Usborne Illustrated Grimm's Fairy Tales

What a wonderful book written by outstanding authors, The Grimm brothers. Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs appear as they were actually written and intended. there a total of sixteen tales reproduced. Less recognizable tales such as The Goose Girl, The Bear And the Wren, Tom Thumb and The Twelve Dancing Princesses are included in this work. There is no fluff and little exaggeration. These stories are written as the Grimm Brothers wrote them nearly 200 years ago.. And they are refreshing as well as refreshing. As you read them to your little ones, you can always change words and meanings if your child isn't ready for the stark reality of the tales. These are not the tales that Disney portrays in movies and kids' books. Each story has some elements portrayed in them that reminds us of the Disney tales, but there is a big divide between Grimm and Disney. Keep this in mind should you read these tales to your young children. The book is made of quality paper. The illustrations are very good and colorful. Read the original versions by the Brother's Grimm then compare to Disney. It's a good book to own in your library. Like everything else in life, be careful how you use it around young and impressionable children.

Good quality. Good color on the illustrations. Good book to grow with

I wanted my little grand daughter to hear some of the stories I knew as a child, and this book had so many of them in it. They love to have me read to them at night before they go to sleep, so that is our quite time together. They enjoy the stories and laying in my bed with me while I read to them. The book is well made and has bright colorful illustrations in it.

I had this book in my "save file" for sometime and finally purchased when the price dropped. I have been looking for a good translation of the Grimm Fairy Tales. Not sure this is it. Stories are too repetitive with those my granddaughter already has. I was expecting a larger format, but the smaller size would be good for school-age readers. The book includes 15 stories from the Grimm Brothers, plus a short chapter about the two brothers. Most of the tales were familiar to me, a couple were not. The illustrations would probably appeal to kids, fairly "commercial" in style. Nothing special. The translation also seems to be adapted for today's children, especially young readers. While I like Usborne books, I decided to return this one.

Bought for my niece

Wanted Grimms stories with pictures for my little. The illustrations are lively and the stories are written well.

I found the stories to be acceptable for a young child.

This is a beautiful book! Contains original stories and not disney versions. I got it for my 3yo, but it’s probably for 5-7 yo. More words than pictures but a wonderful book to have and keep. I would have loved to have had something like this as a kid.

Perfect book for our 6 and 8 yo girls who love to read. Especially the 6yo it's got some tricky words for her but it's building her confidence and she's loving the stories. I'm so happy to have found this!

Good choice of stories, well told, enjoyable illustrations.

It's for kids, so expected more colourful pictures/ illustrations

Superb collection of fairy tales.. neat pages... My daughter loves to read it again and again... Love the illustrations

You can’t go wrong buying these Usborne books. They are truly beautifully made with colourful illustrations. I have purchased a number of them in my grandchildren love them.