Product Description

First performed in London in 1904, J.M. Barrie's beloved children's classic celebrates its centenery with the release of this beautiful new edition, published in association with the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19696 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09-13
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 253 pages

The Sunday Post, October 3, 2004
'This magnificent edition is complete and unabridged, featuring over 70 beautiful and original illustrations by award-winning illustrator Robert Ingpen.'

IBBYLink, Autumn, 2004
'The centenary edition... was launched on the appropriate venue of the ancient vessel, the Golden Hinde by Templar Publishing.'

From the Inside Flap
'All children except one, grow up.'
When Peter Pan flies through the Darling children's nursery window in search of his shadow, the scene is set for a classic tale that has captured the imagination of children and adults for one hundred years.

Wendy and her two brothers join Peter on a series of exciting adventures with the inhabitants of the magical island of Neverland: the Lost Boys, to whom Wendy becomes 'mother', the mischievous fairy Tinker Bell, the brave Redskins, the Pirates on the Jolly Roger - and their notorious leader, Captain Hook, whose destiny lies in the hands of a crowing boy and a ticking crocodile.

Customer Reviews

Great Fun

This was an interesting book, full of adventure but also has a more serious side about the need to grow up and grow in wisdom. It makes us realize the consequences of our actions and also the importance of family and friends.

The questions it left unanswered for me were:
-What school is it that Hook went to? What is known for its slouch and walk?
-The question of fairies that are unsure of their sex? Androgynous like angels?
-Forget fairies and you kill them the power of naming or unnaming

A great read for children of all ages, and if you like Peter Pan then check out Capt. Hook: The Adventures of a Notorious Youth' by J.V. Hart for an introduction to Hook as a young man.

(First written as Journal Reading Notes in 1999.)

Original. Not Disney
Great quality product! I bought this book to read to my 4-year old. it would be better for a child a few years older, as I find myself editing out some of the bigger words and leaving out some of the verbose description that writers of that era were wont to use. Also, note the illustrations are very non-Disney. They are rougher and more homely than the prettier stylized characters in the Disney stable. That being said, this is a wonderful volume and an asset to any family's bookshelf.

Peter Pan
At last we have a children's book with lovely illustrations which reflect the fact it is a fairy story