SUMMARY: Presents the texts of twenty-four well-known fairy tales as they were first printed in English and summarizes the history of each title, especially fro

“I have used this textbook for four courses on children’s literature with enrollments of over ninety students. It is without doubt the most well organized s

Focusing on six types of tales in variants from around the world, essays explore the genre, cultural implications, and critical history.

Award-winning artist Scott Gustafson, inspired by the Golden Age of illustration, re-tells and re-imagines some of our best known fairy tales through his inimit