(3) 4-6 Scribner Illustrated Classics series. Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth. This handsome 1920 edition of Defoe's classic story is beautifully reissued with Wyeth's striking color plates. The heavy volume may be best appreciated by collectors and fans of Wyeth's painterly illustrations.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(3) 4-6 Scribner Illustrated Classics series. Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. Trina Schart Hyman's version of this classic is back in print (again--previous reissue was 2001), with the illustrations--both black-and-white drawings and full-color acrylic paintings--fairly floating off the pages.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) 4-6 Scribner Illustrated Classics series. Illustrated by Steve Johnson & Lou Fancher. This edition features Johnson and Fancher's illustrations from a 1999 "storybook adaptation" of Salten's classic story, which was first translated into English in 1928. The dark oil paintings match the tale's somber tone and respectfully portray the woodland setting and its inhabitants.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(3) 4-6 Scribner Illustrated Classics series. Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth. These handsome editions of two classic stories (Rawlings won a Pulitzer for The Yearling) are beautifully reissued with Wyeth's striking color plates. The heavy volumes may be best appreciated by collectors and fans of Wyeth's painterly illustrations. Review covers these Scribner Illustrated Classics titles: The Last of the Mohicans and The Yearling.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(3) 4-6 Scribner Illustrated Classics series. Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth. These handsome editions of two classic stories (Rawlings won a Pulitzer for The Yearling) are beautifully reissued with Wyeth's striking color plates. The heavy volumes may be best appreciated by collectors and fans of Wyeth's painterly illustrations. Review covers these Scribner Illustrated Classics titles: The Last of the Mohicans and The Yearling.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(4) 4-6 Classics Illustrated series. Adapted by Rodolphe Meyrand. Illustrated by Estelle Meyrand. Condensed graphic-novel versions of Stevenson's novel and two of Dickens's works (including the less well-known Mugby Junction) give reluctant readers an entryway into classic literature. The retellings are only adequate, but the illustrations and pacing of the graphic novels serve the material well. While not a substitute for the originals, these books retain some of the tone and flavor. Review covers these Classic Illustrated titles: Scrooge and Kidnapped.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(4) 4-6 Classics Illustrated series. Adapted by Mike Vosburg. Condensed graphic-novel versions of Stevenson's novel and two of Dickens's works (including the less well-known Mugby Junction) give reluctant readers an entryway into classic literature. The retellings are only adequate, but the illustrations and pacing of the graphic novels serve the material well. While not a substitute for the originals, these books retain some of the tone and flavor. Review covers these Classic Illustrated titles: Scrooge and Kidnapped.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(3) 4-6 Scribner Illustrated Classics series. Illustrated by Wendell Minor. Crane's masterwork--a frequent high school English class assignment--describes the experiences of young Union soldier Henry Fleming during the Civil War. This edition is handsomely produced, with uncut pages and twelve often mist-shrouded color illustrations that lend a haunting quality to the story.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) 4-6 Scribner Illustrated Classics series. Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. Trina Schart Hyman's version of this classic is back in print, with the illustrations--both black-and-white drawings and full-color acrylic paintings--fairly floating off the pages.

Reviewer: Terri Schmitz

(3) 4-6 Scribner Illustrated Classics series. Illustrated by Wendell Minor. London's classic novel about Buck, a beloved pet who becomes the fierce leader of an Alaskan sled-dog team, is newly illustrated with fourteen full-color paintings. Although romanticized, the illustrations suit the dramatic survival story and contribute to the tale's strong sense of place.

Reviewer: Anne St. John