Based on the folkloric tales told by the widowed author to his motherless brood, this collection of traditional stories first appeared under Charles Perrault's name in the 18th century. In the fine tradition of Aesop, the fables enlighten as well as entertain, imparting practical...
"Oh grandmama, what great big teeth you have " Charles Perrault's versions gave classic status to the humble fairy tale, and it is in his telling that the stories of Little Red Riding-Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and the rest have been passed down...
Who wrote Cinderella? It may sound like a trick question but few would immediately think of a French author writing to entertain the court of Louis XIV of France. Although not as famous as other children's storytellers, Charles Perrault is responsible for writing...
The collection includes eight famous fairy tales of Charles Perrault with magnificent engravings by Gustave Dor (33 illustrations): Little Red Riding Hood; The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods; Little Thumb; Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper; The Master Cat, or Puss in...
Here are the original eight stories from the 1697 volume Contes de temps pass by the great Charles Perrault (16281703) in a translation that retains the charming and unsentimental simplicity that has won Perrault a permanent position in French literature. These were among the...
Here are the original eight stories from the 1697 volume Contes de temps pass by the great Charles Perrault (1628-1703) in a translation that retains the charming and unsentimental simplicity that has won Perrault a permanent position in French literature. These were...
"Oh grandmama, what great big teeth you have " Charles Perrault's versions gave classic status to the humble fairy tale, and it is in his telling that the stories of Little Red Riding-Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and the rest have been passed down...
This beautiful edition of the classic tale is re-designed in celebration of 50 years of working with Bernadette Watts--one of Europe's most recognized and beloved fairy-tale artists, known in Europe simply as Bernadette. When a young girl sets out to bring friendship...
Charles Perrault es, junto a los hermanos Grimm y Hans Christian Andersen, uno de los pilares sobre los que se sostienen los cuentos del mundo occidental. En su universo de fantas a mezcl la tradici n oral con la recopilaci n de antiguas leyendas e inaugur un g nero literario:...
Little Red Riding Hood / Little Red-Cap by The Brothers Grimm. Once upon a time there was a dear little girl who was loved by everyone who looked at her, but most of all by her grandmother, and there was nothing that she would not have given to the child. Once she gave her a...
Based on the folkloric tales told by the widowed author to his motherless brood, this collection of traditional stories first appeared under Charles Perrault's name in the 18th century. In the fine tradition of Aesop, the fables enlighten as well as entertain, imparting practical...
Translated by A.E.Johnson. Eight of the twelve tales in this book are from the master hand of Charles Perrault (1628-1703). Although Perrault enjoyed much distinction in the French literary circle of the late seventeenth century, his fame today rests upon his authorship of the...
Huit contes de Charles Perrault illustr s de gravures par Gustave Dor (plus de 30 illustrations): Le Petit Chaperon rouge; Le Petit Poucet; La Belle au bois dormant; Cendrillon, ou la Petite pantoufle de verre; Le Ma tre chat, ou le Chat bott ; Riquet la houppe; Les F es;...
An illustrated collection of eleven classic tales including such favorites as The Little Red Hen, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty.
From the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Casey at the Bat comes a rich and exquisitely crafted edition of one of the best-known tales by the Brothers Grimm. Christopher Bing captures the light and darknessas well as the deep emotional coreof the story of an innocent girl...
"The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault" is a collection of stories by the French author credited with creating the fairy tale genre. After a lengthy career in service to his King, Perrault devoted the rest of his life to writing and in 1697 published "Tales and Stories of the...