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In a glorious castle set deep in a mysterious forest, the tale of a father's fate-filled promise and a daughter's courage unfolds. This story, themed on Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's version first published in France in 1756, is filled with sumptuous paintings and ornamental detail.
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Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast.
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A collection of fairy tales from the folklore of France, Germany, Scandinavia, Scotland, and England.
5. Cinderella
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Although mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella meets her prince with the help of her fairy godmother.
6. Cinderella
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In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper. The illustrations set the story in 1920s London.
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Danish author and poet Hans Christian Andersen is regarded as one of the most important figures in the genre of children's literature. With tales such as The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Snow Queen, Thumbelina, and The Little Match Girl, Andersen has captivated generations of readers around the globe. This collection presents an array of Andersen's most beloved fairy tales.
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Four of Aesop's fables are combined in this tale about three animal friends who outsmart a tricky fox.
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Lost in the woods, a tired and hungry girl finds the house of the three bears where she helps herself to food and goes to sleep.
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A collection of thirty-five fairy tales from the folklore of Lithuania, Africa, Germany, Greece, and France.
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An anthology that offers young readers a wonderful introduction to 11 of the Grimms' most popular stories.
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The barnyard animals have a good time at their neighbors' party until dinner is served, when the feast appears to be disappointing and Rooster rudely storms off before discovering a hidden treat.
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An illustrated retelling of the classic tale about a boy named Jack who uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make a fortune for himself and his widowed mother.
A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother's fortune.
14. King Thrushbeard
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Because of her hateful pride, the king gives his daughter in marriage to the first beggar that comes to the door.
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Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes.
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After a courtship voyage of a year and a day, Owl and Pussy finally buy a ring from Piggy and are blissfully married.
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A collection of folktale and fairy tale adaptations incorporates the author's signature silly animal characters into such classics as "The Three Little Pigs" and "Little Red Riding Hood."
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Retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land.
19. Sleeping Beauty
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A beautiful and beloved princess, cursed by the one fairy who was not invited to her christening, pricks her finger on her sixteenth birthday and falls asleep for one hundred years.
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Retells the tale of the beautiful princess whose lips were red as blood, skin was white as snow, and hair was black as ebony.