Collier's Junior Classics

A shelf of my own

Among Mom's vast collection

Adventures within

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I don't know how many readers will be old enough to remember these books. Collier's Encyclopedia was one of the prized collections in my mother's extensive library. The Junior Classics were a "bonus gift" that the salesperson could offer to close the sale. (Encyclopedias were expensive enough then to come with a payment plan and sometimes a subscription plan that allowed you to purchase one volume at a time.)

As a child, I read and reread, and re-reread all 10 volumes. I haven't yet found a photo that I can legally use here, but I'll update the story if and when I can. I did find that the books have been archived here, for anyone interested: https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/metabook?id=jrclassics

I have to give a shoutout to a great Vocal Creator, Paul Stewart, for inspiring this. Check out one of his brilliant challenge entries, here:

This is an entry to a really fun challenge by another amazing Vocal Creator, Judey Kalchik. Here's her story that started it all, along with the details: