Last year for my daughter’s first Christmas (and for her birthday as well), I picked up three of the Baby Lit books by Jennifer Adams and Alison Oliver. This is not the first time I tried to throw literature at a toddler. On a side note, this is one of the reasons I love and hate the old TV show Wishbone as well…īefore you toss aside my point as frivolous, consider this, when was the last time you watched a movie adapted from a book and thought I want to read the book now? Yes, by getting an adapted version for the young, the book was ruined for me! See when I was finally at the age to read many of these classics in their original (as the writer intended) form, I really didn’t have a driving need or interest. While as a kid, I loved reading these… but there was a cost.
Basically, they were cut-down edited versions of great works for young readers with a black-and-white illustration on the right page so I was, honestly, being spoon-fed the story.
I’ll explain it via a story: When I was a child I was given a large collection of illustrated classics. We want them to be readers like us! And we parents will try every trick in the book to make it happen. The idea of our kids, at any age, having a library of classics is a dream. See, we lovers of books want to express and share our love of a good story, and many times this aim is focused directly on our unsuspecting children. They’re gorgeous.There is a conundrum out there unique to lovers of literature that others might not understand. They’re gorgeous.” - TrundlebedĪnd frame it. I’m actually considering getting a second copy just to cut it upĪnd frame it. (and adultly ironic) not to pick up for myself.” – eNotes Blogįrameworthy. Series may be developed for children, I have to say these might be too adorable Page!), and make the story come to life with their meticulously detailed felt The classics will adore this new series by Jack and Holman Wang, who takeĬlassic literature, break it down into baby-sized bites (only one word per He’s reading War and Peace next… and what about your Parents all over the world to say “My 3-year-old just finished reading Moby Dick. You imagine? By combining needle felting, scale model-making, photography andĪn extraordinary talent for editing, the creators have made it possible for
Illustrations are so enchanting, I find them irresistible" ~ Austenonly Blog Presented the right way even challenging classics can capture the imaginationĬhild-appropriate retelling of the original story, so adorable it makes our A service to literate families everywhere" ~ The Wall Street Journal
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