Books in Tor Classics series

The Classics to Color series converts timeless tales into fun and relaxing coloring books. Experience the aesthetic aspect of these marvelous works like never before by adding your own artistic touch!Now, you can color and illuminate individual scenes from Grahame’s famous children’s novel The Wind in the Willows. Decorative images with accompanying text highlight this whimsical narrative, illustrating some of the most captivating scenes from the book. The story takes place in the lush, verdant countryside of pastoral England, providing beautiful backdrops for the story’s lovable animal characters. Bring the cast to life with your own creative color choices—featuring fun scenes of Mole, Ratty, Mr. Toad, Mr. Badger, Otter, the Weasels, and more.This book contains thirty-eight engaging full-page black-and-white illustrations for you to imagine however you like and express your inner creativity. Pick up your copy of Classics to Color: The Wind in the Willows, and enter Grahame’s world of delightful animal friends for you to fill with color!

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.This edition of Around the World in Eighty Days includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Justin Leiber.

Oliver Twist's famous cry of the heart - "Please, sir, I want some more" - has resounded with generations of readers of all ages. The author poured his own youthful experience of Victorian London's unspeakable squalor into this realistic depiction of a spirited young innocent's unwilling but inevitable recruitment into a scabrous gang of thieves. Masterminded by the loathsome Fagin, the underworld crew features some of Dickens's most memorable characters, including the vicious Bill Sikes, gentle Nancy, and the juvenile pickpocket known as the Artful Dodger.

Winner of the New York Times Book Review Children's Book of the Year, 1966.Commended title, American Library Association, 1966.'The author has the power to get inside his characters.'—The New York Times'Conveys with insight the reactions, fears, perplexities, ignorances and behavior of children in a real adult world.' Washington Post‘The novel is a chronicle of fire and panic, of intense and remarkable perception, and of almost inexhaustibly vivid descriptive language unforgettable.’ Wall St Journal‘The description of the fire and the atmosphere of the day are so vividly described deservedly classic story.’ ReadPlusIt's hot and dry on Ash Road, where three boys taste their first independence, camping without adults. When they accidentally light a bushfire, none could guess how far it would go. They are forced to face the consequences with only each other to depend on.Ivan Southall was Australia's first recipient of the Carnergie Medal. An icon of children's literature, he wrote over sixty books. He died in 2008.

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.This edition of Pinocchio includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Elizabeth Engstrom.Once there was a lonely woodcutter named Geppetto-who dreamed of having a boy of his own. So one day he carved a boy out of wood and named him Pinocchio.When the puppet comes to life, it's Geppetto's dream come true.Except Pinocchio turns out to be not such a nice boy after all. Pinocchio enjoys nothing better than creating mischief and playing mean tricks. As he discovers, being bad is much more fun than being good. For a while, anyway.Happily for Pinocchio, he will learn that there is much more to being a real boy than having fun.A magical tale that has entertained children of all ages for more than a hundred years, this lavishly and gorgeously illustrated new edition is the perfect introduction of a timeless classic to a new generation of readers.And that's no lie!

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title—offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged.American teenager Daisy miller was on a holiday--and Europe might never recover. From Switzerland to Rome, she caused scandals everywhere: because Daisy Miller did whatever she wanted, with whomever she wanted, whenever she chose. And she truly didn't care what society thought.But Winterbourne, a dignified, proper, upper-crust young man, was utterly fascinated by her. To the horror of his relatives and friends, Winterbourne helplessly followed Daisy across a continent. Even though Daisy was too much woman for WInterbourne to every understand...And even though Daisy Miller might be a danger to herself.

The Classics to Color series converts timeless tales into fun and relaxing coloring books. Experience the aesthetic aspect of these marvelous works like never before by adding your own artistic touch!The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is undeniably a classic piece of literature, often hailed as one of the most important novels of all time. Now, you can color individual scenes from Huck Finn’s famous journey in this fun coloring book. Decorative images with accompanying text highlight the exciting narrative, illustrating some of the most noteworthy scenes from Twain’s definitive work.This book contains thirty-eight engaging full page illustrations culled from the finest moments from this rousing ride. Whether it’s Huck and Jim travelling up the Mississippi on a raft or Huck loathing and opposing his etiquette lessons from Miss Watson, this book is filled with iconic scenes from the novel for you to envision however you like!Familiarize yourself with Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and find your own great escape while coloring these fun illustrations.

Featured title in the 2018 PBS Great American Reads“I think the reason we’re so struck by [Jane Eyre] is how Charlotte Brontë manages to relate, expertly, what it means to be a human being...and that never changes.” (Narrator Thandie Newton)Following Jane from her childhood as an orphan in Northern England through her experience as a governess at Thornfield Hall, Charlotte Brontë’s Gothic classic is an early exploration of women’s independence in the mid-19th century and the pervasive societal challenges women had to endure. At Thornfield, Jane meets the complex and mysterious Mr. Rochester, with whom she shares a complicated relationship that ultimately forces her to reconcile the conflicting passions of romantic love and religious piety. Performing the early Victorian novel with great care and respect, actress Thandie Newton (Crash, The Pursuit of Happyness) draws out Jane Eyre’s intimacy and depth while conveying how truly progressive Brontë was in an era of extreme restraint.

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.This edition of Tom Sawyer, Detective includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword from the Publisher.Well, it seems like a grand vacation idea when Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn are invited to boat down river and visit Tom's Uncle Silas, but every inch of the trip draws the boys deeper into a tangled web of dark deeds. Stolen diamonds; a mysterious stranger; vengeful manhunters; a long lot twin; a vanished farm-hand...how does it all add it?The question explodes when Tom Sawyer discovers a dead man in a shallow grave, and Uncle Silas confesses to a murder he didn't commit! Now Tom Sawyer must find and unmask the real killer--or Silas will be hanged and his family destroyed.