Fairy Tales & Folklore
Chronicle’s Illustrated Folk Tales Series
A review of Chronicle’s diverse world folk tale collections, with different illustrators for each volume.
Illustrated Bibliography
Arcturus Slipcased Children’s Classics
An affordable collection of gift-quality children’s classics in a sturdy die-cut slipcase with bright new illustrations by Luisa Uribe.
Illustrated Bibliography
Puffin V&A Children’s Classics
Collecting » Children » Puffin V&A Classics Puffin V&A Children’s Classics Please note that some of the links below are affiliate links for which I may be compensated (this does not affect my reviews nor cost you any money, but helps support my site hosting costs). I deeply appreciate your support Read more
Illustrated Bibliography
Puffin Clothbound Children’s Classics | Collector’s Guide
A collector’s guide to the ‘true’ Puffin clothbound classics series, with decorative cloth bindings and gilt accents. Updated with 2026 titles.
Illustrated Bibliography
The Sisterhood – Penguin Classics Series and more
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.
Fantasy & SciFi
Angus McBride’s Legendary Beasts
The ‘Legendary Beasts’ series by fantasy artist Angus McBride appeared weekly on the back of Finding Out magazines for 36 weeks during 1966.
Children's Literature
Collecting Junior Deluxe Editions
All the secrets of this cheerful vintage series of children’s books – variant editions, illustrators, and some interesting publication history. Includes video.
Fairy Tales & Folklore
Hamish Hamilton’s “A Book Of…” Myths, Legends and Magical Tales
Collecting » Myths, Legends, Folklore » Hamish Hamilton Myths Hamish Hamilton’s “A Book Of…” Myths, Legends & Magical Tales Introduction This wonderful series collecting older short stories, folklore, poetry and excerpts from longer literature was released by UK publisher Hamish Hamilton throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. The selection of Read more
Children's Literature
Spit, Spot, A Mary Poppins Comparison
An illustrated review (with video) of the most beautiful editions of the Mary Poppins books, including a little trivia and some of the differences between the books and the movies.
Children's Literature
Wordsworth’s Collector’s Editions of Classic Novels
Updated 2023. A collector’s guide to all the titles in this series of prettily decorated, inexpensive hardbacks.