This long unavailable collection of Classic Fairy Tales has been updated for a modern readership and the stories are accompanied by the stunning illustrations of Irish artist Harry Clarke. Although now best known for his stained glass work, Harry Clarke (1889-1931) first found fame as a book illustr[...]
An illustrated collection of eight world famous fairy tales, including Sleeping Beauty, Tom Thumb, and Little Red Riding Hood[...]
Huit contes de Charles Perrault illustres de gravures par Gustave Dore (plus de 30 illustrations): Le Petit Chaperon Rouge; Le Petit Poucet; La Belle au bois dormant; Cendrillon, ou la Petite pantoufle de verre; Le Maitre chat, ou le Chat botte; Riquet a la houppe; Les Fees; La Barbe-Bleue.[...]
"Do not stay past midnight. If you remain at the ball a minute longer, your coach will again become a pumpkin."Initially published in 1697, Charles Perrault's Cinderella is one of the most beloved and widely known fairy tales. Cinderella has been ordered into servitude by her cruel stepmother and st[...]
In eighteenth century France, Charles Perrault rescued from the oral tradition, fairy tales that are known and loved even today by virtually all children in the West. Angela Carter came across Perrault's work and set out to adapt the stories for modern readers of English. In breathing new life into [...]
A collection of 19 five-minute stories. This anthology contains a mixture of old and new, including Perrault's "Little Red Riding Hood", Mahy's "Horrendous Hullabaloo" and King-Smith's "Blessu".[...]
Ten beloved fairy tales, given new life by the one and only Angela Carter
Many classic fairy tale characters might not have survived into the present were it not for Charles Perrault, a seventeenth-century French civil servant who rescued them from the oral tradition and committed them to paper[...]
Charles Perrault's versions gave classic status to the humble fairy tale, and it is in his telling that the stories of Little Red Riding-Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and the rest have been passed down from the seventeenth century to the present day. Perrault's tales were enjoyed in the salons [...]
Perrault's fairy tales in a scintillating new translation, including the less familiar verse tales and with illustrations by Gustave Dore. The introduction explores the imaginative power of the stories and the many interpretations to which they have been subject.[...]
Charles Perrault's "Puss in Boots" has been an irresistible magnet for countless illustrators ever since this classic French tale was first published in 1697. So the question arises: Do we really need another edition of "Puss"? Presented with Fred Marcellino's magnificent interpretation of this nimb[...]
In words and illustrations, these classic tales are presented as never before. The unabridged texts are elegantly designed and interpreted by world renowned illustrators. Roberto Innocenti, Michael Hague, Etienne Delessert and many others have contributed to this lasting collection.As Graphis magazi[...]
This story of Cinderella is based on the version collected and published by the seventeenth-century author Charles Perrault. Perrault's Cinderella echoes the elegance and luxury of the French court of King Louis XIV, and it's from his version that we get the famous glass slippers. Sarah L. Thomson's[...]
La fiaba di Cappuccetto rosso nelle due famose versioni dei Fratelli Grimm e di Charles Perrault. Il libro e destinato agli adulti e va letto ai bambini con l'assistenza del genitore o del tutore. Contiene interpretazioni sui significati didascalici di questa fiaba classica cosi tradizionalmente spa[...]
Cappuccetto Rosso. Una fiaba immortale. Il volume contiene le due versioni della favola di Cappuccetto Rosso, una di Charles Perrault e l'altra dei fratelli Grimm. Le due diverse versioni della favola popolare sono presentate nelle prime traduzioni italiane dagli originali.[...]
A spectacular menagerie of seven classic favourites tales from Charles Perrault in one beautiful volume, re-told and illustrated by Val Biro. Gold foiled, matt laminated cover with spot UV on the illustrations gives an extra special feel. A perfect gift.[...]
Bringing together the visual storytelling talents of eight individual illustrators--Agustin Comotto, Marta Gomez-Pintado, Ana Juan, Alicia Martinez, Elena Odriozola, Luis Scafati, Noemi Villamuza, and Javier Zabala--this brief collection gathers three of the most iconic renditions of the classic fai[...]