Folk and Fairy Tales, 4th Edition

Required text for Children’s Literature course. Excellent survey and commentary on a wide range (time-written; authors; countries) of fairy tales.

I really enjoy reading the original fairy tales and comparing them to the Disney version. I'm reading this book for a class and the class has made the book so enjoyable.

This book has a great selection of folk/fairy tales! The introduction gives us an idea of what constitutes as a Fairy Tale, and then after all the stories there are a series of critical essays compiled from other authors. It's a great text to supplement the class I'm taking.

Excellent collection, love it!

I had to buy this for class, but it was interesting ! I kept it instead of passing it on / returning it

One of the most enjoyable textbooks I've ever had to buy for a class. Really interesting introductions that put the stories in context, and the collection is organized logically.

Great edition with many different folk & fairy tale takes from all around the world

Easy to read, and love the mix up of stories!

Used this book for school program! Great read, very interesting to get a more original approach to some of these disneyfied stories.

Have just finished the Little Red Riding Hood portion of book and really enjoyed the different retellings of that story. Looking forward to reading the rest of the book.

for anyone interested in folk tales and their origins, this is a gem. I loved reading the different versions of the "same" story.

Delivered in perfect condition and a really good read

This is a very fascinating read for those who hold fairy and folk tales close to their heart, like me! Highly recommend this purchase!