Gold Steps, Stones Steps by Paul Margulies. It's a childrens' book, it was one of the very first I ever checked out with my very own library card. I loved the book. The illustrations were phenomenal. I was 6?

By the time I was 10, I had The Great Gatsby, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, A LOT of Poe, Lovecraft, etc under my belt.