Children’s

‘It is always a great day when I see a package from The Folio Society waiting on my door step in which I suddenly become like a child on Christmas morning.’ Castilo Montoya, USA

Folio editors lavish care and attention on each experience of their favourite books. individual book in a way that other publishing And for additional insight, we select introducers to act companies simply cannot afford to do. Because as the reader’s companion, whetting the appetite and the range of books we publish is so diverse, so too is our approach. From choosing the best translations to negotiating revisions with authors; from fact-checking at specialist libraries across the world to emending textual imperfections, which often creep into modern editions of classic works, we aspire to give our readers an enhanced setting the book and its author in context.

Peter Ackroyd, Irvine Welsh, Colm Tóibín, Margaret Atwood, Tom Holland, Saul David, Jenny Uglow and Julian Barnes are just some of the acclaimed writers who have recently contributed to Folio publications.

Howl’s Moving Castle

Diana Wynne Jones Illustrated by Marie-Alice Harel Introduced by Marcus Sedgwick

This fantastical Folio edition of Diana

Wynne Jones’s enchanting tale features artwork by Folio’s 2019 Book Illustration Competition winner.

The Hundred and One Dalmatians

Dodie Smith Illustrated by Sara Ogilvie Introduced by Jacqueline Wilson

Dodie Smith’s classic children’s tale, The Hundred and One Dalmatians, in a stunning Folio collector’s edition, lavishly illustrated by the awardwinning Sara Ogilvie.

The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Illustrated by the author Introduced by Stacy Schiff Translated by Richard Howard Commentary Volume by Christine Nelson

A definitive two-volume edition

of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s The Little Prince featuring his original and unforgettable illustrations.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum Illustrated by Sara Ogilvie Introduced by Maria Tatar

In 1900, a former travelling salesman published a book about a girl from Kansas and her adventures in a strange land. It soon became one of the best-loved children’s stories of all time, with generations of children growing up with Dorothy, the Wicked Witch of the West and, of course, Toto.

The Little White Horse

Elizabeth Goudge Illustrated by Debra McFarlane Introduced by Jane Shilling

Upon arrival at Moonacre Manor, Maria discovers an enchanted valley where she catches a glimpse of a most unusual horse. So begins a magical adventure that has captivated generations of readers, young and old.

limited edition Children’s

Cinderella & The Sleeping Beauty

Illustrated by Arthur Rackham Limited to 750 hand-numbered copies Retold by C. S. Evans Facsimiles of the original de luxe editions published in 1919 and 1920 and illustrated throughout in silhouette.

A limited edition of two masterpieces of silhouette illustration by Arthur Rackham, a giant of the Golden Age of illustration.

These delightful retellings of classic fairytales have been faithfully recreated from copies first published in 1919 and 1920.

Cinderella is a facsimile of number 54 from the original Edition de luxe of 850 copies and The Sleeping Beauty, published a year later, is a facsimile of number 618 of 625 copies. The facsimiles, with matching numbers from our limitation of 750, are housed together in an elegant presentation box.