I don't remember anyone reading to me as a child. My first book that I dearly loved was a collection of children's poetry and fairy tales. Winken, Blinken and Nod was my favorite mostly for the beautiful illustration. I wish I had that book today. Grimm's Fairy Tales was next. And a collection of Greek Mythology secreted from a friend's house . When her mother found me with it, she allowed me to borrow the entire collection.
I taught myself to read before I started school at age 4.5. And was found to be legally blind at 5. This caused an ongoing battle over my reading - I strained my eyes reading everything from bottle labels to mail inserts. Still where coke bottle glasses but plastic makes them bearable.
I too loved the story of Echo and Narcissus - that one made me cry. But my favorite was Pandora's box. Prometheus (forethought) and Epimetheus (afterthought) ( taught myself Latin as well) and Hope left in the box. To this day I wonder if Hope is the greatest evil of all.
Sorry for the thread drift.
Back to topic. I have never read WTWTA but loved the illustrations when the book came out. Maybe it is time I read it.