The Yellow Fairy Book (Dover Children's Classics) [Paperback]

Andrew Lang (Editor), H. J. Ford (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: Dover Children's Classics

American Indian, Russian, German, Icelandic, French, and other stories — 48 in all — among them "The Tinder-box," "The Nightingale," and "How to Tell a True Princess." 104 illustrations.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 321 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1966)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486216748
• ISBN-13: 978-0486216744
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #359,989 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best, January 10, 2004

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Vampire Angel "vampire_angel" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Yellow Fairy Book (Dover Children's Classics) (Paperback)

When I was younger my Mom used to read me a book until I fell asleep. As I grew older, I began to read myself to sleep. As things changed only one thing stayed constant, my favorite books are still Andrew Lang's Fairy books. The Yellow Fairy book is a collection of 48 fairy tales written the way they were supposed to be written. Each tale ranges in length anywhere from a couple of pages up to about 20. The tales are fairly easy reads, but they don't lose any of their appeal. The book also contains several wonderful illustrations.
Some of the stories include: The Six Swans, Story of the Emperor's New Clothes, The Crow, The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership, The Three Brothers, The Magic Ring, How to Tell a True Princes, Thumbelina, and more.

I would suggest reading this book, I love it!

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A bright multicultural selection, April 6, 2000

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Heidi Anne Heiner (SurLaLune Fairy Tales.com) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Yellow Fairy Book (Dover Children's Classics) (Paperback)

With tales such as The Blue Mountains, The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership, The Dragon and His Grandmother, Fairer-than-a-Fairy, The Flower Queen's Daughter, The Glass Axe, How To Tell a True Princess, and many others how can anyone not find this book fun to read? Once again, Lang edits a book full of fairy tales from many lands that will entertain children and adults. The black and white illustrations are also superb.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Leaving behind the well-knowns for some incredible complexity, January 8, 2007

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Backroads "Scatter-brained book fan" (Cache Valley, Utah) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Yellow Fairy Book (Dover Children's Classics) (Paperback)

What makes this particular volume of Lang's collection remarkable is its collection of quite unknown stories. While we all love "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Cinderella", there is nothing wrong with venturing for more complex stories, and that is what this volume provides.

I have not researched these, but I am under the impression that many of these stories were actually "written". I'm not sure how everyone will take that threat to oral folklore, but good fantasy is good fantasy, and I enjoy reading a fairy tale-esque story with extra complexity that still holds the same aura.

The illustrations are gorgeous, as usual, and display intricacies that fit the stories superbly.

Perhaps a more wild collection, but for that I love it all the more.