| Description |
127 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Summary |
An illustrated collection of poems, fables, and stories for the nursery, with an emphasis on traditional tales. The artist's favorite childhood remembrances in an attractive package. Bowker Authored Title code. The artist's favorite childhood remembrances in an attractive package. Library of Congress Summary. An illustrated collection of poems, fables, and stories for the nursery, with an emphasis on traditional tales. Now the beloved artist-author of books for children has created a richly illustrated companion book of nursery tales, chosen from among the fairy tales and folk tales, the fables and poems he most loved as a boy. The result is a collection that offers variety and enjoyment for the whole family. From the oldest to the youngest, everyone will find a favorite, whether it be "The Little Red Hen," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "Rumpelstiltskin" or "The Owl and the Pussycat." Always keeping the youngest child in mind, Tomie dePaola has selected from the works of Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm, Joseph Jacobs, Aesop, P. C. Asbjornsen, and poets Stevenson, Longfellow and Lear. Older readers will appreciate the wit and style Tomie dePaola brings to his illustrations, while younger children will respond to his infallible sense of fun, his use of brilliant colors and his original interpretations of wonderful characters who have remained the favorites of generations of children. A basic, full collection, just right for every family to share. |
| Contents |
From A child's garden of verses / Robert Louis Stevenson -- Children's hour / by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Johnny Cake; Little Red Hen / by Joseph Jacobs -- Frog prince / by the Brothers Grimm; translated and retold by Wanda Gag -- Lion and the mouse / by Aesop -- Three little pigs / by Joseph Jacobs -- My shadow / by Robert Louis Stevenson -- Three billy-goats Gruff / by P.C. Asbjornsen -- Rumpelstiltskin / by the Brothers Grimm -- Country maid and her milkpail / by Aesop -- Three bears / by Joseph Jacobs -- Belling the cat; Dog and his shadow / by Aesop -- The princess and the pea / by Hans Christian Andersen -- The owl and the pussycat / by Edward Lear -- Johnny and the three goats / from the Norwegian -- Straw ox / from the Russian -- Fox and the stork / by Aesop -- Master of all masters / by Joseph Jacobs -- Emperor's new clothes / by Hans Christian Andersen -- Miller, his son, and their donkey; Fox and the grapes / by Aesop -- The elves and the shoemaker / by the Brothers Grimm -- Chicken Licken / by P.C. Asbjornsen -- Tortoise and the hare / by Aesop -- Cat and the mouse / by Joseph Jacobs -- Shepherd who cried "wolf" / by Aesop -- How Jack went to seek his fortune / by Joseph Jacobs -- House on the hill / by P.C. Asbjornsen.o seek his fortune / by Joseph Jacobs -- The house on the hill / by P.C. Asbjornsen. |
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Tales -- Adaptations.
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Fables -- Adaptations.
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Folklore.
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Fables.
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| ISBN |
0399213198 : $17.95 |
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