Grimm's Fairy Tales

by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

Overview

For most children, reading the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm is an essential experience when growing up. Grimm’s Fairy Tales collects some of the best-known fairy and folk tales set down by the Brothers Grimm, including “Sleeping Beauty,” “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Hansel and Gretel,” “The Frog-Prince,” and “Rumpelstiltskin.”       

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454945680
Publisher:	Union Square & Co.
Publication date:	12/06/2022
Series:	Children's Signature Editions Series
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	980L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Jakob Ludwig Grimm and Wilhelm Karl Grimm were born in Hanau, Germany, in 1785 and 1786, respectively. The brothers were part of a family of nine children who lived in the countryside. When the father died suddenly, the harsh circumstances the family endured greatly influenced the way the brothers Grimm eventually interpreted and wrote their tales. At the University of Marburg to study law, the brothers Grimm developed a love of folk poetry. Their first volume of fairy tales (from which this book takes its content), Children’s and Household Stories, was published in 1812. A collection of stories told to them by peasants and villagers, it was created as a collaborative effort: Jakob did the research behind the stories, and Wilhelm crafted these stories for children.

Table of Contents

The Frog-King, or Iron Henry
Cat and Mouse in Partnership
The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was
The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids
Faithful John
The Twelve Brothers
Brother and Sister
Rapunzel
The Three Little Men in the Wood
The Three Spinners
Hänsel and Grethel
The Three Snake-Leaves
The White Snake
The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean
The Fisherman and His Wife
The Valiant Little Tailor
Cinderella
Mother Holle
The Seven Ravens
Little Red-Cap
The Bremen Town-Musicians
Clever Hans
The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack
Thumbling
The Elves
The Robber Bridegroom
The Six Swans
Little Briar-Rose (Sleeping Beauty)
King Thrushbeard
Little Snow-White
The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn
Rumpelstiltskin
The Golden Bird
The Little Peasant
The Queen Bee
The Golden Goose
Allerleirauh
Jorinda and Joringel
How Six Men Got On in the World
Hans in Luck
The Goose-Girl
Snow-White and Rose-Red
The Master-Thief

Editorial Reviews

"The Brothers Grimm did for folk tales what Homer did for epic poetry."

Joseph Campbell

"The Brothers Grimm made it possible for anyone to live happily ever after, by preserving the magic in the tales that speak directly to the human heart."

W.H. Auden