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Golden Fairy Tale Collection #9
Golden Fairy Tales: Puss 'n Boots
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First published January 1, 1986
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July 16, 2026
The Story of Puss in Boots and Other Tales, with text by Peter Holeinone and illustrations by Tony Wolf, was published in about 1988 by Peter Haddock Limited as part of their Golden Fairy Tale Collection. This is a fantastic collection of two well-known fairy tales (Puss in Boots and The Sleeping Princess) and seven fairytales and folktales not commonly known in English (including a story of Til Ulenspighel, three Japanese stories, a retelling of Giambattista Basile's "Vardiello", and more). Peter Holeinone's writing is fresh and accessible and pairs perfectly with the engaging illustrations by Tony Wolf.
You can read my full review of this book, including an analysis of each of the stories and their sources, on my vintage fairy tale and nursery rhyme blog, Silver Bells and Cockle Shells.
You can read my full review of this book, including an analysis of each of the stories and their sources, on my vintage fairy tale and nursery rhyme blog, Silver Bells and Cockle Shells.
August 24, 2026
Foi uma leitura adorável. Amei as notas morais no final de cada história. São importantes.
February 13, 2015
This is one of the many books that has somehow travelled around with me from when I was a kid, quietly leaning on the one children's shelf I have in my library. It's cute--none of the stories are more than a few pages long and each is accompanied by beautiful illustrations. (Really, the illustrations are the best part of the book, I think.) I appreciated that the stories are more than just a rehashing of Grimms' fairy tales; there are stories of samurai warriors and Germanic children and French-ish princesses and even a Just So Stories-esque origin tale.
A very good read for bedtime stories for kids, to be sure, but also fun to keep leaning on that one lone children's shelf, for when I need to remember being little. (And, now that Shrek has been out for some years, it's just hilarious to read that first story of Puss with Antonio Banderas's character whispering in the back of my mind.)
A very good read for bedtime stories for kids, to be sure, but also fun to keep leaning on that one lone children's shelf, for when I need to remember being little. (And, now that Shrek has been out for some years, it's just hilarious to read that first story of Puss with Antonio Banderas's character whispering in the back of my mind.)
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