The Faber Book of Favourite Fairy Tales - Hardcover

Corrin, Sara; Corrin, Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0571148549 ISBN 13: 9780571148547

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 1988

Synopsis

An anthology of twenty-six "best-loved" fairy tales from around the world.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2 Up Included in this collection of 26 classic fairy tales are 9 of the best known Grimm tales, 3 tales by Charles Perrault, and 4 by Hans Christian Andersen, as well as tales from most other classic collections such as Asbjornsen and Moe, The Arabian Nights, and Joseph Jacobs. Most of the translations are new and effective. A thorough introduction discusses the sources used, the power the tales hold for children, and the reasons for the selection of such well-known tales. Wijngaard has painted detailed illustrations for 15 of the longer stories and provided sprightly frames for the beginning and ending of each story. With its good quality paper and rich illustration, the book is reminiscent of the collections published by Scribners and David McKay early in this century. This collection of classic fairy tales would be good for libraries that need to replace or supplement collections of classic stories and for librarians to recommend to those wishing to purchase a quality collection for a gift. Barbara Chatton, College of Education, University of Wyoming, Laramie
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0571148549
• ISBN 13: 9780571148547
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Illustrator: Wijngaard Juan