My Book of Old-Time Fairy Tales

by Margaret Evans Price

Itro from the book, "My Book of Old Time Fairy Tales invites readers into magical world filled with heroes and heroines, elves and fairies, princes and ogres. These seventeen stories, lavishly illustrated by Margaret Evans Orice, will delight both children and adults.

Genres: Fairy Tales, Childrens, Classics, Fantasy

111 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1921

Reviews

[Luisa Knight · Rating 3 out of 5]

A whimsical version put out by Barnes and Noble which features many of the wonderful stories we've heard growing up with such charming, old-fashioned looking illustrations!

Ages: 4 - 9

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[Vala Dusk · Rating 5 out of 5]

My absolute favorite childhood book. I want to be buried with this book.

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

I got this from the bargain table to read aloud to my son at night, hoping it would be a good collection of fairy tales (so many of them are either exclusively Grimm, or H.C. Andersen). It was just far too badly edited. All the major stories were there: Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, etc., plus the more obscure ones. But the editor had obviously tried to clean up some of the gorier elements, and not too well. It was like having a frantic mother realize that there was violence in the story, and blurt out whatever alternative she could think of. Little Red Riding Hood ends abruptly with something along the lines of: "And did Red and her grandmother get rescued? Or were they eaten? What do YOU think?" The stepsisters in Cinderella don't try on the shoes at all, and they go live in the palace with Cinderella where their characters are reformed and they marry rich dukes. It was very hackneyed and rendered some of the stories unrecognizable. The pictures were pretty, but the same picture was used for every prince and princess.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

For older children who want to learn the true story behind the fairy tales.

[Anna Piesyk · Rating 4 out of 5]

This set of old-time fairy tales reminds me more of Grimm Brothers style of stories versus the happy ending fairy tales. This could work for upper elementary as there is some “older” themes like “cutting open the wolf” or “you shall die”. It’s great to have the students have as much access to fairy tales and fables, so these 1-2 page quick stories are a great way to accomplish that.

[Cheryl]

Thank goodness for modern adaptations. Wonder tales have their place, but these versions are just too out-of-date, relying on cultural traditions we're better shet of.

I like Price's art, but mostly for animals and young children, not for princes etc.

Skimmed carefully December 2021.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was by far my favorite fairy tale book as a child. "Toads and Diamonds" is a story that I hold close to my heart, and unfortunately one that so many others seem to have missed out on. The art is beautiful and the stories are adventurous. I've held on to it in case I have children one day!

[Kristina Bulluck]

I didn't like this book too well. There were some of the same illustration for different stories. While reading these stories they didn't seem as plesant as I remember the stories being.

[Meg or Margy Crockett · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my favorite books as a child. Might have had the 1921 edition as my sister was born in 1926. What wonderful stories and illustrations! Who else has the wonderful Fur Ball story?