With the 200th anniversary of the first edition of the Brothers Grimm tales being celebrated this year, there are have been a lot of editions of their takes published in 2012, and it would have been impossible to review them all. However, here are three further editions which I wish I could get my hands …
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BROTHERS GRIMM WEEK (4): The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
Noel Daniel (editor) & Matthew P. Price (translator)(Taschen) Twenty seven tales are brought to life in this cloth bound collection published in honour of the bicentenary of the Grimms’ Tales. The collection includes all-time favourites such as Cinderella, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, Sleeping Beauty and Puss in Boots, and the translation of these tales is based …
BROTHERS GRIMM WEEK (3): Grimm Tales for Young and Old
Philip Pullman(Penguin) For his Grimm Tales for Young and Old, Philip Pullman has selected fifty of his favourite tales and has rewritten them, and brought them up to date, in language at least.Pullman is no stranger to spinning his own versions of fairy and traditional tales. No doubt readers will be familiar with his Aladdin, …
BROTHERS GRIMM WEEK (2): Tales from the Brothers Grimm
Lisbeth Zwerger“Brüder GRIMM MÄRCHEN”, translated by Anthea Bell(Minedition) I knew very little of the illustrator before discovering this book, but I have since discovered that Lisbeth Zwerger, who is Austrian, is a much acclaimed illustrator and recipient of many prestigious prizes, including the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1990 in recognition of her lifetime contribution to children’s literature. She has …
BROTHERS GRIMM WEEK (1): Illustrated Grimm’s Fairy Tales
Ruth Brocklehurst & Gillian Doherty (text) & Raffaella Ligi (illustrations)(Usborne) This beautiful cloth-bound edition (part of the Usborne Clothbound Collection) gathers a selection of fifteen tales retold in a language that is easily accessible for newly independent readers, and include the most famous of the Brothers Grimm’s tales, including Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, The …
SPOTLIGHT ON: Miss Clara
I am not a particularly girly girl most of the times, but there are a handful of illustrators that for some reason manage to reach out to the (much hidden) princess inside me. One is of them is British illustrator Sarah Gibb, and the other two are French: Cathy Delanssay and Miss Clara, who is finally being …