While growing up at Clayton, Childs and Helen Clay Frick were surrounded by many different kinds of books in their family library. From fairytales, poetry, and history books, to tales of adventure in faraway lands, the Frick children also received many books as presents for their birthdays or Christmas. Some of the books they read are still popular today, like the story of "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland" by English author Lewis Carroll. This book likely belonged to young Helen Clay Frick.