Vasilisa the Beautiful and Baba Yaga
10 best books like Vasilisa the Beautiful and Baba Yaga (Alexander Afanasyev): The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen, The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, Beauty and the Beast, The Yellow Fairy Book, Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China, Bisexuality in the Ancient World, Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp, The Frog King, or Iron Heinrich
| Author | Hans Christian Andersen |
| ISBN | 0698400011 |
Once there was a little mermaid who fell in love with a human boy . . . The story may be familiar, but Lisbeth Zwerger's art makes this fairytale seem brand-new. This Jubilee edition, celebrating 200 years of Hans Christian Andersen, is superbly illustrated in Zwerger's signature style. Known for her...
| Author | Hans Christian Andersen |
| ISBN | 0375415122 |
Reprinted here for the first time since the 19th century, these color illustrations by T. Pym make the classic Andersen fairy tale even more magical. One of Andersen's best-beloved tales, The Snow Queen is a story about the strength and endurance of childhood friendship. Gerda's search for her playmate...
| Author | Hans Christian Andersen |
For over one hundred years The Ugly Duckling has been a childhood favorite, and Jerry Pinkney's spectacular new adaptation brings it triumphantly to new generations of readers. With keen emotion and fresh vision, the acclaimed artist captures the essence of the tale's timeless appeal: The journey...
| Author | Hans Christian Andersen |
| ISBN | 0803728123 |
It's not easy being small, but in Brad Sneed's lovely new adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's Thumbelina, at least life is full of adventure. Soon after being born from a fiery red flower, Thumbelina is kidnapped from home and pursued by many suitors, including a horrible toad, a bumbling beetle,...
| Author | Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont |
Beauty and the Beast, finally.
Not that one.
No, not the one with Hermione either.
Ah, the original! Where Beauty has five siblings including two (evil) sisters and Beast is pretty much a nice guy from the very beginning.
And I really don't...
| Author | Andrew Lang |
| ISBN | 0486216748 |
I grew up with a copy of Andrew Lang's The Blue Fairy Book. I loved that hardback edition of fairy tales. I read it and reread it and reread it. At that time, I had no idea that there were a whole set of color fairy tales to be had. But I had such fond memories of it that when I spied a modern edition of The Yellow Fairy...
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
I have read many different interpretations of the classic “Cinderella” story. But imagine my delight when I find out that there was a “Cinderella” story that comes from China called “Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China,” which was retold by Ai-Ling Louie along with illustrations...
Bisexuality in the Ancient World
| Author | Eva Cantarella |
| ISBN | 0300093020 |
In this readable, thought-provoking history of bisexuality in the classical age, Eva Cantarella draws on the full range of sources--from legal texts, inscriptions & medical documents to poetry & philosophical literature--to reconstruct & compare the bisexual cultures of Athens...
Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp
The original story of Aladdin is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It concerns an impoverished young man named Aladdin. He is recruited by a sorcerer from the Maghreb, who passes himself off as the brother of Aladdin's late father and convinces Aladdin and his mother of his goodness by making arrangements...
The Frog King, or Iron Heinrich
Schroeder's illustrations are very painterly -- her buildings and landscapes remind me a bit of Chirico.
The panels of the frog's transformation are pretty creepy. Although really it is a pretty icky story, especially if, as in this version, you stick with the original smashing-the-frog-against-the-wall...
