Collections Classic Fairy Tales

Jacob Grimm (Hanau, actual Alemania, 1785-Berlín, 1863) y Wilhelm Grimm (Hanau, 1786-Berlín, 1859). Cuentistas y filólogos alemanes. Conocidos sobre todo por sus colecciones de canciones y cuentos populares, así como por los trabajos de Jacob en la historia de la lingüística y de la filología alemanas, eran los dos hermanos mayores de un total de seis, hijos de un abogado y pastor de la Iglesia Calvinista.

L'omino anticipato, "Ossia la storia di tutti quei ragazzi che vogliono parere uomini prima del tempo", è il primo dei racconti pubblicata da Collodi nella raccolta "Storie Allegre". Ascoltandolo non può non venirci alla mente qualche espressione che si ritroverà poi in "Pinocchio"; nel racconto compare anche un cane di nome "Melampo", che si incontrerà anche nelle avventure di Pinocchio.

This collection brings together the best tales and stories for little boys. It includes folk tales, classic tales by Charles Perrault and Hans Christian Andersen, stories from Danmark, France, Italy, England, and the Arabian Nights; all these stories from around the world respond to boys' desire for exploration, feed their imagination, and help them develop their intelligence with timeless wisdom from every country.

Tanya Robyn Batt has a lifelong love of fabrics and is fascinated by the ways in which they can change the way we perceive the world and are seen by others. In this captivating collection, she brings together her favorite stories about fabrics from all over the world, and shows how storytelling itself is a magical weaving process. The history and passage around the world of each of the fabrics, from wool to batik, from flax to silk, is fascinatingly described.

Jack Waithwrite is livid when he learns that his fiancée, Rachel, has been stolen by a giant and taken up to a kingdom in the sky. Without the means to save her, he travels with his sister to Larkein, the place where dark magic abides, to discover a way to help Rachel. While there, a cunning witch knows who he is and offers to help him. However, when he finds out the kidnapping was orchestrated by the witch to use him as her pawn for her own schemes, his true quest begins.

Hansel's father finds a child lost and alone during a violent thunderstorm. After bringing her in from the tempest, he and his son are startled to discover that she is Gretel, a princess of Larkein - the enemy kingdom their own king has just destroyed. Fearful for her life, Hansel pleads with his father to save her. He believes they can make Gretel good by teaching her their ways. His kindhearted father agrees, but with great trepidation.

We have collected for you the best fables and fairy tales ever written. This collection begins with tales from Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Perrault, two absolute masters of the genre, whose stories have been universally read ever since: "The Beauty and the Beast", "Cinderella", T"he Fairies", and "Hansel and Gretel". As for the fables, Jean de la Fontaine is the most famous French fabulist ever; he was recognized as one of the foremost men of letters of France, and his Fables are still learned by every child as an essential part of moral culture.

Le campane avevano appena suonato i dodici rintocchi della mezzanotte, annunciando l'inizio di un nuovo anno, quando una diligenza postale si fermò alle porte della città. A bordo c'erano dodici festaioli che volevano entrare in città. Ma chi erano? Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) è stato uno scrittore, poeta e artista danese. È celebre la sua letteratura per bambini; tra le sue fiabe più amate si citano "I vestiti nuovi dell'imperatore", "La sirenetta", "L'usignuolo", "Il soldatino di stagno", "La regina delle nevi", "Il brutto anitroccolo" e "La piccola fiammiferaia".

Fables and stories play an fundamental part in children's development. They use powerful imagery and symbols to entertain while conveying essential moral teachings; the stories ignite imagination, taking a firm root in children's minds, and gently initiate them to the essential moral principles of life. These moral tales and stories have been carefully selected for their wisdom and power of evocation: tales by Charles Perrault, Hans Christian Andersen, and various folktales for their elegance and morality, and fables by Jean de la Fontaine, the famous French poet, for their straight-to-the-point criticism of errors and the clarity of their teachings.

Classic fairy tales and stories are an essential part of children's development. This collection brings together rare fairy tales, stories, myths and legends, to feed the intelligence and imagination of children in their years of development.

Hans Christian Andersen was a prolific Danish writer, fondly remembered for his fairy tales and stories. They are so elegant, evocative and efficient that they soon began culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness; Andersen's stories are readily accessible to children, but present lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity that are enjoyable and profitable for mature readers as well.

Step into a world of adventures with this collection of timeless stories whose legendary heroes have become an essential part of humanity's cultural legacy. Follow "Tom Thumb" in his weird adventures, as the hero of the first fairy tale ever to be printed in English; marvel at the story of "Peter Pan", adapted from the play by James M. Barrie; enjoy the narration of "Cinderilla", "Riquet with the Tuft", and "Aladdin"; shiver with fright as "Jack the giant killer" confronts and outwits terrible giants under King Arthur's reign; enjoy the best stories of the Arabian Nights with "Sinbad the Sailor" and "Ali Baba".

Outside of Russia, Leo Tolstoy is known mostly as the author of the Napoleonic War epic War and Peace. Therefore, this collection is bound to be a new experience for most, since it includes a set of Tolstoy's stories intended for children.

La Fontaine si presenta come il continuatore di Esopo e Fedro e il discepolo di Epicuro; ha spesso intenzioni morali e la satira e il contrasto sono fra i suoi metodi preferiti. Fra le favole più celebri "Il gallo e la volpe", "Il corvo e la volpe", "Il gatto e la tigre". La morte è uno degli elementi ricorrenti nelle Favole, in associazione al diritto del più forte, senza però trascurare il senso di solidarietà e di pietà verso gli infelici. Forse una delle morali complessive delle Favole è l'accettazione completa della natura umana.

"Una volta un uomo aveva un pero, che gli faceva quattro corbe di pere all'anno". Così inizia la fiaba "La bambina venduta con le pere", in cui la piccola Perina riesce a ribaltare il proprio destino e a sposare il figlio del Re. Un bambino viene trasformato in un "Vitellino con le corna d'oro", ma grazie alla sorella la sua storia avrà un lieto fine. La graziosa "Giricoccola" è presa di mira dalle sorelle: riuscirà, anche trasformata in statua, a farsi amare dal principe? Nella fiaba "L'acqua nel cestello" una ragazza si farà benvolere, con la sua umiltà, da una vecchia maga.

Enjoy this collection of the best tales, fairy tales and stories with an animal cast, gathered for the entertainment and education of children of all age. From ancient Japanese legends to classic tales by Perrault and Andersen, through medieval folktales, you will discover many sides of culture. The Fables of La Fontaine also use animals, behaving as men to bring forth moral teachings and considerations about society.

Da più di cento anni il mondo di Beatrix Potter affascina grandi e piccini: le storie di Peter Coniglio sono un classico della letteratura per l'infanzia e sono state tradotte in oltre trentacinque lingue.

Da più di cento anni il mondo di Beatrix Potter affascina grandi e piccini: le storie di Peter Coniglio sono un classico della letteratura per l'infanzia e sono state tradotte in oltre trentacinque lingue.

Da più di cento anni il mondo di Beatrix Potter affascina grandi e piccini: le storie di Peter Coniglio sono un classico della letteratura per l'infanzia e sono state tradotte in oltre trentacinque lingue.

Da più di cento anni il mondo di Beatrix Potter affascina grandi e piccini: le storie di Peter Coniglio sono un classico della letteratura per l'infanzia e sono state tradotte in oltre trentacinque lingue.