The Hatchards Children’s Library: a collection of the very best books which will, over the years, build into a library which we think every child will enjoy. Each title is an exclusive limited edition, only available at Hatchards, and will have a cloth binding, stylish dust jacket and beautiful endpapers.
'Winnie the Pooh' by A.A. Milne
Once upon a time, a very long time ago now, about last Friday, Winnie-the-Pooh lived in a forest all by himself under the name of Sanders...
Winnie-the-Pooh may be a bear of very little brain, but thanks to his friends Piglet, Eeyore and, of course, Christopher Robin, he’s never far from an adventure. This delightful edition of A.A. Milne’s world-famous stories follows Pooh and Piglet as they almost catching a woozle, Eeyore losing his tail and Christopher Robin leading an expedition to the North Pole. Interspersed with E.H.Shepard’s beautiful decorations, this edition is sure to delight both children and older Pooh fans alike.
Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne is the third volume in The Hatchards Children's Library.
'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' by C.S Lewis
'It's - it's a magic wardrobe. There's a wood inside it, and it's snowing, and there's a Faun and a Witch and it's called Narnia; come and see.'
While exploring the old house to which they have been evacuated, four children discover a wardrobe; it leads them into Narnia, a land of perpetual winter under the rule of the evil White Witch. This was the first book C. S. Lewis wrote in the Narnia series, although The Magician’s Nephew precedes it in Narnian time. Originally, it was never intended to be part of a series but, a year later, he wrote Prince Caspian, which eventually became the fourth book in the chronological series.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the second volume in The Hatchards Children’s Library.
'When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit' by Judith Kerr
'I don’t really mind where we are,’ she said – ‘as long as we’re all together.'
This brilliant, semi-autobiographical novel tells the story of a family fleeing from Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Described from a child’s perspective, it is intriguing and surprisingly uplifting. The secret dash to Switzerland, the escape to Paris and the eventual journey to England, which ends the book, are fraught with danger and difficulty, but are described as an adventure with moments of humour, as the parents strive to safeguard their children.
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is the first volume in The Hatchards Children’s Library.