The Oxford Treasury of Children's Stories - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0192781332 ISBN 13: 9780192781338

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1994

Synopsis

A wide-ranging anthology of illustrated children's stories combines the works of such classic authors as Hans Christian Andersen, Oscar Wilde, and Rudyard Kipling with contemporary authors including Jill McDonald.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Harrison and Christopher Stuart-Clark have edited a large number of classic poetry anthologies for OUP, including the best-selling One Hundred Years of Poetry for children. Michael Harrison lives in Oxford, and Christopher Stuart-Clark lives in Windsor.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-5?This collection of 26 previously published short stories will have most appeal as a gift book. Some selections, such as Sid Fleischman's "McBroom and the Big Wind" and Florence Parry Heide's "The Shrinking of Treehorn," are readily available in most libraries in their original editions. A few more subtle tales that have to do with the nature of story will be enjoyed most by adults or by students of fractured fairy tales?Margaret Mahy's "A Lion in the Meadow" and Mary Norton's "Paul's Tale" are the best in this category. Other well-known contemporary authors represented here include Julius Lester, Joan Aiken, and Philippa Pearce; a few classic tales from Kipling, Andersen, and Wilde are included as well. The selections are suitable for reading aloud and are mostly fantastic, with a generous sprinkling of dragons, giants, and other magical beings, and the tone is predominantly humorous. Six different illustrators contribute full-page and smaller watercolors; children who know and love Arnold Lobel's "Frog and Toad" series (HarperCollins) will be surprised to see the characters depicted by a different artist here. An additional purchase.?Caroline Parr, Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Fredericksburg, VA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0192781332
• ISBN 13: 9780192781338
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 162
• Editor: Harrison Michael, Stuart-Clark Christopher