the three bears

i love me a whitman tell-a-tale!!!

the three bears as told by solveig paulson russell
1968, western publishing co., racine
illustrated by louise gordon

fairy tales and fables

i was unfamiliar with gyo fujikawa's work until i picked this up at a thrift store a few years ago...how could i ever have been in the dark?! simply amazing and downright adorable, as well. as you may know, anything fairy tale or fable is alright with me and this book is no exception. i think it's another must for your library.

this book includes the moon maiden along with other standard classics... it's really a wonderful resource.

fairy tales and fables edited by eve morel
revised edition, 1970, grosset & dunlap, new york
illustrated by gyo fujikawa

the three billy goats gruff

yesterday i remembered that i had another the three billy goats gruff...you can see the other here...they are both completely different styles, albeit the same book (same publisher and authors). this book also includes the fable the little goat and the wolf (which i didn't photograph). it's interesting to see the two books in contrast i think. despite their being essentially the same book, they appear quite different. it's amazing what illustrations can do, is it not?

i forgot how "trip, trap, trip, trap" is so integral to the story!

there is a postscript in the back of this book that credits sir george dasent's popular tales from the norse (1858) as the introduction of this tale to english readers...rather than peter christen asbjørnsen and jørgen moe's norwegian folktales (1896) as wikipedia suggests. hmmm. oh, it appears dasent was publisher/translator of asbjørnsen and moe's text. all settled then.

the three billy goats gruff
adapted from the norwegian by alice o'grady and frances throop
1940, rand mcnally & co., chicago
illustrated by tony brice

hansel and gretel coloring book

i got this at my local library sale...the inside is nothing special. i just like the cover.

hansel and gretel coloring book
1979, modern promotions, new york

the three billy goats gruff

the three billy goats gruff was one of my favorite tales as a child. i pretty much liked anything involving trolls. anyways, this start-right elf book is darling. its diminutive size paired with amazing illustrations by george wilde just makes it perfect.

the three billy goats gruff
retold by alice o'grady and frances throop
start-right elf books, 1966, rand mcnally & co., chicago
illustrated by george wilde

snow white and rose red

i'm always attracted to grimm's fairy tales...and adrienne adams' (a twice over caldecott runner up) illustrations are simply wonderful. former library copy.

snow white and rose red: by the brothers grimm
first edition, 1964, charles scribner's sons, new york
translated by wayne andrews
illustrated by adrienne adams

snow-white and the seven dwarfs

i love this version of snow-white...it's really special...the book is a linen (well linen-like as specified) book and the illustrations are wonderful. there isn't a date listed, just that it's printed in the netherlands. i'm thinking it dates to the mid '60s. it's also in great condition...a lot of the linen books i see are creased and bent. this one has obviously been taken care of through the years.

snow-white and the seven dwarfs: a linen-like story book
published by artcraft
illustrator not credited

the golden book of grimm's fairy tales

i love grimm's fairy tales...even though i still have a lasting fear of spinning wheels thanks to that little s.o.b. rumpelstiltskin. this is a really nice edition by golden press illustrated by gianni benvenuti.

the golden book of grimm's fairy tales retold by jane carruth
golden press, 1970, western publishing co., wisconsin
illustrated by gianni benvenuti