The Orange Fairy Book [with Biographical Introduction] (Dover Childrens Classics)
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Which isn't as fancy looking, but it has quality printing, with big enough font and most importantly, it is complete. If you are new to Lang, it started in with the blue fairy book, and then a series developed, yellow, crimson, orange, red, and so forth. The fact that this series has endured to now is a testament to its quality. As you read, you will discover fairy tales and myths from all over the world, including the well known writers such as Grimm, Andersen, Perrault, and Mme D'Aulnoy.
These are not the politically correct stories you might expect, and I believe you will find them useful whether it's for your own reading pleasure, of for passing on stories to children. In fact, if you look beyond the surface of the story, there is a cautionary aspect for children who might get lost, and the evil characters they might meet like the wolf in sheep's clothing, or the boy who cried wolf, or the nice person who offers a gift, but is really a wicked queen in disguise.
There may be a young prince who helps a hairy man escape, and the king embarrassed and enraged orders the child to be killed. Naturally the woodsman slaughters an animal instead, and returns those to the king instead as evidence of performance of the deed. There are stories of boys becoming men, being tested by the princess, and doing great deeds to prove their worth.
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Some characters are wicked and evil, and so the protagonist has to develop resources of their own to defeat the deceit, trickery, jealousy, ambition, and wickedness of the people they encounter. You can check the contents of each book at mythfolklore, and even read the stories online. If you are buying Lang, you need to know which publisher, because there are many editions through different publishers, some are good with nice print and pictures, others have small print and no pictures.
I highly recommend the Dover edition which has pictures and good size print. These pictures are black and white drawings. The Boomer books edition has good size print. If you want a durable hardcover library style book with a red string bookmark, I recommend the D N Goodchild books. Avoid the compilation book, and buy them individually. One of my favorite stories not in this edition is The wooing of Olwen. It's unusually cruel and bloodthirsty from Wales and King Arthur's court. I know you will enjoy these wonderful stories, and I hope this review was helpful.
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This is a lovely edition, with a handsome cover, gilt edges, original illustrations, and a ribbon bookmark. For example, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, and Rumpelstilzkin are all within the first 10 stories in the original book, but missing in this edition. What were the editors thinking? I love fairy tales and since I'd read this book as a child I was excited to see it in such a beautiful edition.
But this book is misleading. No where does it say that it is a "selection" of tales. It is missing some very important stories for whatever reason. This kills it as a valuable edition to a library as some of the stories it left out are some of the best: Also, the book is wrapped, so you only find out the stories are missing when you open it.
Shame on Barnes and Noble for releasing such an edition. Stick with the Dover editions, they are complete and include the illustrations. Not as pretty as this one on the outside, but here it's definitely what's on the inside that counts!
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Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. While interesting to read, many of these are gruesome and violent, as many fairy tales are in the original writings. Not all fairy tales are the sappy sweet rewritten Disney rip-off versions. Read reviews that mention jungle book rudyard kipling rikki tikki tikki tavi year old shere khan years ago white seal short story jungle books highly recommend short stories read aloud great book great story good book boris karloff table of contents elephant child cat that walked.
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The stories and poems are fine. Bernie Gourley Top Contributor: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. The theme that runs through the dozen stories is that they are mostly tall-tale answers for questions that children might have. All but two of them focus on animals and nature, and the two divergent stories deal with the origin of written language. How the Whale Got his Throat 2. How the Camel Got his Hump 3. How the Rhinoceros Got his Skin 4. How the Leopard Got his Spots 5.
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How the Alphabet Was Made The Crab that Played with the Sea The Cat that Walked by Himself The poetry is part of the original Kipling product and so are likely included in all unabridged editions. This book was released July 1, and I pre-ordered without reviews as none were available. I was surprised to find reviews on this book right after Amazon received it in mid-July, My review is for "this specific book.
This specific book, released July 1, , is abridged with illustrations that can help a child understand how a boy could grow up with animals in the wild. Definitely for ages 5 and up. I will give it to my grandson, but feel I cannot give it to my granddaughters because it has various illustrations of boy nudity from the back. I first encountered this story as a child, as an animated film on television.
It became my favorite story, with the cadence of the narration and the wonderful animation bringing the story to life. I used to watch it every year, just like the Christmas specials and The Wizard of Oz. I've even seen it a few times as an adult, each time reliving a little piece of my childhood. When I saw this book recently, on a list of free books, I grabbed it up so I could carry this little piece around with me all the time. I was kind of afraid to actually read the story, because so often these days books and their movies don't have much in common.
However, this is word for word the animated story I have enjoyed so many times; or should I say the animated film is just like the book. The language is lyrical, and there is a rhythm to the story that reinforces this quality. If I had a child, since they don't show the film any more, this would be a regular on the bedtime story list, and not just for the language.
The themes of making the best of what happens to you in life, and of protecting your family, are woven throughout this story, as well as using common sense when planning anything you have to do. I'm going to grab The Jungle Book next! This is a beautiful copy of Just So Stories. See all 4 reviews. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers.
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