Books with title East of the Sun and West Wind

Hidden deep in the blue forest of Norway, there live a peasant farmer and his family. In a fierce storm, a mysterious white bear arrives with a strange proposal to make them rich if their youngest daughter will go to live with him in his golden cavern. They agree, and for a time all goes well, but when the girl ignores the kindly bear's advice, she must travel to the castle that lies east of the sun and west of the moon to face the horrible Troll Queen. This touching Scandinavian tale, read by actor Max von Sydow, will transport your family to the faraway land of the midnight sun. The story is accompanied by original music by Lyle Mays. For ages seven and up. Part of the award-winning Rabbit Ears series We All Have Tales. Rabbit Ears stories open a door to the world of great literature. These are timeless and beloved stories that have delighted generations and continue to offer powerful lessons for today's audiences. Listeners of all ages will explore faraway lands and cultures through folktales. You will walk alongside heroes of long ago legends and discover master storytellers such as Beatrix Potter, Hans Christian Andersen, and Rudyard Kipling. Great stories. Great family memories. Get the entire Rabbit Ears library!

"Mayer's telling is an interweaving of plot elements from the original Scandinavian fairy tale with inventions of his own and details from The Frog Prince. The spellbound frog is whisked off to the trolls' castle and the ungrateful lass loses her chance to marry a handsome prince until she creates a happy ending, having atoned for her mistake".--Publishers Weekly. Full color.

From the moment she saw him, she knew the bear had come for her. How many times had she dreamt of the bear . Now, here he was, as if spelled from her dreams.“I will come with you, Bear,” she said.It is the beginning of an extraordinary journey for the girl. First to the bear’s secret palace in faraway mountains, where she is treated so courteously, but where she experiences the bear’s unfathomable sadness, and a deep mystery As the bear’s secret unravels, another journey unfolds a long and desperate journey, that takes the girl to the homes of the four Winds and beyond, to the castle east of the sun, west of the moon.This beautiful, mysterious story of love, loyalty and above all, freedom, is inspired by fairy tale, and is magically told and illustrated by Jackie Morris.

This book contains fifteen fairy tales collected in Norway in the 1800's by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Engebretsen Moe. Featuring gorgeous artwork by Kay Nielsen, one of the most celebrated children's book illustrators of all time, this book has 25 full-page full-colour illustrations and many more drawings set in the text.This is really nice copy of the American Edition printed by George H Doran in New York in the 1920's. The printing is a delight and the artwork looks stunning.Includes the following stories:EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOONTHE BLUE BELTPRINCE LINDWORMTHE LASSIE AND HER GODMOTHERTHE HUSBAND WHO WAS TO MIND THE HOUSETHE LAD WHO WENT TO THE NORTH WINDTHE THREE PRINCESSES OF WHITELANDSORIA MORIA CASTLETHE GIANT WHO HAD NO HEART IN HIS BODYTHE PRINCESS ON THE GLASS HILLTHE WIDOW’S SONTHE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFFTHE THREE PRINCESSES IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINTHE CAT ON THE DOVREFELLONE’S OWN CHILDREN ARE ALWAYS PRETTIEST

East of the Sun and West of the Moon" is a Norwegian fairy tale."East of the Sun and West of the Moon" was collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe. It is Aarne-Thompson type 425A, the search for the lost husband; other tales of this type include "Black Bull of Norroway", "The King of Love", "The Brown Bear of Norway", "The Daughter of the Skies", "The Enchanted Pig", "The Tale of the Hoodie", "Master Semolina", "The Sprig of Rosemary", "The Enchanted Snake", and "White-Bear-King-Valemon".[1] The Swedish version is called "Prince Hat under the Ground". It is related to both the tale of "Cupid and Psyche" in The Golden Ass and to "Beauty and the Beast"

To term these legends, Nursery Tales, would be to curtail them, by nine-tenths, of their interest. They are the romances of the childhood of Nations: they are the never-failing springs of sentiment, of sensation, of heroic example, from which primeval peoples drank their fill at will. Description Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to publications@publicdomain.org.uk This book is found as a public domain and free book based on various online catalogs, if you think there are any problems regard copyright issues please contact us immediately via DMCA@publicdomain.org.uk