By Beatrix Potter
Illustrated by Beatrix Potter

This deluxe volume brings all Beatrix Potter's twenty-three Peter Rabbit tales and verses together in one book. The texts are complete and unabridged and all the original illustrations, both color and black and white, are included. The stories are arranged in the order in which they were first publisheed to enable them to be read in the proper sequence for, although each story stands on its own, several are linked together by events and characters. Beatrix Potter's tales were often connected with real places, people or animals so each story has a brief introductory note about its history. The volume also includes four other works by Beatrix Potter which for one reason or another remained unpublished in her lifetime but show new facets of her talent as an illustrator and storyteller.

The world of Beatrix Potter, presented here in its entirety, is as appealing now as when it was first created over one hundred years ago.

By H.A. Rey
Illustrated by H.A. Rey

"This is George. He lived in Africa. He was a good little monkey, and always very curious." With these words, H.A. and Margret Rey introduced the world to Curious George in 1941, and the world has loved him ever since. The tales of this cheerful and resilient little hero have kept generations of readers enthralled and entertained. Houghton Mifflin proudly present a special edition of George's best-loved adventures. WIth an introduction by critic Leonard Marcus, a retrospective note by former publisher Anita Silvey, and a history of the Reys dy Dee Jones, curator of the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection, this copilation offers a fun and fascinating portrait of a classic character and his unique creators. The Complete Adventures of Curious George will be treasured by George's many fans, young and old.

By Margret & H.A. Rey

Features 8 classic stories by the creators of Curious George. Includes an introduction from Margaret Bloy Graham, author of Harry the Dirty Dog and other books, who was a longtime friend of the author-illustrator team.

By Virginia Lee Burton
Illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton

Includes:
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
The Little House
Katy and the Big Snow
Maybelle the Cable Car

With an introduction by Barbara Elleman, author of Virginia Lee Burton: A Life in Art, this handsome collection commemorates four of Burton's most popular stories, each featured complete and unabridged. Their appeal today, as strong as when the books were first published, is a tribute to one of America's most innovative illustrators, designers, and writers of stories for children.

By Don Freeman

Generations have grown up with Don Freeman's picture books, and many of today's parents are reading aloud the same favorite books that they loved as children. In this welcome collection, eleven of Freeman's most appealing tales are collected in one edition. One story, Gayelord the Goat, has never before been published and is seen here for the first time, along with the illustrations Don Freeman was completing when he died.

Renowned critic Leonard S. Marcus offers insight into Freeman's work, and an afterword tells the story of the artist's colorful life, from trumpet player to theater illustrator to children's book legend.

By Ezra Jack Keats

Ezra Jack Keats forever changed the landscape of children's literature when he chose an African-American boy as the hero of The Snowy Day in 1962. Today, he is widely acknowledged as one of the first picture-book creators to feature realistic, friendly, multi-ethnic urban settings in his books. Now this beautiful collection brings together ten of his best-loved stories. Also included is artwork from an unfinished picture book, The Giant Turnip published here for the very first time. An introduction by celebrated critic of children's literature Anita Silvey outlines Keats's career and inimitable contributions.

In addition, four of the most important writers and illustrators working in the field today - Jerry Pinkney, Simms Taback, Reynold Ruffins, and Eric Carle - share their thoughts on Keats and the legacy he left behind. An afterword describes his incredible life, from his impoverished childhood in Brooklyn to the books that would earn him international acclaim and the devotion of generations of readers.

By Judith Viorst
Illustrated by Ray Cruz and Robin Preiss Glasser

First published in 1972, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day introduced to the word a feisty young hero who soon captured the hearts of a generation. Since then Alexander has returned in Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday and Alexander, Who's Not (Do you hear me? I mean it!) Going to Move, and his position as a classic character in children's literature is assured. Alexander is everyone's favorite boy, struggling against those obstacles that seem to get in the way of growing up, with the most formidable ones being his siblings. Here, all three Alexander stories are combined in one book - a perfect way for Alexander to be introduced to a whole new generations of certain fans.

By William Steig

Before Shrek made it big on the silver screen, there was William Steig's SHREK!, a book about an ordinary ogre who leaves his swampy childhood home to go out and see the world. Ordinary, that is, if a foul and hideous being who ends up marrying the most stunningly ugly princess on the surface of the planet is what you consider ordinary. SHREK! can be found in this collection of six modern picture-book classics by Steig, along with stories concerning creatures ordinary and extraordinary - from Irene, a brave and loving little girl who must battle a howling blizzard, to Spinky, a boy who is so completely annoyed by his family that he no longer has any use for the human race. Gathered together here for the first time, these entertaining stories will delight fans of Steig, both old and new.

By James Marshall

Like all best friends, George and Martha do everything together - go the movies, play at the beach, and just hang around not doing much of anything. George and Martha teach each other (and adoring readers) that even in a close friendship, privacy is important, practical jokes can sometimes backfire, and among other things, pouring split pea soup into your loafers to spare the chef's feelings is not the best-laid plan.

A man with a talent for friendship, James Marshall defined its very essence in his stories about the world's two best friends. This deluxe edition includes all seven of the George and Martha books - 35 stories in all - and a foreword by Maurice Sendak, afterword by Anita Silvey and appreciations by Marc Brown, Jack Gantos, Susan Meddaugh, Nicole Rubel, Coleen Salley, Jon Scieszka, and David Wiesner.

By Ludwig Bemelmans

Here, collected in one volume for the first time ever, are all the adventures of Madeline, a fearless little girl full of mischief and vitality who is one of the world's most popular and beloved fictional characters.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anna Quindlen has written an introduction to the collection, which also includes "The Isle of God," an essay by Bemelmans on how he invented Madeline, and never-before-published working sketches of Madeline, as well as photos of the Bemelmans family.

By Robert N. Munsch
Illustrated by Michael Martchenko

Five favorite stories from one of North America's best-loved storytellers. Includes:
The Paper Bag Princess
The Fire Station
I Have to Go!
David's Father
Thomas' Snowsuit

By Robert N. Munsch and Michael Kusugak
Illustrated by Michael Martchenko, Helene Desputeaux, Vladyana Krykorka

15 favorite stories from one of North America's best-loved storytellers. Includes:
The Paper Bag Princess
The Fire Station
I Have to Go!
David's Father
Thomas' Snowsuit
Pigs
Mortimer
Purple, Green, and Yellow
Murmel, Murmel, Murmel
Something Good
Stephanie's Ponytail
Angela's Airplane
Jonathan Cleaned Up
Show and Tell
A Promise is a Promise

By Dr. Seuss

A baker's dozen of Dr. Seuss favorites. Includes:
And To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, McElligot's Pool, If I Ran the Zoo, Horton Hears a Who!, The Cat in the Hat, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Yertle the Turtle, Happy Birthday to You!, Green Eggs and Ham, The Sneetches, Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book, The Lorax, and Oh, The Places You'll Go!

By Dr. Seuss

A treasury of six favorite Dr. Seuss books. Includes:
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, Horton Hatches the Egg, Yertle the Turtle, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and The Lorax.

By Dr. Seuss

A collection of lost stories by Dr. Suess, originally published in magazines in 1950 and 1951. With an introduction by renowned Seuss scholar Charles D. Cohen and illustrations whose color has been enhanced far beyond the limitations of the magazines in which they first appeared, this is a collection of tales that no Seuss fan will want to miss!