporary classics to increase the diversity.
An illustrated review of the most beautiful books published in 2019
Sybille Schenker’s fairy tales series features delicate cut paper art, elegant silhouettes, and translucent pages that cleverly play with light and shadow.
Collector’s guide for Alice in Wonderland books: an in-depth illustrated review of all the most beautiful editions of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll – this first page includes all the contemporary editions.
All the secrets of this cheerful vintage series of children’s books – variant editions, illustrators, and some interesting publication history. Includes video.
A collection of literary magical fairy beings of the sort that typically feature prominently in pan-European fairy tales but here are living in the Australian bush from Ida Rentoul Outhwaite’s Fairyland to May Gibbs’ Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.
Ola Cohn carved the beautiful Fairies’ Tree in the Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne, and she also wrote several books about the creatures that live in the tree.