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The Pink Fairy Book
Record Added: 3/3/2021
Author Andrew Lang
Illustrator Henry J. Ford
Series Andrew Lang’s Fairy Books #5
Setting Europe
Topic Fairytales, Myths, Folklo
Publisher Simon and Schuster
ISBN 1631585673   Year 2020
Age 9-12   Pages 360
Description Printed Pink binding
  
The Pink Fairy Book has been admired time and time again, enchanting readers with its carefully crafted prose and eclectic assortment of fairy tales. Originally published in 1897, this collection of celebrated tales has stood the test of time. Some of the famous stories included are:
  • The Cat's Elopement
  • How the Dragon Was Tricked
  • The Goblin and the Grocer
  • The House in the Wood
  • Urashimataro and the Turtle
  • The Slaying of the Tanuki
  • The Flying Trunk
  • The Snow Man
  • The Shirt-Collar
  • The Princess in the Chest
  • The Three Brothers
  • The Snow-queen
  • The Fir-Tree
  • Hans, the Mermaid's Son
  • Peter Bull
  • The Bird 'Grip'
  • Snowflake
  • I Know What I Have Learned
  • The Cunning Shoemaker
  • The King Who Would Have a Beautiful Wife
  • Catherine and Her Destiny
  • How the Hermit Helped to Win the King's Daughter
  • The Water of Life
  • The Wounded Lion
  • The Man Without a Heart
  • The Two Brothers
  • Master and Pupil
  • The Golden Lion
  • The Sprig of Rosemary
  • The White Dove
  • The Troll's Daughter
  • Esben and the Witch
  • Princess Minon-Minette
  • Maiden Bright-eye
  • The Merry Wives
  • King Lindworm
  • The Jackal, the Dove, and the Panther
  • The Little Hare
  • The Sparrow with the Slit Tongue
  • The Story of Ciccu
  • Don Giovanni de la Fortuna    
This beautiful edition comes complete with the original illustrations by Golden Age illustrator Henry J. Ford, and is the perfect gift to pass on these timeless classics to the next generation of readers and dreamers.

The imaginations of children throughout time have been formed and nurtured by stories passed down from generation to generation. Of the countless genres of stories, fairy tales often conjure the most vivid, fantastical worlds and ideas, which cultivate creativity and bring elements of magic back into the real world. The Fairy Books, compiled by famous Scottish novelist and poet Andrew Lang, are widely considered among some of the best collections ever compiled.
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The Pink Fairy Book: Complete and Unabridged
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