1001 Stories [Hardcover]

Lila Prap (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

This book starts out traditionally, but after that...watch out! There's nothing usual about what happens when favorite fairy tales are put together in a book, and the reader is asked to decide what happens next. It's an entertaining and exciting adventure through the intermingled paths of a fairy tale maze.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This ingenious amalgamation of fairy tales will have readers opening it over and over, never reading the same tale twice. -- Kirkus Reviews (March 1, 2006)

From the Publisher

This book starts out traditionally, but after that...watch out! There's nothing usual about what happens when favorite fairy tales are put together in a book, and the reader is asked to decide what happens next. It's an entertaining and exciting adventure through the intermingled paths of a fairy tale maze.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Kane/Miller Book Pub (March 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1929132921
• ISBN-13: 978-1929132928
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 9.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,039,926 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I was born in Celje, Slovenia. I graduated at Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. I worked as architect, teacher and graphic designer in Germany and in Slovenia. Now I'm free-lance artist, working on smaller architectural projects and interior decoration, graphic design, cartoons and books for children.
I was awarded for satire, illustration, literature and design in Slovenia. I received an international IBBY Certificate of Honour for Illustration 2002, nominated for the German Literature Award 2005, the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration 2006 and the Astrid Lindgren Award for Illustration 2006.
I live and work in Smarjeta, a small village near Celje in Slovenia.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Creative Book, March 16, 2006

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SLB "kids bookaholic" (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1001 Stories (Hardcover)

I bought this for my three-and-a-half-year-old son the other day and he really thought it was clever. He's usually into train books, so it's hard to find books sometimes on other topics that captivate him. He doesn't know all of the stories upon which the book is based (three pigs, hansel and gretel, red riding hood, three bears, snow white, to name a few), but the Choose-Your-Own-Adventure format is really appealing, and often very funny. The illustrations are gorgeous--I plan to purchase more books by this inventive author.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining Read!, May 22, 2006

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Kim Peek - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1001 Stories (Hardcover)

Do you love Hansel and Gretel, The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood and the Seven Dwarves? Have you ever wondered what the story would sound like if you combined them? Readers of Once Upon 1001 Stories can mix and match their favorite fairy tales to come up with...well...1001 possibilities! At the bottom of each spread, the reader is asked to make a decision--which directs the reader to a new page. With each turn of the page, a new story unfolds, resulting in a unique reading experience each time.

When I read this book most recently, Little Red Riding Hood met up with the Three Bears, met an ugly frog and then the Big Bad Wolf. This time, the Big Bad Wolf didn't eat her--he ran off to huff and puff and blow a house down!

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully illustrated & clever, July 30, 2010

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A. Emery - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: 1001 Stories (Hardcover)

This book is amazing. Both my 2-year old and 4-year old love for me to sit and read this to them. Each time it is read, a new story can be followed so it easily keeps their attention span. The illustrations are bright, colorful and of good quality. This is a must-have for every preschooler bookshelf.