The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud

by Janet Schulman and Profusely illustrated

Book Overview

Unparalleled in scope and quality and designed for reading aloud and sharing, this splendid anthology brings together some of the most memorable and beloved children's books of our time. Here are... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679886478
• ISBN13: 9780679886471
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.1" x 0.9" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Sent the wrong book

The book came on time, but it was the wrong one. I ordered The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury, and I was sent Religion: Some Truths Lost Among Us. Very disappointed

So many different stories!

Absolutely love all the stories in this book. I've read it to multiple generations and the all love it.

Wonderful collection

Beautiful book of stories, I ordered copies for a 1 year and a 2 year old. The stories and illustrations are condensed onto few pages to make them fit in the book, the text and illustrations are complete. We will he reading this for years to come!

Good stories; soft cover a bit damaged

I was disappointed when I opened the package; I was not expecting a soft cover copy of this book. I had missed that detail in the description. The stories will still be the same! :) The cover was a bit damaged; the corners were bent. It will still read as well.

gooood

product was in good shape. only negative was shipping time. but all in all its A++++

Great lap book

My kids love the stories, and I love that I can grab one big book and keep reading story after story. Each of the selections is charming, and I've discovered some new favorites. This is also the same book asThe 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud, with the same selections.

A truly wonderful collection of classic stories!

I bought this book after checking it out at the library and being in awe at the wonderful stories in it. My boys are 2 and almost every night at dinner we read a new story. With classics from Curious George and Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel to the rhythmic Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, there are surely stories to fit every need. The book also lists which stories are appropriate for different ages. Most of the stories are condensed to 4-6 pages with lots of pictures, but some have few illustrations and are great for reading in the car, at dinner, or at bedtime when your child is really sleepy.We own several of the individual books and will probably buy more of them for the boys to be able to read and hold. This book is too heavy and awkward for small children to be handling, but it is a convenient way to expose them (and me!) to some of the great stories that have been written over the years. Besides, you'll want to keep it in good shape to hand down to your grandchildren! This collection of stories will make a wonderful gift for new or expecting parents or for older children who love to read.

A wonderful collection

This is the best single-volume collection of children's picture book stories I have seen. My children had many of the stories in softcover editions and most of these translate well in the format of this collection. Others were entirely new to us. Many truly classic children's stories are in this book and most of the best children's picture book authors are represented. The book is versatile: you can take this one volume on a trip and not need any other story book for your preschooler. The only drawback is that in some instances, not all of the illustrations for a particular story are included or the illustrations are much smaller than in the original book. However, the quality of the printing and paper is excellent, so this is not a distraction. My 4-year-old pulls this book off of the shelf every night.