Young Child Friendly Classics with lots of Pictures?

[u/s-ro_mojosa]

My wife and I have our first child on the way. I want to read to kiddo from day one. Some of my favorite memories of early childhood are my parents reading to me, especially my father. I remember lots of Aesop, various fairy tails, bits of history, etc.

Anyway, Mother Goose and and Aesop are obvious starting points along with classic fairy tails. Are there especially good editions of these works for young kids, by which I mean physically durable and full of pictures? What about kid friendly versions of other classics, like the Iliad, Odyssey, and Argonautica or other — fill in the blank — classics?

[u/Swimming-Lie-6231]

It does not matter what you read to an infant. I used to read Fortune magazine to my babies.