Es una recopilación de cuentos populares de diversas partes del mundo, principalmente de fuera de Europa, porque los de aquí ya nos los conocemos de sobra. So, we have teamed up with Megan Van Dyke again to bring you exclusive editions of the rest of her standalone series! This popular collection for children in year 2 offers surprising, clever and amusing variations of familiar stories. i feel like an important thing to know about me is that my parents' copy of this book introduced me to sex at seven-ish years old, by way of stories abt a woman bringing carved blubber to life by rubbing it on her genitals and a mother-in-law seducing her daughter-in-law with her seal bone strap-on ? Explore the legends and myths of the ancient world, get reacquainted with classic fairytales, or enjoy modern retellings of your favourite stories in these beautifully illustrated collector’s editions.

I've tried to read this book two different times with three different children, and none of us have enjoyed it.There only thing is that i didn't like the father in beauty in the beast as he evidently believed the beast would eat his daughter but was willing enough to sacrifice her life instead of his own. Folio commissioned Hokyoung Kim for the artwork, while the late author’s wife, Wendy Benchley, provides a fascinating new introduction. It suggests that a theory of storytelling focused on protagonists solving problems might be missing the possibility that villains are often the central figure of interest in the stories. But still, it is a great first book of a fairytales, with a good variety of tales and clear telling of them. Some of these are extremely obvious, like the cautionary tale about incest, but because so many of the lessons applied to the villain and not the hero, it took me a little bit to notice how resoundingly this body of culture condemns the abuse of stepchildren.

A fascinating history of the creatures that populate myths and folklore, John Cherry’s Mythical Beasts is beautifully reimagined as a Folio edition illustrated with archive images and Neil Packer’s striking new motifs and binding design. All the same, these are classics, and considering how often they are referenced in other books and movies, it was good to have read them firsthand.

Stories include: Alice in Wonderland, Hansel and Gretel, Jack and the Beanstalk, Peter Pan and Pinocchio. We are committed to offering the best value to our members, with a satisfaction guarantee on both your membership and merchandise. Cuentos de hadas protagonizados por mujeres (tontas, listas, sagaces, niñas, jóvenes, viejas, reinas, princesas, sirvientas y muchas más) y divididos por tema, de todas partes del mundo (ojo en particular con los cuentos inuit, muy rupturistas en cuanto a temas de género). The first great English detective novel, Wilkie Collins’ The Moonstone is presented in a Folio Society limited edition of 750 numbered copies. The frog prince ; moral : it’s okay to be mean to people that are ugly in the end good things will still happen for you.

Como en toda recopilación hay historias my interesantes y otras no tanto, pero el conjunto es muy bueno y permite conocer más sobre otras culturas. Some of the illustrations are gorgeous like: The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Princes and the pea and Rumplestiltskin while others are simply dreadful like Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and The Snow Queen. You would expect a collection like this to have a certain amount of filtering or bias, and they definitely do.Beautiful cards- exactly what I had been looking for but was having difficulty finding on Google, so was delighted to come across this pack of postcards on Etsy! Jack is a thief who steals from the ogre (not retrieving his father's possessions as I've read in other stories).

As well as favourites such as Cinderella, The Snow Queen and Jack and the Beanstalk, DK's A First Book of Fairy Tales also includes some wonderful stories that you might not know, such as The Fisherman and his Wife and Diamonds and Toads. Each book comes with beautiful illustrations and a specially designed hardback binding, a perfect gift of a rare collectable edition for any child to treasure. Todo un imaginario que Angela rescata desde los inuit hasta Japón pasando por Inglaterra, Birmania o Sudán. Classic fairy tale books feature traditional stories such as Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears. This personalised children’s book includes an illustrated Fairy Patch featuring 62 fairies, with interesting facts about their flowers and berries.The book is a collection of stories from all over the world, all of which based around a female character.