Storybook: Seven Tales by the Brothers Grimm

by Eric Carle

A collection of seven tales by the Brothers Grimm including "Tom Thumb," "Seven in One Blow," and "Hans in Luck."

Genres: Childrens

93 pages, Library Binding

First published September 28, 1976

About the author

Eric Carle was an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books. His picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, first published in 1969, has been translated into more than 66 languages and sold more than 50 million copies. Carle's career as an illustrator and children's book author accelerated after he collaborated on Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?. Carle illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote, and more than 145 million copies of his books have been sold around the world.
In 2003, the American Library Association awarded Carle the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award), a prize for writers or illustrators of children's books published in the U.S. who have made lasting contributions to the field. Carle was also a U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2010.

Reviews

[Maggie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I seem to have collected several books of collections of bedtime stories, and usually they sit on the shelf looking nice but not being read. I'm trying them out to see which ones I like. This one was refreshing because they aren't the same stories as in all the other books, and they aren't massaged to conform to modern parenting sensibilities. They use the word stupid (or talk about stupid behavior without naming it). There are corpses and killing and monsters and Tom Thumb being swallowed whole twice and surviving. These are stories of people being foolish or greedy or clever or brave. They are from an older tradition. I wouldn't want all our stories to be like these, but again, I found them refreshing. (Caveat: no women protagonists, only plot pieces. I might have felt different about reading this to a daughter.)

[Karin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think I'm just not a big fan of the Brothers Grimm. I was happy when kiddo brought this home from the school library, but found myself editing or jumping over bits as I read to her. Maybe it just didn't age as well as his other works.

[Canette Arille · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the story: Seven in One Blow.

The book include the Brothers Grimm seven tales, illustrated by Eric Carle