The Brave Little Tailor - Hardcover

Andrej Dugin; Olga Dugina

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810941139 ISBN 13: 9780810941137

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 2000

Synopsis

Captivating images of an entrancing world retell the beloved Grimm Brothers' story about a tailor who must accomplish several impossible tasks in order to inherit the king's throne.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 4-Artistic elegance in both format and illustrations and a highly readable narrative make this retelling a standout. Wearing a wide belt tooled with the slogan "Seven at one blow," the little tailor allows even the king to assume that his victims were men when, in fact, they were flies. His quick wit and good fortune enable him to cause the death of two giants, to capture an annoying unicorn and a destructive wild boar, and to scare off the king's soldiers in order to save his own life. The fanciful, tapestrylike, watercolor-and-gouache illustrations reflect the eccentricities of the tale. Some of the pictures fill a page; others cover half to all of a double-page spread. All are edged in thin gilt-colored frames. These paintings and the large decorations that form vertical borders on some pages are filled with an assortment of such peculiar creatures as flower people, armored snails, horses with hornet legs and tails, tiny elephants, a griffin, and various mutations of musical instruments. The painstaking detail that invites close scrutiny of each piece of artwork and careful attention to the enjoyable story make this a first-rate selection.
Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist:

Ages 4-8. In this familiar tale from the Brothers Grimm, a tailor kills seven flies with a cloth and makes himself a belt to commemorate the event. The belt, decorated with the words Seven at one blow, sets off a chain of misunderstandings and adventures that culminates in the tailor's becoming king. The story teaches subtle and valuable lessons about having faith in oneself and the importance of using intelligence and wit instead of physical force to solve problems. It's the Brueghel-like illustrations that set the book apart. In delicate earth tones, the extraordinary watercolors picture a world both substantial and surreal, and each painting is rich in details that add to the text and also suggest other stories. The book is a visual feast for nonreaders as well as an entertaining story to read aloud. An illustrator's note explains the techniques used to create the illustrations, which took more than six years to complete. Marta Segal
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About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0810941139
• ISBN 13: 9780810941137
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32