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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.21
EAN num: 9780486217994
ISBN number: 048621799X
Label: Dover Publications
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 372
Printing Date: June 01, 1967
Publishing house: Dover Publications
Age index: Ages 9-12
Sale Popularity Level: 165862
Studio: Dover Publications
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36 stories from Hungary, Russia, Finland, Iceland, Tunisia, the Baltic: 'The Cottager and His Cat,' 'The Crab and the Monkey,' 'Little Wildrose,' 'The Gold-bearded Man,' and more. 53 illustrations.
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Start with the Yellow fairy book and work your way through. Good for ages 12 and up.
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I'd heard a lot about this series, but I wasn't sure if the language would be too antiquated for my kids, so I downloaded a few of them at google, fell madly in love, and bought some...I won't be happy till I've got the whole series in my collection, because each one of the "colour fairy" books is more fabulous than the one before it!
Really, if you love traditional fairy tales and fables, you'll love these. By the way, did you know that "SNOW WHITE" had a name change? She was originally called "SnowDrop". Theres all sorts of lovely details like that in these books, and I love being able to tell my children some of the original charming details of stories that they know and love. We don't have much in the way of "oral traditions" in our society, but these are a step in the right direction. Originally, these were all collected from oral fables from all over the world, and like "brothers Grimm", Lang introduced America to some now beloved stories for the very first time.
And the illustrations by H.J. Ford (his "Thumbelina" drawings are some of my alltime fave illustrations!) are GORGEOUS ink w ornate victorian styling. Really bring the stories to life with princesses and fairy coaches pulled by doves, funny ogres and bewitched royals hexed into all manner of beasts. Really worth it, and the whole series of "Colour Fairy" books are a fantastic addition to library of kidlets and adults with a whimsical side...and a MUST for any artist!
Don't miss out on adding these to your library. If you've only ever seen modern versions of these tales, you're really missing out! Plus, there are many stories here that I'd never heard before...they're all but lost to history. Check out the pdf forms at google if you'd like to see some more illustrations, or even read some text. I actually got sucked into the stories and read the whole thing, but then I had to go buy them, because there's just no substitute to having a bound book that you can curl up with at storytime and share with your children again and again.
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What I loved most about this book was the variety of the tales told. Lang's outreach was impressive in what he scooped together for this--once again the more "little-known" tales of the universe in a broad aray of stories arranged from the more traditional type to those that are clearly fables and even a few that I would consider highly original and fantastical. Lang also hits a global impact here as these stories bounce throughout the countries.
The stories are lovely as well as the pictures. An excellent addition to any collection.
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The Crimson Fairy book is just another superb fairy tale book edited by Andrew Lang. Unlike most of the Fairy books edited by Lang this one has colour illustrations as well as grey and white. This book contains 45 grey and white, and 8 colour illustrations. Along with the illustrations are the stories, ranging in length from a couple pages to almost twenty. There are 36 stories including: The Story of the Seven Simons, The Boy Who Could Keep a Secret, Tiidu the Piper,Paperarello, The Cottager and his Cat, Eisenkopf, The Three Robes, Shepherd Paul, The Magic Kettle, and more.
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Andrew Lang was one of the very first editors to collect multicultural fairy tales into one volume for readers. The Crimson Fairy Book offers tales from many lands. Included tales are How to find out a True Friend, The Language of Beasts, The Ambitious Tailor, Clever Maria, The Colony of Cats, How the Beggar Boy turned into Count Piro, and many others. The Blue Fairy Book is still the most popular with the best known tales, but look here for lesser known tales.
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