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A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note that traces the Italian, French, and German origins of the story, and discusses the author's decision to mimic the style of Italian Renaissance art in his illustrations.

While on their way to Bremen, four aging animals who are no longer of any use to their masters find a new home after outwitting a gang of robbers.

A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.

An easy-to-read retelling of how the king's twelve daughters wear out their shoes every night while they are supposedly sleeping in their locked bedrooms. Illustrations show the characters depicted as dogs.

"Once upon a time, an evil fairy cursed a young princess. On her fifteenth birthday, the princess pricked her finger on a spindle and fell into a spell of sleep. Trapped behind poisonous thorns and guarded by deadly zombies, only the bravest soul can awaken her. Otherwise, she will live forever in eternal slumber"--Unedited summary from book.

Retells the story of a princess who escapes her wicked stepmother by hiding out in the home of seven hospitable dwarfs.

Hansel and Gretel wander through the woods as they try to find their way home, and spot a house made of candy! The old woman inside promises them good things to eat, but what she has in mind in anything but sweet!

With help of Iron John, the wild man of the forest who is under a curse, a young prince makes his way in the world and finds his true love.

A Cajun retelling of the classic tale of four animals, past their prime, who set out together to become musicians.

"Felix Hoffmann--one of Switzerland's most important children's book illustrators of the twentieth century--brings wonder and intrigue to these classic Brothers Grimm fairy tales ... Hoffman's subtle details and keen ability to portray expression in humans and animals alike make this collection a visual treaure, and one to explore again and again."--Book jacket front flap.