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These timeless stories have thrilled generation after generation of young readers. Whether you’re looking for action-packed adventure tales, thoughtful family narratives, or mind-bending fantasies, you’ll love introducing your kids to these classic books.

Classic Tales

The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
Illustrator: Coralie Bickford-Smith
A Little Princess
A Little Princess
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
Illustrator: Coralie Bickford-Smith

For Animal Lovers

Wind in the Willows
Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator: Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
Illustrator: Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini
Rabbit Hill (Puffin Modern Classics)
Rabbit Hill (Puffin Modern Classics)
Robert Lawson
Illustrator: Robert Lawson
The Jungle Books
The Jungle Books
Rudyard Kipling

For the Adventurer

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
The Swiss Family Robinson (Abridged edition)
The Swiss Family Robinson (Abridged edition)
Johann D. Wyss
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator: Coralie Bickford-Smith
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
Illustrator: Coralie Bickford-Smith

Modern Classics

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Mildred D. Taylor
Penguin Minis: The Outsiders
Penguin Minis: The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton
Summer of My German Soldier (Puffin Modern Classics)
Summer of My German Soldier (Puffin Modern Classics)
Bette Greene
To Be a Slave
To Be a Slave
Julius Lester
Illustrator: Tom Feelings

Puffin in Bloom

Heidi
Heidi
Johanna Spyri
Little Women
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
A Little Princess
A Little Princess
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
L. M. Montgomery

Puffin Chalk

Peter Pan
Peter Pan
J. M. Barrie
Black Beauty
Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking
Astrid Lindgren
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum

Award Winners

The Westing Game
The Westing Game
Ellen Raskin
The Devil's Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics)
The Devil's Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics)
Jane Yolen
Summer of the Swans, the (Puffin Modern Classics)
Summer of the Swans, the (Puffin Modern Classics)
Betsy Byars
Jip: His Story (Puffin Modern Classics)
Jip: His Story (Puffin Modern Classics)
Katherine Paterson

Historical Fiction

The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage
Stephen Crane
Homesick
Homesick
Jean Fritz
Adam of the Road (Puffin Modern Classics)
Adam of the Road (Puffin Modern Classics)
Elizabeth Janet Gray
Illustrator: Robert Lawson

Fantasy Adventures

Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Jules Verne
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
Roger Lancelyn Green
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi

Judy Blume

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Judy Blume
Superfudge
Superfudge
Judy Blume
Fudge-a-Mania
Fudge-a-Mania
Judy Blume
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
Judy Blume
 

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