Books with title Selected Fairy Tales

A gawky, dreamy boy, Hans Christian Andersen grew up to become a profoundly imaginative writer and storyteller who revolutionized literature for children. Andersen gave us the now standard versions of some traditional folk tales, but many of his most famous tales sprang directly from his imagination and continue to resonate with today's readers. The stories here range from exuberant early works such as "The Tinderbox" and "The Emperor's New Clothes", through poignant masterpieces such as "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling", to powerful and more subversive later tales written for adults, such as "The Ice Maiden" and "The Wood Nymph". Tiina Nunnally's sparkling new translation of 30 of his extraordinary tales captures the vibrancy of Andersen's voice and will dazzle listeners young and old.

Discover the Classic Fairy Tales & Bedtime Stories Collections for BUSY PARENTS!★32 WORLD CLASSIC FAIRY TALES SHORTENED TO 5' OR 10' FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE!★★RETOLD IN A SIMPLE AND ATTRACTIVE STYLE THAT KIDS WILL UNDERSTAND!★★ENCOURAGES THEIR VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT★★OVER 60 WONDERFUL ILLUSTRATIONS TO KEEP THEIR ATTENTION!★★VERY PLEASANTLY READABLE FOR GROWNUPS★★WORKS GREAT ON KINDLE DEVICES★★EVERYTHING KIDS LOVE: Princesses, witches, giants,charmed princes, talking animals, evil step mothers, and much more!★★5 STAR REVIEWS FROM PARENTS★In this collection, made for the needs of busy parents, you will find 32 shortened fairy tales and folk tales (of the original versions), perfect for jam-packed days!Each of the stories in this book is an ideal length for reading aloud for bedtime, storytime, or anytime! An ideal solution for the busy mom (or dad) who is in need of a creative AND STRESS-FREE way to spend quality time with their children.Favorite Classic Fairy Tales Retold in a Simple Language!Having raised three children and spent countless evenings and weekends with her 5 grandchildren and their neighboring little friends, Beatrice Wood knows exactly what it means to be a busy parent. In this Book Series you will find her personal collection of 32 famous stories from around the world, voted by her children and grandchildren to be the family’s most favorite. Fairy tales from the greatest storytellers that have ever been as well as folk tales and lesser-known stories from unknown authors.These family favorites were shortened and re-written in a simple language that kids will understand. Moreover, all 4 books of the collection have illustrations to keep children's attention.4 Good Reasons to Buy this 4-Book Bundle!This 4-Book Bundle contains 32 favorite classic fairy tales and folk tales which are: Shortened to 10 minutes (Books 1,2) or 5 minutes (Books 3,4) in length, for the busy mom or dad’s convenience.Formatted for ease of use on your Kindle. Appropriate for ages from 7 to 12 and also very pleasantly readable for grownups!Rewritten in a simple and attractive style, but still containing words that will encourage your children’s vocabulary development. Buy Now with 1-Click!Contents of the 4-Book Boxed Set Bundle10 MINUTE FAIRY TALES FOR CHILDREN VOL.1 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XAP0JNAContents:THE SIX SWANSONE EYES, TWO EYES, THREE EYESGOLDEN GOOSETHE GOLDEN CRABPUSS IN BOOTSSIX NOUGHT NOTHINGTHE SELFISH GIANTƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ with illustrations!10 MINUTE FAIRY TALES FOR CHILDREN VOL.2 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YCRZJBWContents:THE BEAR PRINCECUP O’ RUSHESHANSEL AND GRETELTHE GOOSE GIRLSNOW-WHITE AND ROSE-REDTHE LITTLE MERMAIDTHE SWINEHERDƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ with illustrations!5 MINUTE BEDTIME STORIES FOR CHILDREN VOL.1 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00W22Q7WOContents:HOW THE OLD WOMAN GOT HER WISHTHREE SILLIESTHE MILLER, HIS SON AND THEIR DONKEYARMADILLO’S SONGJACK HANNAFORDTING AND TEKKILAZY JACKTHE STORY WITHOUT AN ENDTHE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHESWHAT WE PLANT, WE WILL EATƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ with illustrations!5 MINUTE BEDTIME STORIES FOR CHILDREN VOL.2 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00W22PYZKContents:THE FISH AND THE RINGRIQUET WITH THE TUFT (THE UGLY PRINCE)RUMPELSTILZCHENTHE BREMEN TOWN MUSICIANSTHE FROG PRINCETHE ROSE TREETHE PRINCESS AND THE PEATHE GYPSY QUEENƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ with illustrations!

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘It doesn’t matter if you’re born in a duck yard, so long as you are hatched from a swan’s egg!’ (from ‘The Ugly Duckling’)This collection brings together some of Hans Christian Andersen’s most popular fairy tales – including ‘The Little Mermaid’, ‘The Ugly Duckling’ and ‘Thumbelina’ – in a celebration of one of the world’s most widely recognised children’s authors. With universal themes and dark humour at their heart, these moralistic tales have delighted readers since first publication in the nineteenth century and continued to be well loved today.The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, a storyteller of great importance to Western literature, have inspired many films, ballets and plays, and entertained generations of children and adults alike.

Hermann Hesse's Fairy Tales (Märchen) is a collection of seven short philosophical fictions written between 1913 and 1918, prior to and during the First World War. The collection was first published in German in 1919. In these philosophical fictions, Hesse challenged conventional intellectual life and the orthodoxy of the world. Unlike his earlier work, the stories did not lend themselves to rational interpretation, they were essentially fairy tales dealing with dream worlds, the subconscious and the realm of magic. The stories, with the year in which they were written, are: "Augustus – 1913”, "The Poet – 1913”, "Strange News from Another Star – 1915”, "A Difficult Path - 1917”, "Fine Dream Sequence – 1916”, "Faldum - 1916" and "Iris 1918”.

"The Princess and the Pea," "The Little Mermaid," and other great Andersen fairy tales have enchanted children since the first ones appeared in Danish in the 1830s and '40s. Spink's translation into English is widely recognized as the finest, and the new Everyman's Library edition is further graced by the magical pictures made in 1899 by three of Britain's most celebrated illustrators.

These whimsical, timeless tales, by one of our most treasured poets, will appeal to any generation. The four tales in this enchanting, newly illustrated volume, tell of lonely and extraordinary characters finding friendship in unlikely companions. In "The Old Man Who Said Why" a wise fairy's kind nature is taxed when one old man's questions throw the entire heavens into madness. In "The Elephant and the Butterfly" and "The House That Ate Mosquito Pie" shyness is overcome by the compelling love of new friends. "The Little Girl Named I" is a conversation between the author and a small girl, in the manner of A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh. Clever, insightful, and magical, peopled with vivid characters―a house that prefers one bird to any human inhabitants, an elephant paralyzed with delight, a fairy who "always breakfasted on light and silence"here are tales as only Cummings could write them. A delightful and surprising gift for anyone, young or old. 21 color watercolors

A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition of Hans Christian Andersen's famous tales, from award-winning translator Tiina NunnallyHans Christian Andersen was the profoundly imaginative writer and storyteller who revolutionized literature for children. He gave us the now standard versions of some traditional fairy tales—with an anarchic twist—but many of his most famous tales sprang directly from his imagination. The thirty stories here range from exuberant early works such as "The Tinderbox" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" through poignant masterpieces such as "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling" to more subversive later tales such as "The Ice Maiden" and "The Wood Nymph."For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Distinguished author Barbara Leonie Picard says that during World War II she sought to "forget the sad war days by writing fairy tales: simply because I had always liked fairy tales." After the war, she continued to create stories full of adventure and romance and tinged with melancholy in the best tradition of storytellers of old. Now, in this new book, she has chosen her favorites to be gathered together for the first time. The Sea King's Daughter--the first fairy tale Ms. Picard ever wrote--is a concise and masterful tale of a prince, his new bride, and a scorned and powerful maiden from the sea. Promises are made and broken, and the prince learns the price true love demands. In Count Alaric's Lady a young man discovers that his lady is not from his world, but from that of the "fairy people." Only by offering her a perfect love will he keep her by his side. Little Lady Margaret lives a lonely life that promises to get only gloomier until she learns to weave herself into her needlepoint tapestry. These stories and 13 others, full of magic and wonder, are distinguished by Ms. Picard's gracefully simple prose and by the exquisite black and white line drawings of Julia Cobbold. This is a collection that will charm readers of all ages.

Barbara Leonie Picard has chosen her own favourite original fairy tales from her many books to form this collection. Here are Count Bertrand, who refuses to listen even to Death; the faun and the woodcutter's daughter, running away together into their other world; and Little Lady Margaret, whofinds happiness in the end by weaving herself into her own tapestry.

Selected Tales contains some of the most timeless and enchanting folk and fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, translated with an introduction by David Luke These folktales collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm are among the most memorable stories in European culture - conjuring up a world of spells and bewitchment, outwitted villains and cruel stepmothers, animal bridegrooms and enchanted princesses. Tales such as 'Hansel and Gretel', 'Little Red Cape' and 'The Robber Bridegroom' depict the dangers lurking in dark forests, and others, including 'Briar-Rose' and 'Snow White' show young beauties punished by unforgiving sorceresses. Other tales include 'Thickasathumb', which portrays a childless young couple whose wish for a baby is granted in an unexpected way, while 'The Frog King' tells of a rash promise made by a haughty princess to share her bed with a frog, and a fortune is won in 'The Blue Lamp', when a soldier gains a kingdom with the help of a magic lamp. David Luke's vibrant translation is accompanied by an introduction discussing the key themes of the tales and the literary background of the Brothers Grimm. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.