Classic Fairy Tales to Read Aloud

by Naomi Lewis; Jo Worth

• ISBN13: 9780753456873
• ISBN10: 0753456877
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-10-31
• Publisher: Kingfisher

Summary

Classic Fairy Tales to Read Aloud features over 20 of the very best fairy tales old and new, including magnificent retellings of well-loved, familiar stories and tales from some of today's most gifted writers. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 5
The Fisherman and his Wife (10 minutes)	p. 9
Little Red Riding Hood (5 minutes)	p. 18
East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon (20 minutes)	p. 23
The Woman of the Sea (6 minutes)	p. 39
Friend So-and-So, Friend Such-and-Such (12 minutes) from The Arabian Nights	p. 45
The Princess and the Pea (2 minutes)	p. 54
Puss in Boots (10 minutes)	p. 57
The Troll Bride (5 minutes)	p. 66
Rapunzel (7 minutes)	p. 71
Vasilissa, Baba Yaga, and the Little Doll (12 minutes)	p. 77
The Flying Trunk (12 minutes)	p. 86
Tomkin and the Three-legged Stool (16 minutes)	p. 96
Hansel and Gretel (13 minutes)	p. 109
The Goblin at the Grocer's (8 minutes)	p. 120
The Twelve Dancing Princesses (8 minutes)	p. 127
The Wild Swans (20 minutes)	p. 134
The Fairy Goddaughter (30 minutes)	p. 150
The Anklet (7 minutes) from The Arabian Nights	p. 173
The Tulip Bed (6 minutes)	p. 180
The King O' the Cats (3 minutes)	p. 185
The Firebird (17 minutes)	p. 189
Jorinda and Jorindel (6 minutes)	p. 204
The Boy Who Read Aloud (20 minutes)	p. 209
Acknowledgments	p. 224
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