A collection of well-loved fairytales by the brothers Grimm, translated from the original German by award-winning children's author Peter Carter. Stories include Hansel and Gretel, Tom Thumb, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin, and many more.

 

This book is part of a book series called Oxford Stories Collection .

There are 256 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 1999 by Oxford University Press .

The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, were German professors whose collections of folk tales and fairy tales have been loved for generations. Award-winning author Peter Carter studied English language and literature at Wadham College, Oxford. Brenda Williams, a former elementary school English teacher, is now a highly regarded children's poet. Her other books for Barefoot Books include The Real Princess, Outdoor Opposites and Lin Yi's Lantern. Rosamund Fowler trained in design and illustration at Harriet Watt University and at the Edinburgh College of Art. She has created original illustrations for corporate design, advertising and packaging, and has been shortlisted for the Glenfiddich Awards for Illustration multiple times. She lives in West Sussex, England.