A superb collection covering over 150 years of modern fairy tales. With tales from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Oscar Wilde, Carl Sandburg, James Thurber, Louise Erdrich, Charles Dickens, H.G. Wells, Ursula K. LeGuin, Native American and feminist writers, and others, this collection presents the modern-day world of the supernatural, mystical, moral, and reminds us that fairy tales are still very much alive.
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A superb collection covering over 150 years of modern fairy tales. With tales from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Oscar Wilde, Carl Sandburg, James Thurber, Louise Erdrich, Charles Dickens, H.G. Wells, Ursula K. LeGuin, Native American and feminist writers, and others, this collection presents the modern-day world of the supernatural, mystical, moral, and reminds us that fairy tales are still very much alive.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN: 9780192823854.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust Jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN: 9780192142184.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN: 9780192823854.
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Fair. May contain writing notes highlighting bends or folds. Text is readable book is clean and pages and cover mostly intact. May show normal wear and tear. Item may be missing CD. May include library marks.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
I will admit to a deep and abiding fondness for children?s books. On my shelf is a rare edition of ?The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland? that includes an answer for the riddle ?Why is a raven like a writing desk?? There is the sequel to ?Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? titled ?Charlie and the Glass Elevator?. I have learned that ?Mary Poppins? has sequels (one including recipes) and am determined to find them all.
This series of stories gathered by Ms. Lurie do not disappoint. Many of them were unfamiliar to me, which increased my delight in them. Others were known from past library readings but hadn?t been included in my library. Stories that feature a strong, wily heroine instead of the usual square-jawed prince are among my favorites. Included in this anthology is ?Petronella?, a short tale about a forceful and resourceful princess from 1973 that I had never hoped to see again.
Fairy tales (that often don?t have a single fairy in them) old and new dot the pages of this book. If anyone has read the modern graphic novels in the ?Fables? series, they will recognize the character of Feathertop from this story, a patchwork scarecrow made of sticks, ragged finery and a withered pumpkin. This story was created by Nathaniel Hawthorne, he of ?The Scarlet Letter? fame, and tells the tale of how the world is filled with stuffed men with no more sense than a pumpkinhead and how society will worship these false idols.
There is something for everybody in this book, for it is not filled merely with tales for children but with fanciful, grim, thought-provoking, eye-popping or humorous stories for young and old. Morals on greed, selfishness, thoughtlessness, idleness and mischief making jockey for position. Not all stories may be to the reader?s liking. But there is something of good or interest to be taken from them all. I?m pleased to add this to my collection of children?s books alongside Lurie?s ?Boys and Girls Forever?.
