Jacob Grimm

When they are left in the woods by their parents, two children find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch. A retelling of the Grimm fairy tale set in Africa.

Recasts in an African setting the familiar fairy tale in which a beautiful girl with extraordinarily long hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.

This beautifully illustrated volume contains fifteen captivating tales collected by the brothers Grimm, and adapted for young readers.

Selection and adaptation of seventy-five Grimm's fairy tales, as translated by Jack Zipes, and newly illustrated by Shaun Tan.

A poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night.

An easy-to-read retelling of a classic tale in which a strange man spins straw into gold, asks a huge reward, and offers a seemingly impossible way out of the deal.

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.

Enraged at not being invited to the princess's christening, a wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years.

Mother Goat rescues six of her kids after they are swallowed by a wicked wolf.

A poor shoemaker and his wife are visited by elves who magically make beautiful shoes for him to sell. They become prosperous and seek the elves out in the forest in order to thank them.