Classic Children's Books and Popular Literature in the Public Domain!
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Classic Children’s Books and Popular Literature in the Public Domain! Resources for Creating Games from Books! Tony Laidig Copyright © 2019 by Tony Laidig / Expert Media Group. All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author or publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Disclaimer and Terms of Use: The Author and Publisher has strived to be as accurate and complete as possible in the creation of this book, notwithstanding the fact that he does not warrant or represent at any time that the contents within are accurate due to the rapidly changing nature of the Internet. While all attempts have been made to verify information provided in this publication, the Author and Publisher assume no responsibility for errors, omissions, or contrary interpretation of the subject matter herein. Any perceived slights of specific persons, peoples, or organizations are unintentional. While all of these sites provide images in or dedicated to the Public Domain, you may also find images that are NOT in the Public Domain. It is YOUR responsibility to do due diligence and double-check all licenses included on each site. Also, this publication should be used for entertainment purposes ONLY and does not represent an endorsement of ANY of the included websites. If you encounter any questions related to copyright or trademark ownership, please seek professional legal help from copyright and intellectual attorneys. Games from Books: https://www.gamesfrombooks.com Make Games From Public Domain Classics? Children’s books are an amazing gift to children (and adults) because they instill values, fire imaginations, pique curiosity and teach about the realities of life's journey in a way that inspires the wonder of the child. I love them (no surprise there)! Think about YOUR favorite classic children's books. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is one of my personal favorites. But many ALSO love Treasure Island, The Wizard of Oz, The Secret Garden, Call of the Wild (another favorite) and MANY others. Each story presents us with an adventure...a journey...to a mysterious or magical place full of experiences and lessons along the way. Our journey reveals many clues about our final destination. We meet new characters, interact with surprise discoveries and sometimes encounter challenges that affect our path. But those magical adventures aren't JUST perfect for books… Not long ago I realized that any game worth playing is a LOT like reading a great book, except that we experience the story in a different way...a much more interactive way! As a matter of fact, all the elements that make classic children's books SO enjoyable are the SAME elements that make board games so enjoyable! Think about it...in a book, you get to read about the adventures and experiences of the characters. In a game, you get to BE the character having the adventure and experiences! Can you see how turning a Public Domain book (or YOUR book) into a game can be MUCH more enjoyable? For sure, right! Games from Books: https://www.gamesfrombooks.com Make Games From Public Domain Classics? Believe it or not, creating a board game is actually easier than you might think. There IS a process to it, but the story actually provides the clues to the entire process. All the heavy-lifting is already done thanks to the story you use! For the longest time I’ve wanted to do something special with the classics (other than just republish them) and finally, I’ve discovered the perfect use for these great books to breathe new life into them! The GREAT news is that, on the pages that follow, I have assembled together a collection of over 100+ classic children’s books and popular literature that are in the Public Domain. These books have the potential to make great games! Many will be familiar to you…some may be pleasant surprises. It certainly is NOT an all-inclusive list…there are literally MILLIONS more books, short stories, fairy tales and more that could be used for this game creation venture. I have also included a page of research links where you can go to download copies of the books to use as reference in your platting and planning. These are, in my opinion, the best-of-the-best book resources online. Games from Books: https://www.gamesfrombooks.com Classic Children’s Books and Popular Literature! • A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens • The Adventures of Buster Bear, Thornton W. Burgess • The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel, Thornton W. Burgess • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle • Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain • Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll • Anne of Avonlea, Lucy Maud Montgomery • Anne of Green Gable, Lucy Maud Montgomery • Anne of the Island, Lucy Maud Montgomery • A Princess of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs • The Arabian Nights: Their Best-known Tales, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin • Around the World in Eighty Days, Jules Verne • At the Earth’s Core, Edgar Rice Burroughs • A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens • Black Beauty, Anna Sewell • The Book of Dragons, Edith Nesbit • The Book of Pirates, Howard Pyle • Call of the Wild, Jack London • Captains Courageous, Rudyard Kipling • The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas Games from Books: https://www.gamesfrombooks.com Classic Children’s Books and Popular Literature! • The Dark World, Henry Kuttner • Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, L. Frank Baum • The Dragon Tamers, Edith Nesbit • Dream Days, Kenneth Grahame • The Emerald City of Oz, L. Frank Baum • The Enchanted Castle, Edith Nesbit • Fairy Tales, The Brothers Grimm • Five Children and It, Edith Nesbit • From the Earth to the Moon, Jules Verne • The Ghost Pirates, William Hope Hodgson • Glinda of Oz, L. Frank Baum • The Golden Age, Kenneth Grahame • Gulliver’s Travels, Jonathan Swift • The Happy Prince and Other Tales, Oscar Wilde • Heidi, Johanna Spyri • The Hound of the Baskervilles, Arthur Conan Doyle • The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Victor Hugo • The Invisible Man, H.G. Wells • The Island of Doctor Moreau, H.G. Wells • Jack and Jill, Louisa May Alcott Games from Books: https://www.gamesfrombooks.com Classic Children’s Books and Popular Literature! • John Carter of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs • Journey to the Center of the Earth, Jules Verne • Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling • King Solomon's Mines, Henry Rider Haggard • The Land that Time Forgot, Edgar Rice Burroughs • The Light Princess, George MacDonald • Little Women, Louisa May Alcott • The Lost Continent, Edgar Rice Burroughs • The Lost Continent: The Story of Atlantis, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne • The Lost Princess of Oz, L. Frank Baum • The Lost World, Arthur Conan Doyle • The Magic City, Edith Nesbit • The Magic of Oz, L. Frank Baum • The Marvelous Land of Oz, L. Frank Baum • The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, Howard Pyle • My Father’s Dragon, Ruth Stiles Gannett • The Mysterious Island, Jules Verne • The Night Land, William Hope Hodgson • Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens • Ozma of Oz, L. Frank Baum Games from Books: https://www.gamesfrombooks.com Classic Children’s Books and Popular Literature! • The Patchwork Girl of Oz, L. Frank Baum • Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie • The Phoenix and the Carpet, Edith Nesbit • The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Robert Browning • Pinocchio, Carlo Collodi • Pollyanna, Eleanor H. Porter • The Princess and the Goblin, George MacDonald • Puss in Boots, Kiwi Opa • Raggedy Ann Stories, Johnny Gruelle • The Railway Children, Edith Nesbit • Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin • The Reluctant Dragon, Kenneth Grahame • Rinkitink in Oz, L. Frank Baum • Rip Van Winkle, Washington Irving • The Road to Oz, L. Frank Baum • Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe • The Scarecrow of Oz, L. Frank Baum • The Sea Fairies, L. Frank Baum • The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett • Sky Island, L. Frank Baum Games from Books: https://www.gamesfrombooks.com Classic Children’s Books and Popular Literature! • The Story of Babar, Jean de Brunhoff • The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Hugh Lofting • The Story of King Arthur and His Knights, Howard Pyle • The Story of the Amulet, Edith Nesbit • The Story of the Treasure Seekers, Edith Nesbit • The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson • The Swiss Family Robinson, Johann David Wyss • The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter • Tarzan of the Apes, Edgar Rice Burroughs • Tik-Tok of Oz, L. Frank Baum • The Time Machine, H.G. Wells • The Tin Woodman of Oz, L. Frank Baum • The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas • Through the Looking Glass (And What Alice Found There), Lewis Carroll • Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Jules Verne • The Velveteen Rabbit, Margery Williams • The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells • The Water Babies, Charles Kingsley • White Fang, Jack London Games from Books: https://www.gamesfrombooks.com Classic Children’s Books and Popular Literature! • The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame • The Wonder Clock, Howard Pyle • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum Games from Books: https://www.gamesfrombooks.com Public Domain Book Sites… • Google Books: https://books.google.com • The Literature Network: http://www.online-literature.com • Archive.org: https://archive.org • Project Gutenberg: http://gutenberg.org • HathiTrust: https://www.hathitrust.org • New York Public Library: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org • Europeana: https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en • Digital Public Library of America: https://Dp.la • Open Library: https://openlibrary.org • Full Books: http://www.fullbooks.com • The Rosetta Project: http://www.eDitec.net • ManyBooks: http://manybooks.net • Classic Literature Library: https://classic-literature.co.uk • FeeDBooks: http://www.feeDbooks.com/publicdomain • Great Books anD Classics: http://www.grtbooks.com • Classic ReaDer: http://www.classicreaDer.com • Baldwin Library: http://ufDc.ufl.eDu/balDwin Games from Books: https://www.gamesfrombooks.com Games from Books… I am sharing simple-to-use game creation strategies in a brand-new, beginner- friendly training.