Fairy Tales category: 6157 books

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 403 In this 403rd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Fairy Tale "THE THREE CROWNS”. There was once a king who had three daughters. The two eldest were very proud and quarrelsome, but the youngest was as good as they...

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 410 In this 410th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the Brazilian Fairy Tale "THE STORY OF THE YARA”. The Brazilian Yara, also called a water-witch, is said to lure young men by her marvellous singing, much as the mermaids...

There are, roughly speaking, two distinct types of Scottish Fairy Tales. There are what may be called "Celtic Stories," which were handed down for centuries by word of mouth by professional story-tellers, who went about from clachan to clachan in the "High-lands and Islands," earning...

In this second volume you will find a further 29 illustrated children’s stories by the master story-teller - Hans Christian Andersen. This present volume is the second of the selected stories from Hans Andersen. Together both books include what, out of a larger number, are the cream of Andersen’s...

It is almost impossible to envision what childhood would be like without the enchanting world of fairyland. Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, giants and dwarfs, monsters and magicians, fairies and ogres — these are the companions who will thrill young boys and girls of all lands and all times,...

"Let a child open the covers of this book, and straightway he is in the land of all delights - Fairy Realm." The Book of Elves and Fairies – Written by Frances Jenkins Olcott is abound with delightful accounts of elfin mounds and fairy hills. Here all ages can enjoy fables of little men...

Illustrated by Edmund DulacContents:The Snow QueenThe NightingaleThe Real PrincessThe Garden of ParadiseThe MermaidThe Emperor's New ClothesThe Wind's Tale

Mother Goose – The Old Nursery Rhymes is a collection of fairy tales and nursery rhymes, penned by the legendary (and only some claim imaginary), ‘Mother Goose.’ They have inspired many folklorists and illustrators (including Arthur Rackham, Jessie Willcox-Smith and Jennie Harbour) – as well...

Along with the collections of Andersen, Lang, and the Brothers Grimm, the Fairy tales of  Charles Perrault is among the great books of European fairy tales. These stories have been enjoyed by generation after generation of children in many countries, and are here, waiting to be enjoyed again. Includes vintage illustration!  

Andrew Lang (1844 – 1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him. Lang was also a prolific author of works both...

A hapless witch, a bad boy turned beast, and his true love (or is she?) take to a Manhattan high school in Alex Flinn's New York Times #1 bestselling series. These three modernized fairy tales appear in one collection for the first time. Beastly: Kyle was the cutest guy at school—and the...

Please note: this is a short story. Flash fiction is a fun and quick read, not a full length novel. History is told from one person’s perspective. Sometimes they don’t get it right. The witch of the tower has been portrayed as being mean and evil spirited for too long. Now it is...

Please note: this is a novella. Flash fiction is a fun and quick read, not a full length novel. History is told from one person’s perspective. Sometimes they don’t get it right. The queen has been portrayed as evil for too long. Now it is time for her to tell her side of the story. The...

Ten stories from great Asbjørnsen and Moe collection include title story plus "Shortshanks" — the tale of a wee lad who manages to defeat giant ogres — "Princess on the Glass Hill," "Why the Sea Is Salt," "The Twelve Wild Ducks," "The Mastermaid," "Dapplegrim," "Tatterhood," and 2 other stories.