Fairy Tales

by James Riordan, Hilda Offen (Illustrator)

From the dust jacket - Each classic tale in this superb new collection of fairy tales has been specially retold by James Riordan whose simple and entertaining style will delight all readers. Every story is illustrated in full color by the celebrated children's artist, Hilda Offen, who has perfectly conveyed the excitement and mystery of the fantasy world. Ideal for reading aloud, this beautiful book will appeal to every child's imagination and will be treasured for many years to come."

126 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Riōdan, Jeimuzu 1936-2012
Riordan, Dž.
Riordan, Džejms.
Riordan, James
Riordan, James William 1936-2012
Riordan, Jim, 1936-2012

James Riordan (10 October 1936 – 10 February 2012) was an English novelist, broadcaster, sports historian, association football player and Russian scholar.

Well known for his work Sport in Soviet Society, the first academic look at sport in the Soviet Union, and for his children's novels.

Reviews

[Stella Schaefer-Brown]

Here are my ranking and reviews of each story:
1. Puss in Boots — Love cats
2. Cinderella — Cinderella just wanted a night out, what an icon
3. The Elves and the Shoemaker — I love this fairy tale, it’s ridiculously sweet
4. Snow White — Bro I cannot believe the mirror told the queen exactly where to find Snow White
5. Rumpelstiltskin — I honestly feel kind of bad for Rumpelstiltskin
6. The Pied Piper — This doesn’t really show the best of humanity
7. The Frog Prince — Kind of think the frog is a douche in this retelling
8. Beauty and the Beast — Can’t believe that the dad was just down to trade his daughter for his freedom
9. Goldilocks and the Three Bears — I prefer the versions where the bears and Goldilocks end up as one big happy family
10. The Three Little Pigs — Damn the first two pigs totally died, I prefer the version where they just run to the next house so then all three are in the brick house at the end
11. The Princess and the Pea — This is such a dumb fairy tale
12. The Little Gingerbread Man — Such a random story
13. The Three Billy Goats Gruff — I don’t really understand what the troll did wrong
14. Little Red Riding Hood — Talking to wolves in the woods is psycho behavior
15. Tom Thumb — This is such a weird fairy tale
16. Hansel and Gretel — I can’t believe their parents fully just tried to murder them
17. Jack and the Beanstalk — Jack is pretty much a little shit

[Morgan's Endless Bookshelf]

Read to my baby. Cute renditions of fairytales (that removed the darker elements that many of them have in their original versions). Some I'd heard before and some I hadn't. I'll be reading these to my son again when he's a bit older.

[My Fictional World]

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