Fifty of Grimms' fairy tales, illustrated by children all over the world between the ages of four and fourteen.

A retelling of the traditional tale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.

A collection thirty-seven traditional tales including the well-known "Hansel and Gretel" and "Rumpelstilskin" and the lesser-known "The Salad" and "The Three Children of Fortune."

When the poor shoemaker and his wife discover the two naked little elves who have helped them become successful, they sew fine outfits for them.

A collection of fifteen classic fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm, accompanied by illustrations from artists such as Arthur Rackham, Walter Crane, and Randolph Caldecott.

19th-century "folklore collectors," Wilhem and Jacob Grimm are con artists who perform bogus exorcisms of "evil enchantments" while traveling from village to village in French-occupied Germany. The two soon find themselves ensnared in a genuinely supernatural crisis involving the curse of the Mirror Queen and other such fantastical marvels as the Big Bad Wolf, the Gingerbread Man, and other truly enchanted flora and fauna. A manic villain and a serious...

With the words 'once upon a time', the Brothers Grimm transport readers to a timeless realm where witches, giants, princesses, kings, fairies, goblins and wizards fall in love, try to get rich, quarrel with their neighbours, have magical adventures of all kinds and in the process reveal essential truths about human nature.

Presents twenty-two fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm based on a 1909 edition of the stories, along with twenty-one full-color paintings and twenty-eight black-and-white drawings by Arthur Rackham. Tales include "Rapunzel," "Red Riding Hood," "Hansel and Gretel," and "The Elves and the Shoemaker."

"Felix Hoffmann--one of Switzerland's most important children's book illustrators of the twentieth century--brings wonder and intrigue to these classic Brothers Grimm fairy tales ... Hoffman's subtle details and keen ability to portray expression in humans and animals alike make this collection a visual treaure, and one to explore again and again."--Book jacket front flap.