Timeless Classics: Harper Muse Painted Kids Set: Winnie-the-Pooh and Other Delightful Stories, Peter Pan, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz(Harper Muse Classics: Painted Editions)

Experience the magic of these beloved classics that ignite the imagination and transport readers to magical worlds. This captivating collection includes three timeless masterpieces. Read along with Pooh and Piglet, soar to Neverland with Peter Pan, and journey to the magical Emerald City to encounter the Wizard of Oz. Featuring beautiful cover art from artist Laci Fowler, embossed details, foil accents, and eye-catching stained edges, these whimsical classic tales of childhood will delight readers of all ages. In Winnie-the-Pooh and Other Delightful Stories Pooh and his irresistibly lovable friends—Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Baby Roo, and the eternal pessimist Eeyore—gently meander through Hundred Acre Wood with their favorite human Christopher Robin, embarking on whimsical adventures and solving hilarious dilemmas. A. A. Milne's iconic characters, along with E. H. Shepard's unforgettable original book illustrations, have captured the hearts of generations of readers for nearly a century. In the adventurous book Peter Pan, we find a young boy named Peter in pursuit of his lost shadow entering the bedroom of three children named Wendy, Michael, and John. After Wendy manages to reattach Peter's shadow, Peter asks the three children to come with him to Neverland, the place where they'll never have to grow up. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz follows Kansas farmgirl Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto as a violent cyclone transports them to a faraway magical place called Oz, land of the Munchkins and witches. To make it home, Dorothy dons her famous slippers and must follow the Yellow Brick Road to seek help from the Great Wizard in the Emerald City. Soon she is joined by the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, each on his own unique quest for a better self. This gorgeous set is perfect for any gifting occasion—holidays, birthdays, family celebrations, baby showers, or teacher gifts—and can be both a treasured copy to read aloud at bedtime for young readers or families as well as an intriguing display copy.  

About the Author :
A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne (1882--1956) was a noted English author primarily known as a poet and playwright before he found huge success with his iconic children’s books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh. Milne served in both World Wars and was the father of Christopher Robin Milne, upon whom the Pooh character Christopher Robin was based. J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie (1860--1937) was a novelist and playwright born and educated in Scotland. After moving to London, he authored several successful novels and plays. While there, Barrie befriended the Llewelyn Davies family and its five boys, and it was this friendship that inspired him to write about a boy with magical abilities, first in his adult novel The Little White Bird and then later in Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a 1904 play. Now an iconic character of children's literature, Peter Pan first appeared in book form in the 1911 novel Peter and Wendy, about the whimsical adventures of the eternal boy who could fly and his ordinary friend Wendy Darling. E. H. (Ernest Howard) Shepard (1879–1976) was an English artist and book illustrator. He is known especially for illustrating the classic children’s books The Wind in the Willows and Winnie-the-Pooh.