Customer Reviews

The McElderry Book of Grimms' Fairy Tales

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Though these stories tend to have an anti-stepmother bias, they are well told and beautifully illustrated. The bold colors and large picture pages are great for littler listeners. This is one of my favorite books to have on hand for birthday gifts for the kindergarten and under crowd.

This particular edition contains ten stories from Grimm's Fairy Tales, retold by author Saviour Pirotta and illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark. The ten stories are:
The Sleeping Beauty
The Magic Gingerbread House
The Magic Bear and the Handsome Prince
The Golden-Haired Girl in the Tower
Little Mouse and Lazy Cat
The Princess and the Seven Dwarves
The Swans and the Brave Princess
The Naughty Princess and the Frog
The Girl Who Spun Straw into Gold
The Twelve Dancing Princesses

The things I liked about this book and which were greatly appreciated by my kindergartner (an ardent fan of fairy tales):
The text size is large enough that it makes it easy for a beginner reader to attempt reading aloud whilst following the words with her fingers.
The illustrations are enchanting, in full color and can be found throughout the book (at times by the sides of the text, as full page spreads, etc).
The vocabulary used is not too flowery and easy enough for a 5-year-old to follow and understand. I think this would suit children ages 5-10.

Final verdict - a beautiful, well-told collection of some of Grimm's most popular fairy tales (only wish there were more).