I am once again floored by the sheer talent of the Wang brothers. With just the right set of a dozen words and totally adorable photos of awesome needle-felted scenes and characters, they tell the story of these two verbose, word-filled books – ‘Cozy Classics: War and Peace‘ and ‘Cozy Classics: Les Miserables‘.

If you have not heard of this series before, you should go ahead and get these books for yourself regardless of whether there are little ones to whom you have to read these books to. Then go ahead and get a few more to gift – to just about anyone – new parents, lovers of books, non-lovers of classics..

These books are bite-sized, perfect for little hands to hold on to, and great for introducing the classics (of course!). With these cozy classics, you can have your little one read Moby Dick and then move on to Pride and Prejudice, and these two new ones, and more as the Wang brothers create more Cozy Classics. The next Cozy Classics, according to their Facebook page are Jane Eyre, Oliver Twist, and Emma.

Emotions, environment, and everything else about the place, the period, and the people in these stories are captured perfectly in these amazing felted figures. You can use this book to let your child explore the story on her own, or you can fill in the gaps as little or as much as you want, based on how much of this classic you remember (and of course, refresh your memory in the process!)

My favorite word in each book (along with it’s photograph):
Les Miserables: stroll – the background, the characters in this photo
War and Peace: boom! – love the cannon!
The website also includes some
more information for each book – a cozy version of the book if you need some
help with relating the story, cast information, quotes from the book, as well
as tips for parents to tell the story. Cozy Classics brings a wonderful new
dimension to board books.
Thank you, Wang brothers!!
Rating: A
Reading Level: 1 year and up
Reread Level: 5/5 (I am sure the
little ones will be rereading this book many times over)
Disclaimer: Thank you to NetGalley for providing me a digital review copy of these Cozy Classics book. This is my honest review of the books