This exquisitely illustrated, large format gift book features ten of the most enduring fairy tales of all time. The stories, chosen and edited by the artist, are a balance of 'princess' classics and frolicking adventure tales. Artist Scott Gustafson spent more than four years creating the seventy-five rich oil paintings, reproduced here in His style is reminiscent of N.C. Wyeth and Wyeth;s gifted student Jessie Wilcox Smith (plus a touch of Arthur Rackham in the fairies). The rounded-face, glowing children and charming interiors contribute to Gustafson's unique and contemporary style, which will capture the hearts of even the most hard-boiled media-savvy child.

 

There are 144 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2014 by Greenwich Workshop Press Inc. , U. S. .

Scott Gustafson is an illustrator whose most recent book is Favorite Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose . He has also illustrated Classic Fairy Tales, Alphabet Soup and Peter Pan . Eddie is his first novel. He lives in Chicago.