Presented here are four of the most popular children's books of all time: Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows," Margery Williams' "The Velveteen Rabbit" and Lewis Carroll's "The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland" and "Through the Lookingglass."  
First, Kenneth Grahame's classic "The Wind in the Willows," one of the most beloved and admired novels of children's literature. The story follows the adventures of the mild-mannered Mole and his friend Rat, who emerge from their winter's slumber to explore the Springtime world, encountering the sedate and businesslike Badger as well as the wild and impulsive Mr. Toad of Toad Hall, who cannot seem to avoid mishaps and run-ins with the police.  
Next, Margery Williams Bianco's revered children's story of a stuffed rabbit who longs to be real, "The Velveteen Rabbit" has been one of the world's most beloved children's books for the past 100 years. Chosen as one of the "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children," this volume features illustrations by the original artist for the book, William Nicholson. Adapted over the years many times for stage, screen and television, The Velveteen Rabbit is a timeless tale of love, loss, friendship and what it means to triumph over adversity.  
And finally, Lewis Carroll's classic duo of nonsense and imagination, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Lookingglass," books that were immediate sensations upon publication. Both books relate the story of Alice, a young girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole into a world filled with talking rabbits, grinning cats, mad hatters and vengeful queens and, in Book Two, her trip through a mirror into another, magical world. Long hailed as one of the greatest children's book series ever created, "Alice" has permeated the culture. The subject of dozens of adaptations, re-tellings, films and stage productions, here are two of the most treasured works of fiction in the English language. 
Enjoy ALL FOUR of these classic children's novels in ONE VOLUME! This is the second of a limited series.

Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. After the untimely death of their mother when Grahame and his three siblings were very young, Grahame's father - who had a drinking problem - gave his four children over to their grandmother to raise, where they lived in a huge, rundown house called "The Mount" in Berkshire.The house was very near the Thames River and the children became acquainted with river life and boating through their uncle, David Ingles, the curate at Cookham Dean church. After the chimney collapsed at The Mount during Christmas of 1865, the family moved to Fern Hill Cottage in Cranbourne, Berkshire. Following a failed attempt to reunite the children with their father in 1866, the children returned to live with their grandmother again until they each entered school. Kenneth started at St Edward's School, Oxford, in 1868. Thwarted from attending Oxford University due to the high cost, Grahame began work at the Bank of England and rose to become Secretary of the Bank until his retirement due to ill-health in 1908, the same year The Wind and the Willows was published.Grahame married Elspeth Thomson in 1899, when he was 40 years old. The following year, Elspeth gave birth to their only child, Alastair (nicknamed "Mouse"), we was born premature, blind in one eye and who suffered from severe health problems all his life. To comfort the often bedridden child, Grahame began making up bedtime stories, eventually spinning elaborate tales about the denizens of his countryside adventures, featuring the characters of Mole, Rat, Badger and Toad.Though he published two fairly successful books of short stories prior to 1908 - including The Reluctant Dragon in 1898 - it was not until the release of The Wind in the Willows that Grahame received international acclaim. Since then, the story has been adapted multiple times to the stage and screen and still enjoys a wide popularity as one of the finest children's books ever written. Grahame died in 1932.