Today, I bought Ellen this 36 book set from costco called "A Treasury of Illustrated Classics". The site talks about the smaller, 20 volume thus:
The best of the world’s classics have been especially adapted and fully illustrated for today’s young readers. The enchantment of these timeless tales has set generations on a lifetime love of reading. The 20 hardcover volumes are the perfect gift for your favorite youngsters.This collection contains Around The World In 80 Days, Journey To The Center Of The Earth, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Swiss Family Robinson, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, Kidnapped, The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes, The Tale Of Two Cities, The Red Badge Of Courage, Frankenstein, The Time Machine, Tales Of Mystery and Terror, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, The Jungle Book, Gulliver's Travels, The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, Picture Of Dorian Gray, Dracula, The War Of The World's and Aesop's Fables.
So, I get it home and Kim looks it over and gives it the OK, and then Ellen takes out Robinson Carusoe and starts to read. About an hour later, she puts it down because Katie turns on Scooby Doo and she wants to watch, more than 110 pages into the book. These are NOVELS, and she's just pouring through them. It's just unbelievable to me.
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