At the Stoke of Midnight, Traditional Fairy Tales
Retold by Helen Cresswell and illustrated by Carolyn Dinan
SUMMARY
For centuries, fairy tales have been the favorite bedtime reading of every small child, and now for the first time the twenty-four best known and loved of these tales can be found in one handsome volume. Helen Cresswell has skillfully retold the stories in her own marvelously individual style, while at the same time retaining the essential qualities of the original versions. This unique collection contains the following classic tales, each one decorated with Carolyn Dinan’s enchanting illustrations:
Retold by Helen Cresswell and illustrated by Carolyn Dinan
SUMMARY
For centuries, fairy tales have been the favorite bedtime reading of every small child, and now for the first time the twenty-four best known and loved of these tales can be found in one handsome volume. Helen Cresswell has skillfully retold the stories in her own marvelously individual style, while at the same time retaining the essential qualities of the original versions. This unique collection contains the following classic tales, each one decorated with Carolyn Dinan’s enchanting illustrations:
- Little Red Riding Hood
- The Three Bill-goats Gruff
- The Three Little Pigs
- The Gingerbread Boy
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Jack and the Beanstalk
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- The Frog Prince
- Rumpelstiltskin
- The Ugly Duckling
- Cinderella
- The Sleeping Beauty
- The Princess and the Pea
- Puss in Boots
- Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
- Dick Whittington and His Cat
- The Fire Tree
- Rapunzel
- Hansel and Grettel
- Beauty and the Beast
- The Emperor’s New Clothes
- Tom Thumb
- The Twelve Dancing Princesses
- The Little Match Girl
Helen Cresswell is also the author of Time Out, illustrated by Peter Elwell.
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