Description: "These tales have been adapted from the Dasent translation of the collection of Asbjernsen and Moe"--Copyright page.
Review Quotes:
"A treasure through childhood and beyond."--New York Times
"A beautiful book for boys and girls."--Christian Science Monitor
"One can count on a beautiful book from the d'Aulaires, and this promises to be one of their loveliest."--Kirkus Reviews
"Easy to read and very fascinating."--Stuart's Study
"A great place to practice reading comprehension."--Family Fun Twin Cities
"Twenty-one, thoughtfully collected folk stories...each accompanied by an oversized textured (sometimes dramatic, sometime cheeky) illustration, in black and white, in the style for which the couple is known."--The Horn Book Magazine