Puffin Hardcover Classics — Bluestocking Bookshelf

These neat little clothbounds are a Bookstagram favorite because of their whimsical designs and bright colors. I'm convinced it's impossible to take a bad photo of them.

This collection was a pain to complete, largely because Grimms' Fairy Tales has been out of print for years and the few legitimate copies I found through bookfinder.com were always in the $500 - $1k range. However, after searching for well over a year, I stumbled across a copy sold via Amazon Canada for $20. When it arrived at my house and I found that it was, in fact, the correct edition, you would not believe the screaming that ensued (I think the pets are scarred for life).

Moral of the story: I'm an incredibly impatient person, so if I can find an impossible edition, anyone can.

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(alphabetical by author)

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott: 9780141379012

Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie: 9780141329819 *

The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum: 9780141341736

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett: 9780141341712 *

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett: 9780141336534 *

Matilda by Roald Dahl: 9780142424278

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens: 9780141369587

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens: 9780241331262

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame: 9780141329826 *