When choosing books for holiday gifts, classic stories often make for treasured presents. Sterling Children’s Books has recently released two classic titles with gorgeous illustrations by two of today’s most prolific and celebrated illustrators.
The fairy tale Snow White is well known in its many varied versions, but the recent edition illustrated by Charles Santore doesn’t veer from the original telling by the Grimm Brothers, keeping intact the intensity of the evil stepmother and the cruelty of her attempts to get rid of Snow White because of her extreme jealousy. Santore’s sweeping illustrations present Snow White in all her fair beauty, along with wondrous details in the expansive backgrounds. I personally tend to be a bit more squeamish about reading traditional fairy tales with my younger children, so my four year old daughter just looks at this book on her own now, but I imagine we’ll be reading it together in a few short years.
Another beloved tale, this time by J.M. Barrie, is making an appearance with a new look, thanks to the fanciful illustrations of Robert Ingpen. The Centenary Edition of Peter Pan and Wendy is a treasure to behold. With a textbook size, it feels delightfully heavy in your hands- perfect for sharing between parent and child. Peter Pan’s boyish nature is simply stunning, and Tinkerbell comes to beautiful, tiny life in Ingpen’s sketches, a perfect manifestation of Barrie’s work, told in its unabridged entirety here. This weighty book, complete with ribbon bookmark (a feature my children adore!), would be the perfect family gift this holiday season.
As part of our Gift Guide Giveaway, the publisher is generously offering 3 copies of Snow White and one copy of Peter Pan and Wendy! (U.S. only, please)
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Dawn’s children anxiously await the new books that greet them every Christmas morning. Their holiday tales will be shared at my thoughts exactly.
We don’t have either of these books in any version, but I certainly would like to! I can’t wait to check out their other classics, too!
Nothing like reading the classics to your children! Would love to win this!
Classics are always the best to sit down, snuggle, & delve into.
I can’t wait to introduce my son to all the classic books I love.
I love classics and would love to win these for my kiddos.
I would love these for my boys for Christmas.
We do not have either of these.
I have actually never read the “real” stories. Would love to share the non-disney version with kids. (not saying that we are disney fans but…)
These look like beautiful books and they are classics!
Thank you for this great offer!
I would love to have these.
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They are classics for sure. I’d love to re-read them.
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Love the classics! What a fun giveaway!
Love these classic stories!
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Thanks for the chance to win these. There is nothing better than the classics.
Would love to win this!
Peter Pan is still one of my favorites.
i love the classics 🙂 thanks fr the chance!
Nothing like the classics!
I LOVE classic versions of fairy tales. These look like great copies!
I love the classics! I especially like that there are movies of these. I can sit and read it to our son and he can see how much better books are than movies!
We only have a couple of classics, always looking at the “new” books, this would be a nice addition.
What wonderful classic books!
Oh my – those illustrations look lovely! My kids would love these.
Love the Classics. Sign me up!
Love the classics … thanks for a chance to add these to our library (I will definitely have to check them out as well).
I adore children’s classics and I’ve been looking forward to sharing them with my kids. Please throw my name in the hat!
Beautiful books!
My kids would love these books! Just like I used to!
These look like beautiful versions of the original stories. Thanks, Maureen (jnomaxx at hotmail dot com)
These would make great additions to our home library. The classics are always welcome.
Congratulations, Michelle, you are our winner! Please email me at morninglightmama (at) gmail (dot) com with your mailing info.
I’d love to enter!
What’s a bookshelf without a classic. Great giveaway!
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I love fairy tales!
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The illustrations in these books look great!
My daughter would ADORE the peter pan book and she was little red riding hood for halloween. This is right up our alley!
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While my kids I think might be a bit young for these I could see them as great gifts for my niece and nephew.
The art work looks beautiful!
These look beautiful! I’d love to share them with my kids!
Wow. Nice! These are awesome.
Congratulations Maria, you’ve won a copy of Snow White! Please email me at morninglightmama (at) gmail (dot) com with your mailing info.
Classics are absolutely the greatest.
We love classics, but I’m with you on the intensity of Snow White. I water down the story when I read it.
I would love to have Peter Pan to read to my boys!
Please enter me in this giveaway. Thanks.
great classics!
I love reading classics with my son. The artwork in these looks beautiful!
Congratulations Staci, you’ve won a copy of Snow White! Please email me at morninglightmama (at) gmail (dot) com with your mailing info.
Count me in! thanks!
Great movies to share with the young ones.
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