Four imaginative tales written by the distinguished poet for his young daughter.
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John Eaton is a contributor for the following Houghton Mifflin Company Title: Fairy Tales
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E. E. Cummings (1894-1962) was among the most influential, widely read, and revered modernist poets. His many awards included an Academy of American Poets Fellowship, two Guggenheim Fellowships, and the Bollingen Prize. Among his many volumes are The Enormous Room and Tulips & Chimneys.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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These fairy tales are beautifully nonsensical and touching to even those who are less than sentimental. They are precious, without any reservation using such a word. Each was evidently written with a careful, loving authorship and a sense of humor that without a doubt is the creative quirkiness of the poet Edward Estlin Cummings. If you know the poet, the tender, innocent personalness of these tales might even surprise you, or, at least, bring you closer to him and his writings.
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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The dedication of this volume tells us that Cummings wrote these tales for his daughter when she was a very little girl. But even if it hadn't, any reader would have known. As you read, it's as if you can hear a parent telling the stories to his child over a sleepy bedtime. The stories have an effortless feeling as if they are being spoken rather than written. This free and easy quality combined with the spectacularly imaginative subjects make for a really fun reading experience.
Unless you have a really patient child, however, I wouldn't recommend this edition for sit-on-the-lap reading. The illustrations aren't particularly engaging. Rather, I would let your kids sit down with some blank paper and a box of crayons and ask them to draw their own pictures while you read out loud to them. Or read to them at bedtime when their eyes are closed. These are the kinds of stories to be savored by the senses rather than "follow-along-while-I-read."
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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this book of fairytales is one of the sweetest books i have ever read. i got it about 11 years ago when i was six. i lost it for about eight years, than it resurfaced only for it to burn in fire soon after. i couldn't find this book ANYWHERE! and now that i've found it again i could cry! everyone should read this book, it is sweet, it flows well, and rather satisfying. my personal favourite story is the one about the elephant and the butterfly. quite possibly the most romantic story to ever surface. this book made me laugh cry and smile and everyone should read it. e.e. cummings rocks my world.
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I knew exactly what I was getting by the description. They do not hide the quality of the book they are selling and really appreciate that.
Published 1 month ago by Brett
please read it
I first found this book in high school when I was interested in poetry. Now, I have a ten year old and a five year old- they have both loved it when they were quite young and now... Read more
Published 18 months ago by JR
Children's Fairy Tales for Adults
This book of fairy tales is full of great lessons for adults, and they are fun to read. They are more fun if read out loud! They don't appear to be teaching a lesson. Read more
Published on September 24, 2009 by A. S. Carty
Fun fun fun to read and hear
These short stories are perfect, bedtime or anytime. They move along quickly and with a little bit of intonation go a "long, long, long, long, long" way in giving young children... Read more
Published on July 24, 2009 by W. L. Rubink
Great stories
The wording is difficult to read aloud to a young child, but the stories are fun and my two year old enjoys them. She really likes the artwork in the book.
Published on November 6, 2007 by Thomas D. Dougan
Gentle, loving, and sensitive.
Cummings may be known for his unique style of poetry, but he should also be remembered for the most sensitive, loving fairy tales of the 20th Century. Read more
Published on September 13, 2007 by Samuel E. Yulish
i will memorize every word. first forward then backwards
i will begin with "the elephant and the butterfly," and then will work on "The Old Man Who Said 'Why? Read more
Published on July 25, 2001 by Eric Prebys
There are affectionate words themselves
There are many words of diamond in this book. Especialy "The Little Girl Named I" is the best warmhearted story.
Published on September 7, 2000 by "touchan"
Read it if Cummings moves, or even interests, you.
Truly this short collection is a must have for any Cummings lover. With all the incredible imagination of the children which they were written for, these stories are incredibly... Read more
Published on January 8, 1999 by walrus3@pacbell.net
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Once there was a faerie who lived on a farthest star. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
curling road, green green field, farthest star New!
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Once there was a faerie who lived on a farthest star. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
curling road, green green field, farthest star New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Complete Poems, 1904-1962 by E. E. Cummings in Copyright
- Introduction to Dramatherapy: Person and Threshold by Salvo Pitruzzella in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Children's Books on Ancient Greek and Roman Mythology: An Annotated Bibliography (Bibliographies and Indexes in World Literature) by Antoine Brazouski in Front Matter
- Crimes of Writing: Problems in the Containment of Representation by Susan Stewart on page 98
- Blacks in Eden: The African American Novel's First Century by J. Lee Greene in Back Matter
- Poems Old and New, Reading Guides and Indexes: Junior Classics, Part 10 by William Patten on page 458
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