Wilhelm Grimm
85) Classic fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm: twelve best-loved tales from the master storytellers
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Hansel and Gretel -- Sleeping beauty -- The frog prince -- The fisherman and his wife -- The elves and the shoemaker -- The musicians of Bremen -- Little Red Riding Hood -- Snow White and the seven dwarfs -- Rapunzel -- The twelve dancing princesses -- King Throstlebeard -- Rumpelstiltskin.
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
"When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," and "Cinderella" would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would publish six other editions, each extensively revised in...
92) Rumpelstiltskin
Pub. Date
c1979
Description
A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Emrick the shoemaker can barely afford food for himself and his wife, but they give far more than they take. One day, Emrick's generosity compels him to trade a pair of shoes for a beautiful woodlands painting. He hangs the curious work of art on the wall and goes to sleep hungry. The next morning, he awakens to find a beautifully-crafted pair of shoes resting upon his desk. Later that night, Emrick and his wife watch from the shadows as several...