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LIFE & STYLE
It seems lately that fairy tales have become wildly popular. You can watch “Once Upon a Time” or “Grimm” on prime-time TV, or you can catch “Mirror Mirror” and “Snow White and the Huntsman” in theaters later this year. We’ve perused our libraries and come up with our favorite fairy tale books to add to your collection and your imagination. BY KATE MCCLENDON
CLASSIC COLLECTION THE GOLDEN BOOK OF FAIRY TALES Adrienne Segur (illustrator) and Marie Ponsot (translator) Golden Books This compilation features the traditional stories we’ve grown to love that can be rediscovered for younger ages. Paired with detailed illustrations, tales like Cinderella, Thumbelina and Puss in Boots are brought to life. The stories come from acclaimed Storytellers Hans Christian Andersen, Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm and many others. It truly is a collection every bookshelf needs.
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BEST BOOK FOR CHILDREN THE REAL MOTHER GOOSE Blanche Fisher Wright (illustrator) Scholastic Definitely one of the most popular fairy tale collections, this book contains many of the world’s bestloved poems to entertain you and your child. The stories will grow with children as they go from listening to the poems being read to reading them alone, all while admiring the beautiful illustrations and learning valuable lessons.
COLLECTION FOR LITERATURE LOVERS THE OXFORD BOOK OF MODERN FAIRY TALES Alison Lurie Oxford University Press For the adults who want to get away from the stresses of daily life, pick up this book and become instantly transported. Editor Alison Lurie has collected modern stories filled with magic, princesses and morals, written from the late 19th century through present day. Literary greats like Robert Louis Stevenson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charles Dickens and H.G. Wells took their chances at writing fairy tales, and as you’ll read in this book, it paid off.
OBVIOUS CLASSIC THE PRINCESS BRIDE:
S. MORGENSTERN’S CLASSIC TALE OF TRUE LOVE & HIGH ADVENTURE William Golden Harcourt Brace How could we leave this one off? Instantly beloved by all who learn of the story, The Princess Bride contains everything a good fairy tale needs— pirates, swordfights, poison tests, six-fingered henchmen, giants and, of course, “twue wuv.”