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November 17, 2008

Great Editions of Classic Fairy and Folk Tales?

If you've got a minute, will you help me compile a list of well-written, well-illustrated editions of classic fairy tales and folk tales? I want to start a collection of them for Luke, who is beginning to take an interest. And if you've got any other picture books on your mind that are must-haves for preschoolers -- and they don't have to be new books -- please do email me or leave your suggestions in the comments. I just tried to do a Christmas order and felt too boggled to finish.

Posted by Stephany Aulenback on November 17, 2008 at 09:53 AM in Books, Children's Literature | Permalink

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The Fairy Tales, by Jan Pienkowski is outstanding, filled with gorgeous papercut silhouettes and a fidelity to the original tales. You can see some examples on the author's website: http://www.janpienkowski.com/books/silhouette/thefairytales/fairytales.htm

Btw, these aren't TOO dark, but they aren't sanitized either. For instance, the witch does gets shoved in the oven by Hansel and Gretel.

Posted by: Sara | November 17, 2008 at 11:46 AM

1. Paul Zelinsky's "Rapunzel"; 2. "Sam and the Tigers," by Julius Lester & Jerry Pinkney; 3. James Marshall's "Little Red Riding Hood"; 4. "Japanese Children's Favorite Stories," by Florence Sakade; 5. "Love and Roast Chicken," a trickster tale from the Andes, by Barbara Knutson; 6. "The Rain on Kapiti Plain," by Verna Aardema

Another must: Sendak and Marshall's "Swine Lake."

Posted by: Susan (Chicken Spaghetti) | November 17, 2008 at 01:32 PM

Dr. Bev V. Hock, at the University of San Francisco, knows so very much about this stuff...do you want me to ask her, or have her get in touch? She hosts the amazing Reading the World Conference each year (there's more info to come about that on art.books.children, and a link to the registration already). Oh, I am off track...anyhow, if anyone knows this, Bev does. Sending happy thoughts your way, always! vicki

Posted by: victoria thorne | November 17, 2008 at 10:03 PM

If you're chatting to Bev sometime, Victoria, sure, thanks!

And thanks for the suggestions, Susan and Sara -- I'm making my list, checking it twice, all that.

Posted by: Stephany | November 18, 2008 at 03:52 PM

Nothing more to add, except to second the Pienkowski book. It is absolutely stunning. As is pretty much everything Pienkowski's illustrated - there's a lot of work with Joan Aiken.

Posted by: Aishwarya | November 19, 2008 at 09:26 PM

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