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Taschen GmbH (2011), Hardcover, 304 pages. clothbound, 20.5 x 25.6 cm (8.1 x 10.1 in.), 320 pages .
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In honor of the 200th anniversary of the Grimms' fairy tales, this book brings to life their timeless magic in an all-new translation alongside art by some of the most treasured children's illustrators from the 1820s to the 1950s. Twenty-seven of the most famous and enchanting tales ... are brought together for the first time in a format that combines the original tales with the glorious international artwork they inspired. The book also includes introductions to the tales and extended biographies of the artists--P. [4] of cover.
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LibraryThing member rosie.billings
Summary:
A miller lies to the king and says that his daughter can spin straw into gold. The king believes him, takes his daughter and locks her in a room with straw and tells her that if it’s not gold by the morning she will be killed. She becomes distraught until a funny, little man appears and
When they had their first son, the little man reappeared and demanded the baby. The queen refused and a new bargain was struck. If she could guess his name within 3 days, she could keep her baby. The queen guess the little man’s name, he became upset and left without the baby.
Personal Reaction:
I grew up on Grimm’s fairytales and they have always been my favorite stories. The illustrations in this version are incredibly detailed and beautiful. I also like one of the morals of the story is that you shouldn’t lie about something that you can’t come through on.
Classroom Extension:
1) Have the students discuss any lies they may have told and why they back fired.
2) Have the students draw their version of Rumpelstilkskin.
A miller lies to the king and says that his daughter can spin straw into gold. The king believes him, takes his daughter and locks her in a room with straw and tells her that if it’s not gold by the morning she will be killed. She becomes distraught until a funny, little man appears and
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says that he can turn the straw into gold for her, but she must give him her jewelry. He did this two nights in a row and by the third night the exchange changed. Instead of her jewelry the little man wanted her first born child. She agreed and after the third day the kind proposed to the miller’s daughter. When they had their first son, the little man reappeared and demanded the baby. The queen refused and a new bargain was struck. If she could guess his name within 3 days, she could keep her baby. The queen guess the little man’s name, he became upset and left without the baby.
Personal Reaction:
I grew up on Grimm’s fairytales and they have always been my favorite stories. The illustrations in this version are incredibly detailed and beautiful. I also like one of the morals of the story is that you shouldn’t lie about something that you can’t come through on.
Classroom Extension:
1) Have the students discuss any lies they may have told and why they back fired.
2) Have the students draw their version of Rumpelstilkskin.
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LibraryThing member bcrowl399
This is a new book, but it's really well done. There is so much helpful information about illustrators. It has been a great asset for me in collecting vintage children's books.
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English
ISBN
3836526727 / 9783836526722
Local notes
Brings together twenty-seven of the most beloved of the famous Grimms' fairy tales with a variety of classic illustrations, mostly from the 1820s to the 1950s—including Kay Nielsen, Gustaf Tenggren, Walter Crane and Arthur Rackham, and German illustrators Gustav Süs, Heinrich Leutemann, and Viktor Paul Mohn, as well as many new discoveries.
Includes:
• The Frog Prince
• The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats
• Little Brother and Little Sister
• Rapunzel
• Hansel and Gretel
• The Fisherman and His Wife
• The Brave Little Tailor
• Cinderella
• Mother Holle
• Little Red Riding Hood
• The Bremen Town Musicians
• The Devil with Three Golden Hairs
• The Shoemaker and the Elves
• Tom Thumb’s Travels
• Sleeping Beauty
• Snow White
• Rumpelstiltskin
• The Three Feathers
• The Golden Goose
• Jorinde and Joringel
• The Goose Girl
• The Twelve Dancing Princesses
• The Star Coins
• Snow White and Red Nose
• The Hare and the Hedgehog
• Puss n' Boots
• The Golden Key
Includes an introduction to the Grimms' legacy, brief introductory texts for each tale, and extended artists' biographies in the appendix.
Delightfully presented and written, and the variety of illustrations are gorgeous.
Includes:
• The Frog Prince
• The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats
• Little Brother and Little Sister
• Rapunzel
• Hansel and Gretel
• The Fisherman and His Wife
• The Brave Little Tailor
• Cinderella
• Mother Holle
• Little Red Riding Hood
• The Bremen Town Musicians
• The Devil with Three Golden Hairs
• The Shoemaker and the Elves
• Tom Thumb’s Travels
• Sleeping Beauty
• Snow White
• Rumpelstiltskin
• The Three Feathers
• The Golden Goose
• Jorinde and Joringel
• The Goose Girl
• The Twelve Dancing Princesses
• The Star Coins
• Snow White and Red Nose
• The Hare and the Hedgehog
• Puss n' Boots
• The Golden Key
Includes an introduction to the Grimms' legacy, brief introductory texts for each tale, and extended artists' biographies in the appendix.
Delightfully presented and written, and the variety of illustrations are gorgeous.