Grimm's Fairy Tales (Grimm)

Linguists, philologists, and restorers of ancient texts, the Brothers Grimm practically invented the science of folklore with the publication of Kinder-und Hausmarchen (1812-1815), which became popularly known as Grimm's Fairy Tales. Comprising 120 of their best-loved tales, this new Barnes & Noble Classics edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales includes criticism, reception, discussion questions, and legacies, to appeal to readers of all ages.

If you make a stone path from your home to the forest, you will most certainly find your back, right? What if the path is from bread crumbs? Well, it will most certainly disappear in a while. The little brother and sister Hansel and Gretel had to learn it the hard way. They got left in the woods all by themselves. After a while they suddenly saw a house of sugar canes and ginger bread. Out of nowhere. Don't you think it is a bit tricky? Is there some...

A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.

"This timeless tale will leave audiences suffused with the pleasure of seeing gifts received and appreciated." –Kirkus Reviews The shoemaker and his wife reward two little elves who have helped them become rich and prosperous. Jim LaMarche is an award-winning illustrator of many beloved books, including The Rainbabies, which earned him international acclaim. His illustrations "indicate a deep kind of thinking about illustration in children's books,"...

A little girl walks to the end of the world to find her seven brothers and free them from enchantment.