Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

Viking, 1997 - Fiction - 139 pages

The fairy tales by the Grimm Brothers are among the most enduring of children's literature. This new selection of some of their best stories includes old favorites such as Rumpelstiltskin, Rapunzel, and Snow White, along with some lesser-known tales and comic gems. Full color.

Contents

• Introduction: 13
• Rapunzel: 23
• Hans the Hedgehog: 33

About the author

Neil Philip is a writer, folklorist and poet. He is married to the artist Emma Bradford, and lives in the Cotswolds, England. Neil loves words, poetry, and the art of storytelling in all its forms. Among his many books are A Fine Anger, Victorian Village Life, The Cinderella Story, The Penguin Book of English Folktales, Mythology (with Philip Wilkinson), The Great Mystery, War and the Pity of War, The New Oxford Book of Childrens Verse, The Tale of Sir Gawain, Horse Hooves & Chicken Feet, and The Adventures of Odysseus. Neil has contributed to numerous journals, including The Times, and Signal: Approaches to Childrens Books, and has also written for stage, screen, and radio. His work has won numerous awards and honours, including the Aesop Award of the American Folklore Society and the Literary Criticism Book Award of the Childrens Literature Association.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
• Authors: Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
• Editor: Neil Philip
• Illustrated by: Isabelle Brent
• Contributor: Neil Philip
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Viking, 1997
• ISBN: 0670872903, 9780670872909
• Length: 139 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; Fiction / Literary; Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies; Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General