The My Book House series was edited by Olive Beaupré Miller. It is an illustrated collection of children’s stories and poems compiled first into 6 (1920) and later 12 (1971) books. Each volume progresses in level and is filled with content from famous authors like Shakespeare and Hans Christian Anderson. They include all the well known fables, fairy tales, and children’s stories as well as some gems like “The Snow Queen.” They are no longer in print and can only be bought second hand, but they are well worth the effort. It is best to find one printed between 1920 and 1950.
About these books, Olive Beaupré Miller says:
“In My BOOK HOUSE, I have tried to give children the best in literature, gathered from the greatest authors of the past and present, and from our rich heritage of old folk tales, told from generation to generation in every country in the world. But I have selected those stories with care. Avoiding those tales where evil traits of character, such as lying and cheating to gain one’s ends, have been made to appear good, I have chosen only those where truly desirable qualities invite the child’s admiration. I have tried also to grade all this material as wisely as possible, that the child might have the right story at the right age, and to put it forth so beautifully illustrated that it would be irresistible to him. Here, in these twelve volumes, adult and child can enter, hand-in-hand, a wonderful realm of imagination and beauty, portrayed in the best literary forms of verse and prose”