Wilhelm Grimm

From the land of fantastic castles, vast lakes and deep forests, the brothers Grimm collected a treasury of entrancing folk and fairy stories full of giants and dwarfs, witches and princesses, magic beasts and cunning boys. From favorites such as the Frog-Prince and Hansel and Gretel to the delights of Ashputtel or Old Sultan, all are vivid with timeless mystery.

A bear, befriended by two sisters during the winter, returns one day to reward them royally for their kindness.

When they are left in the woods by their parents, two children find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.

The fisherman's greedy wife is never satisfied with the wishes granted to them by an enchanted fish.

Follows Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story and into eight more tales, encountering such wicked creatures as witches, along with kindly strangers and other helpful folk. Based in part on the Grimms' fairy tales Faithful Johannes, Hansel and Gretel, The seven ravens, Brother and sister, The robber bridegroom, and The devil and his three golden hairs.

Recasts in an African setting the familiar fairy tale in which a beautiful girl with extraordinarily long hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.

A retelling, set in Africa, of the story of twelve princesses who dance secretly all night long and how their secret is eventually discovered.

As she rejects suitor after suitor, the recently widowed Mistress Fox almost despairs of finding a new husband with the same wonderful qualities as the late Mr. Fox.

"In honor of the 200th anniversary of the Grimms' fairy tales, this book brings to life their timeless magic in an all new translation alongside art by some of the most treasured children's illustrators from the 1820s to the 1950s."--P. [4] of cover.