World of Fairy Tales

by Unknown

Children's illustrator Michael Foreman has selected a rich collection of 22 familiar and lesser-known tales by storytellers and writers from around the world. Each tale has a short introductory piece which outlines its origins.

Genres: Fairy Tales

Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

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Reviews

[Mr Bramley · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful collection of both classical tales that are well known such as Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty, as well as many that I had personally never heard of.

The creatures and characters are all familiar figures that children can easily understand and recognise as parts of classic fairytales, and will be a wonderful was to introduce fantasy writing and creative thinking to children.

Some language used is a little outdated but on the whole, these stories are ones that have been adapted throughout the years and a little linguistic change when telling to children will definitely not hurt.