My eldest niece, a budding bibliophile, asked for the Chronicles of Narnia for Christmas last year. She shares a house with two adults, two sisters, and one chew-happy puppy. Although she may later choose to collect the individual stories in separate books, this one-volume format allowed her to read each story without the hassle of lost and/or destroyed individual books. The only drawback is the cover, a movie tie-in, which is a bit cheesy.Recommended format for young Narnia fans!