This is the complete and unabridged story of "The Wizard ofOz", in which Dorothy, together with her companions the TinWoodman, the Scarecrow and the cowardly Lion, makes her journeyalong the Yellow Brick Road in search of the wonderful wizard.Bringing together traditional handicraft with cutting-edge bookdesign, the "Penguin Threads" series has already created a hugebuzz among the art and book-collecting communities. This latest setfeatures cover art by painter and illustrator Rachell Sumpter, whobrings a unique, whimsical sensibility to the Threads. With vividcolours and ambitiously intricate details, these additions to ourinnovative series commissioned by award-winning creative directorPaul Buckley are rich works of art to be cherished andshared.
An American classic—and Pulitzer Prize–winning story—that shows the ultimate bond between child and pet, now in a lush keepsake edition. No novel better epitomizes the love between a child and a pet than The Yearling. When young Jody Baxter adopts and orphaned fawn he calls Flag, he makes it a part of his family and his best friend. But life in the Florida backwoods is harsh, and so, as his family fights off wolves, bears, and even alligators, and faces failure in their tenuous subsistence farming, Jody must finally part with his dear animal friend. There has been a film and even a musical based on this moving story, a fine work of great American literature which won Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings a Pulitzer Prize. Complete with N.C. Wyeth’s original oil paintings, this glowing work features a soft touch cover, gold foiling, and tip-in artwork.
The Chronicles of Narnia have enchanted millions of readersover the last fifty years, and the magical events described in C.S. Lewis's immortal prose have left many a lasting memory. For hereis a world where a witch decrees eternal winter; where there aremore talking animals than people; and where battles are fought byCentaurs, Giants, and Fauns. Now all seven Chronicles are boundtogether in this one magnificent volume with a personalintroduction by Douglas Gresham, stepson of C. S. Lewis. PaulineBaynes' original and much-loved illustrations have been made evenmore memorable by the addition of colour. This spectacular giftedition will guarantee that C. S. Lewis's timeless world of Narniawill catch the imagination of yet another generation of readers.Features: Bookmark, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Table of Contents