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Wordsworth Timeless Children’s Collection
This year I have been making a greater effort to encourage my daughter Sylvia to read. I have to be honest, as much as we love reading books together, we became a little slack at reading this year, due to my health conditions and due to being continuously unwell with Adrenal Insufficiency.
I recently made some plans and set some new goals to encourage my daughter to read on her own on the days I am unwell. Sylvia is ten now and capable of doing this.
However when I went through Sylvia’s bookshelf as I decluttered her bedroom in the October half term, I realised that my daughter really doesn’t have many age appropriate books. Most of Sylvia’s books are for a younger audience.
Little did I know I was about to receive a fantastic press release in my inbox introducing me to the new Wordsworth Cloth-bound collectors editions of 12 timeless children’s classics.
I was so excited. Not only did these books sound amazing, they have beautiful bespoke cover illustrations, gorgeous coloured blocking and embossed gold.
I instantly fell in love with the look of these amazing children’s classic books and even more so when I read the titles.
Wordsworth Edition Books For Christmas
I knew this was a collection I would love to gift Sylvia for Christmas and it really was perfect timing as I am in the process of finding gifts for my daughter she can treasure. I don’t want to buy tat and toys that can break in a few weeks. I really want to give her quality Christmas gifts to last a long time.
Sylvia is at an age where she will treasure this Wordsworth children’s collection and enjoy reading and discovering these wonderful stories.
I was so excited when Wordsworth agreed to send out all 12 of these fantastic cloth-bound collectors editions and could not wait to tell my husband John. Sylvia will have to wait a little longer as she will be receiving these books as a Christmas Advent idea. I think it’s the perfect Christmas gift for my daughter.
I’ll be wrapping each book individually and Sylvia can open one every morning in the twelve days leading up to Christmas. It’s such a fab idea and something I know she will love.
I’m also getting Sylvia her very own Keyboard for Christmas this year and that will be the big gift which will be hidden until Christmas morning so she doesn’t guess what it is.
Wordsworth Collectible And Timeless Children’s Classics
The Wordsworth timeless children’s collection includes the following books:
- Little Women – Louisa May Alcott
- Peter Pan – J.M. Barrie
- The Secret Garden – E.H. Burnett
- Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll
- A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens
- The Wind in the Willows – Kenneth Grahame
- The Jungle Book – Rudyard Kipling
- Anne of Green Gables – Lucy Montgomery
- The Railway Children – Edith Nesbitt
- The Little Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
- Black Beauty – Anna Sewell
- Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson
These books retail for £6.99 each and are absolutely gorgeous.
About Wordsworth Editions
Wordsworth Editions is a successful, family-run business based in Hertfordshire. It shook up the book publishing world in the early 1990s, when it launched its range of paperback Classics, priced at just £1 each. Today Wordsworth Editions remains a leader in the sector it created, expanding its portfolio to cover Children’s Classics, World Literature, Poetry and Mystery & Supernatural titles.
For more information visit www.wordsworth-editions.com.
I am so pleased to have a set of these beautiful books to give my daughter and am grateful to Wordsworth who gifted them to us as part of this blog post.
Angela x
*Gifted*
About Angela Milnes
Angela Milnes is a Qualified Early Years Teacher who has specialised in Preschool and Kindergarten teaching. She has a wealth of experience teaching young children and is passionate about kids crafts and having fun as a family. Angela has also taught cooking skills and loves to share both family recipes and easy instant pot recipes here on The Inspiration Edit. Follow her on Pinterest!
All the classics. I loved reading Treasure Island as a kid!
Yes they are a great set of classics!
These books are so wonderful. I’m a huge reader, and I’ve instilled that love into my kids, as well. These are the kinds of books that bring out my passion for reading.
They are great books and I really love quite a few of them!
That is a great collection of children’s books. I love Black Beauty and the Little Prince. Although my grandchildren are still too young for these classics, I will still get these for them to enjoy when they are a bit older.
I have never read the little prince so I’m looking forward to reading this with my daughter.
What a beautiful set of books! I love the covers on these classics. They really draw the eye in and probably that encourages children to read more. I’m going to have to pick up a set for my niece for the holidays. I think this looks like a must have collection for any child!
Yes the covers are stunning and I fell in love with them when i saw them. They are even better in real life.
What a great collection of books for this time of year! Thanks for sharing this list!
Thanks. They are lovely.
Those books are so pretty! I want some!
They sure are!
These look wonderful and such a great idea for Advent.
My daughter is an avid reader and I think she’d absolutely love these, me too tbh!
They are a fantastic idea. I agree.
Oh, wow! This is such an amazing collection!
Those books are beautiful. They are all the classics. What a wonderful collection.
Have fun in the run up to Christmas x
Oh thanks Kim. I sure will.
These books are going to be a child’s treasure. I love the titles. They are true classics and it would give a young reader some life lessons they would find useful in their future adult life.
I agree there are some wonderful lessons to learn from classics.
All of these are classic books. I love the artisan and whimsy look of all of the covers makes these great keepsakes!
They are lovely.
I love the cover of each books. Everything looks very magical! Wow!
These are beautiful!! #KLTR
I’m in love! I think books like these are really special and have a few of my own, I’m sure my girls would like a copy or two for Christmas. I’m going to take a look right now.
Please do pop this over on my Christmas linky on my blog, you’ll find the link under the header. I’d love to share your post.
#KLTR
Wow, these look gorgeous! I remember getting into the classics when I was the same age as Sylvia, I especially loved ‘Little Women’. I can’t wait until my two are old enough for these! #KLTR
Yes the classics are fabulous.
These look like beautiful editions. What a gorgeous gift. I love little women. #kltr
Oh these are absolutely beautiful Angela! I hope Sylvia enjoys them! #KLTR
Thanks Kate.
These are absolutely gorgeous looking classics. I will have to purchase them when the girls are older #KLTR
Oh my Angela I LOVE this, such wonderful keep sakes for Sylvia and such a gorgeous gift too #KLTR
The books are adorable!
Thank you for making this post! I have not been able to find any reviews of these on YouTube or anywhere else. I bought the Puffin in Bloom set for my niece but was disappointed to found out they completely changed the story of Heidi and the names as well. I will definitely be buying these, and finding out they are family owned company makes me want to support them even more. Thank you again!
-Adriana