Children's literature: How well do you know these classics?

It may be many years since you read these books. But do they still live in your imagination? Take our quiz and find out. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

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Graphic Canon: Comics Meet the Classics

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Picador to reissue 12 classics for 40th anniversary

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