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This book really got me hooked while she struggled and was happy. I recommend it to all children and I hope you enjoy it too!!!
- Guardian

This tale of a boisterous child coming into maturity reads with the same zest and insight as it would have done when it was first published over 130 years ago
- Guardian

So what makes these different to any other set of classics? In a moment of inspiration Random House had the bright idea of actually asking Key stage 2 children what extra ingredients they could add to make children want to read. And does it work? Well, put it this way...my 13-year-old daughter announced that she had to read a book over the summer holiday and, without any prompting, spotted The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas...and proceeded to read it! Now, if you knew my 13-year-old daughter, you would realise that this is quite remarkable. She reads texts, blogs and tags by the thousand - but this is the first book she has read since going to high school, so all hail Vintage Classics!
- National Association for the Teaching of English