Enchanting, brimming with the wonder and magic of once upon a time, the fairly tales of the Brothers Grimm are the special stories of childhood that stay with us throughout our lives. But most  Americans know them only secondhand, in adaptations that  greatly...  more

Enchanting, brimming with the wonder and magic of once upon a time, the fairly tales of the Brothers Grimm are the special stories of childhood that stay with us throughout our lives. But most  Americans know them only secondhand, in adaptations that  greatly reduce the tales' power to touch our emotions and intrigue our imaginations. Now, in the most  comprehensive translation to date, here are the classic fairy tales as the Brothers Grimm intended  them to be--rich, stark, spiced with humor and violence, resonant with the rhythms of folklore and song. Volume I contains 100 unabridged tales, including those best-known around the  world: Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, and Little Red Cap [also known as Little Red Riding Hood]. These wonderful tales of life, passion, and  make-believe appeal not only to children--who unabashedly love them--but to readers of any age.

Dwarves, giants, princesses, kings, fairies, and magicians ... all can be found in the enchanting fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Twenty-two of the Grimms' best stories are brought to life in this deluxe edition, from well-known favorites like "Rapunzel," "Red Riding Hood," "Rumpelstiltskin,"...  more

Dwarves, giants, princesses, kings, fairies, and magicians ... all can be found in the enchanting fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Twenty-two of the Grimms' best stories are brought to life in this deluxe edition, from well-known favorites like "Rapunzel," "Red Riding Hood," "Rumpelstiltskin," and "Hansel and Grethel," to lesser-known treasures such as "The Valiant Tailor" and "The Frog Prince." Arthur Rackham's extraordinary interpretations are beautifully reproduced here in 21 full-color plates and 28 black-and-white drawings that lavishly embellish the pages.

Traditional Grimm's Fairy Tales selected and illustrated.

The classic edition of 210 ageless tales of myth and magic - one of the most popular collections of fairy tales ever published.

An authoritative edition of the shorter fairy tales of George MacDonald, "one of the most remarkable writers of the nineteenth century" (W. H. Auden)George MacDonald occupied a major position in the intellectual life of his Victorian contemporaries, and his dazzling fairy tales earned him the...  more

An authoritative edition of the shorter fairy tales of George MacDonald, "one of the most remarkable writers of the nineteenth century" (W. H. Auden)George MacDonald occupied a major position in the intellectual life of his Victorian contemporaries, and his dazzling fairy tales earned him the admiration of such twentieth-century writers as C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and W. H. Auden. Employing paradox, play, and nonsense, like Lewis Carroll's Alice books, MacDonald's fairy tales offer an elusive yet meaningful alternative order to the dubious certitudes of everyday life.The Complete Fairy Tales brings together all eleven of George MacDonald's shorter fairy tales, including "The Light Princess" and "The Golden Key," as well as his essay "The Fantastic Imagination." The subjects are those of traditional fantasy: fairies good and wicked, children embarking on elaborate quests, journeys into unsettling dreamworlds, life-risking labors undertaken. Though they allude to familiar tales such as "Sleeping Beauty" and "Jack the Giant-Killer," MacDonald's stories are profoundly experimental and subversive. By questioning the concept that a childhood associated with purity, innocence, and fairy-tale "wonder" ought to be segregated from adult skepticism and disbelief, they invite adult readers to adopt the same elasticity and openmindedness that come so naturally to a child. "I have never concealed the fact that I regarded him as my master . . . The quality that had enchanted me in his imaginative works turned out to be the quality of the real universe, the divine, magical, terrifying and ecstatic reality in which we all live." --C. S. Lewis

Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales are like exquisite jewels, drawing from us gasps of recognition and delight. Andersen created intriguing and unique characters — a tin soldier with only one leg but a big heart, a beetle nestled deep in a horse’s mane but harboring high...  more

Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales are like exquisite jewels, drawing from us gasps of recognition and delight. Andersen created intriguing and unique characters — a tin soldier with only one leg but a big heart, a beetle nestled deep in a horse’s mane but harboring high aspirations. Each one of us at some time, has been touched by one of Andersen’s Fairy Tales. Here you’ll find his classic tales such as: The Mermaid, Thumbelina, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, and The Ugly Duckling, 38 of your favorite tales in all. This deluxe Children’s Classic edition is produced with high-quality, leatherlike binding with gold stamping, full-color covers, colored endpapers with a book nameplate. Some of the other titles in this series include: Anne of Green Gables, Black Beauty, Heidi, King Arthur and His Knights and The Secret Garden.

"The Princess and the Pea, " "The Little Mermaid, " and other great Andersen fairy tales have enchanted children since the first ones appeared in Danish in the 1830s and '40s. Spink's translation into English is widely recognized as the finest, and the new Everyman's Library edition is further...  more

"The Princess and the Pea, " "The Little Mermaid, " and other great Andersen fairy tales have enchanted children since the first ones appeared in Danish in the 1830s and '40s. Spink's translation into English is widely recognized as the finest, and the new Everyman's Library edition is further graced by the magical pictures made in 1899 by three of Britain's most celebrated illustrators.

A rich treasury of 19 fairy tales that generations of children have grown up on, lushly illustrated by Diane Goode.

Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales are like exquisite jewels, drawing from us gasps of recognition and delight. Andersen created intriguing and unique characters — a tin soldier with only one leg but a big heart, a beetle nestled deep in a horse’s mane but harboring high...  more

Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales are like exquisite jewels, drawing from us gasps of recognition and delight. Andersen created intriguing and unique characters — a tin soldier with only one leg but a big heart, a beetle nestled deep in a horse’s mane but harboring high aspirations. Each one of us at some time, has been touched by one of Andersen’s Fairy Tales. Here you’ll find his classic tales such as: The Mermaid, Thumbelina, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, and The Ugly Duckling, 38 of your favorite tales in all.  The garden of paradise -- Little tiny -- The fir tree -- The storks -- Little Ida's flowers -- The red shoes -- The ugly duckling -- The princess and the pea -- The girl who trod on a loaf -- The angel -- The bottle neck -- The snow queen -- The marsh king's daughter -- The swineherd -- The little match girl -- The emperor's new clothes -- Hans clodhopper -- Great Claus and Little Claus -- The wild swans -- The nightingale -- Elder-tree mother -- Holger the Dane -- The bell -- The shepherdess and the sweep -- The steadfast tin soldier -- The roses and the sparrows -- The old street lamp -- What the good man does is always right -- The tinder box

Children will love this exciting new collection of fairy tales, nursery rhymes, and lively stories. All are beautifully illustrated in full color and ideal for reading aloud. Older children will enjoy reading many of the rhymes and stories independently. A Treasury for Three year Olds will...  more

Children will love this exciting new collection of fairy tales, nursery rhymes, and lively stories. All are beautifully illustrated in full color and ideal for reading aloud. Older children will enjoy reading many of the rhymes and stories independently. A Treasury for Three year Olds will excite the imagination of children, who will want to explore its pages and hear its stories and rhymes again and again. Ugly duckling -- Animal rhymes -- We won't budge -- Round and round the garden and other action rhymes -- Cuthbert, the lonely crocodile -- Old MacDonald had a farm -- Princess and the pea -- Pansy Pig -- Wheels on the bus -- Auntie Octopus -- Counting rhymes -- Thumbelina -- Jungle, Jungle! -- Nonsense rhymes -- Roly and poly -- Gingerbread man -- Twinkle, twinkle, little star and other good night rhymes

The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm Perhaps no other stories possess as much power to enchant, delight, and surprise as those penned by the immortal Brothers Grimm. Now, in the new, expanded third edition, renowned scholar and folklorist Jack Zipes has translated all 250 tales...  more

The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm Perhaps no other stories possess as much power to enchant, delight, and surprise as those penned by the immortal Brothers Grimm. Now, in the new, expanded third edition, renowned scholar and folklorist Jack Zipes has translated all 250 tales collected and published by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, plus twenty-nine rare tales omitted from the original German edition, as well as narratives uncovered in the brothers’ letters and papers. Truly the most comprehensive translation to date, this critically acclaimed edition recaptures the fairy tales as the Brothers Grimm intended them to be: rich, stark, spiced with humor and violence, resonant with folklore and song. One of the world’s experts on children’s literature, Jack Zipes is a professor of German at the University of Minnesota and is the author of numerous books on folklore and fairy tales.

This volume contains twenty-four of the best known fairy tales in the English language, presented here in the exact words of their first English publication or of the earliest surviving text. Including "Sleeping Beauty," "Bluebeard," "Cinderella," "Thumbelina," and "Hansel and Gretel," as well...  more

This volume contains twenty-four of the best known fairy tales in the English language, presented here in the exact words of their first English publication or of the earliest surviving text. Including "Sleeping Beauty," "Bluebeard," "Cinderella," "Thumbelina," and "Hansel and Gretel," as well as many others, this collection provides a historical introduction for each tale and a general Introduction which traces the history of fairy tales collected in Asia and Europe long before they appeared in English.

This is a book of classic fairy tales from Norway in a series of books called Tatum's Tokens of Norway, which were produced and distributed to visitors to the country. A Time For Trolls is a wonderful collection of Norwegian fairy tales. The tales are a little more graphic than similar American...  more

This is a book of classic fairy tales from Norway in a series of books called Tatum's Tokens of Norway, which were produced and distributed to visitors to the country. A Time For Trolls is a wonderful collection of Norwegian fairy tales. The tales are a little more graphic than similar American counterparts; not necessarily for very young children, but not as dark as The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales. The stories often start by following a trio of brothers. The youngest is usually a good-for-nothing called Askelad (literally, "Ash Boy") who does nothing but sit around and poke at the ashes in the hearth. However, he is wise and kind and determined, and he always ends up with the fortune and the girl. The translation from Norwegian is beautiful and lyrical, with a rhythmic quality reminiscent of oral tradition. A must-read for any fairytale or fantasy enthusiast, and a great look into the history of Norwegian culture!

Itro from the book, "My Book of Old Time Fairy Tales invites readers into magical world filled with heroes and heroines, elves and fairies, princes and ogres. These seventeen stories, lavishly illustrated by Margaret Evans Orice, will delight both children and adults.