I recently purchased a book from Scout Books and fell in love right away. So much so that I bought a subscription to the American Short Stories collection [1. Note that Scout Books no longer offers this subscription, but has gathered all of the American Shorts into a nice box set.]. Today I’ve got 10 beautiful, friendly books featuring classic shorts and fantastic illustrations. The collection includes:
- The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe, illustrated by Tom Neely
- Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne, illustrated by Zack Soto
- To Build A Fire by Jack London, illustrated by Michael C. Hsiung
- The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, illustrated by Kate Bingaman-Burt
- Eve’s Diary by Mark Twain, illustrated by Meg Hunt
- The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, illustrated by Aaron Renier
- The Jelly Bean by F. Scott Fitzgerald, illustrated by Vanessa Davis
- The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin, illustrated by Gemma Correll
- Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving, illustrated by Bwana Spoons
- An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce, illustrated by François Vigneault
As electronic books and readers become increasingly popular, it’s especially charming to hold such a thoughtfully made, physical book. Someday I hope my kids will inherit a nice library of titles form ‘ol dad, and the Scout Books will be a very nice addition.