Fairy Tales Myths & Legends

by Emma Adams

With notes on their origin and happy endings for each, 18 fairy tales, including Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rumpelstiltskin and Ali Baba, have been retold for today’s children in this collection. Age 7+

256 pages, Paperback

Published September 6, 2018

About the author

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Emma Adams is an award-winning children's book author who loves to write about fun things that will make kids laugh.

Reviews

[Anel Mušanović · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bilo je zanimljivo čitati ove bajke koje su nam toliko poznate. Super knjiga za čitati prije spavanja i za pokloniti. Koliko god lijepo bilo to što se nalazi između korica, toliko su korice nešto najljepše što sam ikada vidio. Definitivno nešto što je lijepo imati na policama.

[Victoria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picked this up for the stories I had not heard before. The stories are perfect for kids and the short histories of at the beginning of each story are great.

[Eva · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute selection and lovely to read all of these known stories, but the writing did not really suit the whimsy of the stories at times.

[Jasmine Calvert · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think it was a great book but I think they rushed it a bit and cut short some of the story’s

[Shrubbery Rabbit · Rating 2 out of 5]

Most of the stories were delightful to read, however most endings seemed somewhat rushed/incomplete or sad/depressing, contrary to the blurb, where ‘there will always be a happy ending.’

[Lauren · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unfortunately was getting bored with the book which is a shame and annoying for me.

[Carys Fairhurst]

Good

[mili · Rating 5 out of 5]

💕The Princess and the Pea💕, Beauty and the Beast💕, Vasilisa💕.

[Rhys · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's really good, I just don't like how some of the stories were changed. I understand that the book is for a younger audience so were made much less gory, but I have an appreciation for the original stories and the gore in them. Completely understand the changes and they don't alter the stories by not having them other than in Cinderella.
In Cinderella she forgives the stepmother and sisters rather than them dying/going blind, and her father is just not around rather than dead like in the original.