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The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales [Illustrated]
L. Owens, ed. Presents all 215 stories recorded by the Brothers Grimm, many not available elsewhere, illustrated by renowned artists. Includes such timeless favorites as Cinderella, Rapunzel, and The Frog Prince. A delight for young and old alike. 100 b&w illustrations. 704 pages.
680 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1987
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April 19, 2022
The original stories of Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Cinderella (among many others) are expertly posed in this vast collection of the Grim brothers’ masterpieces.
September 12, 2015
The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm is beautifully written with timeless fairy tale classics I remember from my early childhood except in almost the original text. This means that certain more gruesome parts of the story like how the stepsisters actually cut off parts of their feet to try fit in Cinderella’s glass slipper are left in. It also includes tales that don’t necessarily end in happily ever after like the story, The Cat Who Married the Mouse. I think everyone can guess how that one ended. My personal favorite is the story Little Red Riding Hood because it has always been one of my favorites since I was little and it was nice to revisit the story but in a more challenging form.
My favorite part about this version of Little Red Riding Hood is that it includes rich details including the weather, Little Red Riding Hood’s mother telling her exactly how to act with her grandmother (“do not forget to curtsey and say good-morning”) and more about how the brave hunter saves Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother from the wolf’s stomach. One of this book’s strengths is that it has all types of different fairy tales for different readers. Those who are interested in adventurous and princesses can read stories like The Princess in Disguise while another reader may be more into fables and can learn about how it is better to be industrious than to be clever in the story, The Clever Elfe.
Although all of the stories were quite enchanting, sometimes it was difficult to follow, due to the small, fine print and the lack of space between lines in the book. I felt as if the editor and author tried their best to fit as many words as they could on each page creating readers to lose their place often and get confused especially in more complicated stories like The Twin Brothers.
I would recommend this to my classmates but only those who are interested in make-believe creatures and love reading big books. This genre may not appeal to the general population of middle schoolers since most thirteen year olds I know are more interested in semi-violent dystopian books. If this book was a series I would love to read on and explore other adventures. I am not intimidated by the size of the content and I would love to fall through the pages again and rediscover the world of giants, princesses, peasants and many, many more of their friends.
My favorite part about this version of Little Red Riding Hood is that it includes rich details including the weather, Little Red Riding Hood’s mother telling her exactly how to act with her grandmother (“do not forget to curtsey and say good-morning”) and more about how the brave hunter saves Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother from the wolf’s stomach. One of this book’s strengths is that it has all types of different fairy tales for different readers. Those who are interested in adventurous and princesses can read stories like The Princess in Disguise while another reader may be more into fables and can learn about how it is better to be industrious than to be clever in the story, The Clever Elfe.
Although all of the stories were quite enchanting, sometimes it was difficult to follow, due to the small, fine print and the lack of space between lines in the book. I felt as if the editor and author tried their best to fit as many words as they could on each page creating readers to lose their place often and get confused especially in more complicated stories like The Twin Brothers.
I would recommend this to my classmates but only those who are interested in make-believe creatures and love reading big books. This genre may not appeal to the general population of middle schoolers since most thirteen year olds I know are more interested in semi-violent dystopian books. If this book was a series I would love to read on and explore other adventures. I am not intimidated by the size of the content and I would love to fall through the pages again and rediscover the world of giants, princesses, peasants and many, many more of their friends.
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