Découvrez Cendrillon des frères Grimm, une version originale et envoûtante du conte intemporel où une jeune fille maltraitée, aidée par un noisetier magique, triomphe grâce à sa bonté et à un prince charmé.

A fairy-tale about a king and his beautiful but very conceited daughter who cruelly mocks each of her suitors, she sends away one after the other, none is good enough for her. The princess is forced by the king to marry a beggar. The poor life, hard work and love teach the princess a lesson and turn her into a loving and kind person. Is the Princess surprised when she finds out who her husband, the beggar, really is?Optimized for Kindle devices and featuring Panel Zoom facility. Lovingly created from 1953 to 1969, Classics Illustrated Junior continues to bring joy and wonder to young children through beautifully-illustrated adaptations of the world's most beloved fairy tales and stories by the world's greatest authors.A collection of Classics Illustrated Junior books is a great way to encourage reading and adventure in any young child.

Découvrez le conte intemporel où une jeune fille, piégée par les mensonges de son père, doit transformer de la paille en or sous peine de mort. Seul un mystérieux petit homme, Rumpelstiltskin, pourra l'aider... mais à quel prix ?

Deux sœurs, aussi différentes que les roses blanches et rouges qui ornent leur jardin, vivent en harmonie avec leur mère au cœur de la forêt.

Quand un roi envoie ses trois fils à la recherche de l’Oiseau d’or, seul le plus jeune, aidé d’un renard rusé, parviendra à accomplir l’impossible.

Découvrez comment Simpleton, le plus jeune et méprisé des trois frères, transforme sa gentillesse en fortune grâce à une oie aux plumes d’or.

Découvrez The Queen Bee, un conte enchanteur des frères Grimm où Simpleton, le plus jeune de trois frères, prouve que la gentillesse et le respect de la nature triomphent toujours.

Découvrez Hansel and Gretel dans une édition enrichie de 28 illustrations inédites, fidèle au texte original des frères Grimm.

Tales from Grimm - Translated and Illustrated by Wanda Gág is a beautifully rendered collection of some of the most beloved fairy tales ever told. In this edition, acclaimed author and illustrator Wanda Gág brings new life to classic stories from the Brothers Grimm with her graceful, accessible translations and whimsical black-and-white illustrations. The collection features timeless favorites such as The Frog Prince, Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Snow White, and Rumpelstiltskin. Gág's retellings remain faithful to the spirit of the original German tales while making them engaging and understandable for modern readers of all ages. Wanda Gág-best known for her iconic children's book Millions of Cats-infuses each story with warmth, humor, and a deep appreciation for folklore. Her distinctive narrative voice captures both the magic and the darker undercurrents of these fairy tales, preserving their power and emotional resonance. The accompanying illustrations enhance the storytelling with charm and character, drawing readers further into the enchanted worlds of clever heroines, wicked witches, and mysterious transformations. Tales from Grimm is a perfect introduction to classic fairy tales for young readers and a nostalgic treasure for adults. It is a celebration of storytelling, tradition, and the enduring magic of imagination.

A miller's daughter is about to marry a rich man who is however creepy and scary. All the birds and creatures try to warn the poor girl. Something is quite not alright with her suitor. She decides to see for herself so she heads out to his home. An old lady takes pity on her and saves her just before her future husband enters the room. The poor girl sees so much more than she could have guessed and expected. She will either have to muffle her screams or she will end up dead. Find out what followed in "The Robber Bridegroom". Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm's world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

This story goes back to the very first people on Earth, Adam and Eve, and their children. When God decided to pay a visit to them, Eve hided those children she meant were ugly. God blessed Adam and Eve's beautiful children and made them knights and princes. Eve then decided that her ugly children deserved the same fate. But what blessings did the Lord bestow on them? Will Eve be happy or she will learn a life-lesson?

There lived once an evil sorcerer who went from door to door pretending to be a poor man in need of help. When a pretty girl opened her home for him, he would compel her to jump into his basket. This happened with three poor sisters, three consecutive times. The sorcerer would come, compel the eldest first, then take her to his home where she was to preserve an egg and not look around. Well, she did not want to obey. And he killed her. The same happened with the next sister. He killed her as well. The third sister was however the cleverest of them all. Will she manage to outwit the sorcerer and can she bring her sisters back to life? Read "Fitcher's Bird" to find out.

Something frightening and unexplainable happens in the near forest. The king keeps sending his huntsmen there and they keep on not coming back. Some creature is apparently killing them. Years later a brave young man and his dog decide to see for themselves. They enter the magical forest and shortly after the dog is dragged under the water by a giant arm. On the next day they empty the lake and they find a man with iron-like skin. He was therefore called Iron John. Iron John was so scary and dangerous that they locked him in a cage. Nobody was allowed to open the cage because a death penalty would follow. Many years passed and one disobedient young prince decided to let Iron John out. We bet you cannot guess what followed. So just read "Iron John" to find out.

There lived once one little girl who most of us know by the name "Little Red Riding Hood". Do you know why she was called like that? Because she was wearing all the time the red hood she got from her grandmother. One day her mother asked her to bring some cake to her grandma. However the girl had to be very careful on her way through the woods because there were many dangers the little girl knew nothing of. And suddenly while she was walking, a wolf came up in front of her. He did not want to eat her however. He just wanted to know where her grandmother lived. Poor little red riding hood fell for the wolf's lies and she "led" him to her sweet grandma's home. What followed after that? Find out in "Little Red Riding Hood" by Brothers Grimm.

Once lived three unordinary sisters. The first one was only with one eye. You can guess what her name was. The second one, the most normal of them three, had two eyes. The youngest had three eyes. Two-Eyes was a kindhearted, generous girl but still her sisters and mother would had a great disdain for her. They resented her so much that they sent the poor girl away. Two-Eyes was wandering around in the woods when a good fairy saw her. The fairy would help Two-Eyes, the sisters and her mother would try to crush her. Will the poor girl get herself out of the vicious circle or her evil family will not let her lead a happier life than theirs?

One poor soldier wanders around not having a single coin, nor anything to eat. He meets one old lady and he begs food from her. The woman helps him but it turns out that she is not an ordinary person. She is actually a witch who takes the boy in her service. He has to do different chores but the strangest of all is to descend into a well and take the witch's blue light. The soldier feels that the witch is lying to him so he keeps the blue light for himself. Do you know what happens next? He realizes that this blue light is actually magical and when it is used, a dwarf pops up. But not an ordinary dwarf. It is one who follows each and every order. So it is time for the soldier to take his revenge on the king.

There was once a tailor who killed seven flies at one stroke. He was so proud of himself that he made a belt embroidered with the words "Seven at one stroke". Then a giant saw the tailor and he thought that our friend had killed seven people at once. Can you imagine what type of misinterpretation we are talking about? So he challenged the tailor. Squeeze a rock until it drips, throw a stone further than the eyes can see. And each time the tailor won. Can he be that strong? Is he hiding something? Will he have the courage to kill not only one, but two giants and what will he get in return. Find out in "The Brave Little Tailor" by Brothers Grimm.

Four brothers learn four different trades. They travel home to show their father the skills they have developed. And then suddenly a princess is taken away by a dragon. Of course the brothers would step in and try to rescue the poor princess. They don't compete. They help each other and manage to save the princess. The question now is whose trade was of most important use? Who will get the princess after all? Find out in "The Four Skillful Brothers".

A step-mother hates her son so badly that she kills him. Her daughter manages to hide her step-brothers bones which she buries under a juniper-tree. The tree is however magical and more special than any other so when a bird flies out of it, you would suspect that something is about to happen. Will the evil step-mother get what she deserves or the boy's fate cannot be changed? Find out in Brothers Grimm's "The Juniper-Tree".

Imagine this. You take a bite from the king's dish which is a white snake. Then suddenly you start understanding the language of animals. And this gets you out of numerous problems. Does it sound believable? Well it should because this is what the servant in our story experienced. However what are those troubles that he found himself in? Could he really understand all animals and how did this help him? If a servant takes a bite from the king's dish, you would expect punishment to follow. Did it? Or the servant got a reward? If you want to know how and why, you can read "The White Snake".

The queen's wish before she died was that the king would marry a woman as beautiful as her and with hair as golden as hers. The king did everything he could to keep the promise he gave to his wife. But nowhere was to be found such a lady. One day he realized that his own daughter looked almost like her mother. And he decided to marry her. The princess was however so horrified that she ran away from the kingdom, seeking shelter in another castle. You know how most tales go - from maid to princess. This time it was the other way around. The princess became a maid. But will she spend the rest of her life in the kitchen or fate will gift her with happiness and love?

There was once an old king. His last wish was to keep his son away from the picture of the princess of the Golden Dwelling. You may wonder why? Well by seeing the picture the young prince was going to fall in love with the princess and this would bring him only dangers. Faithful John was the old king's loyal servant who promised the king to protect the young boy. However you can imagine it was not as easy as it seemed. Would you be surprised if we told you that the prince got to see the picture? But what happened next? Were there for real dangers lurking behind the prince's back and how will Faithful John end up in a prison?

Do you want to read not only one but three stories about snakes? Then you have chosen the right Brothers Grimm's folktale. It is about small children getting along with snakes which eventually gift the children with some golden jewelries and crowns. But then the idyll gets interrupted either by the children's parents or by something else quite unexpected. If you want to find out what happens in each story, read "Stories about Snakes".

One day the Lord travelled in disguise wanting to test who will welcome him in his home. He knocked first on a rich man's door but he was impolite and rude and sent the Lord away. Of course he had not realized that it was actually the Lord. The wandering guest knocked on the door on the other side of the road. A poor man opened and although he did not have that much to offer, he welcomed the Lord in his home. The Lord gifted the kindhearted man with three wishes and the rich one got envious. How will the story unfold? Find out in "The Poor Man and the Rich Man". Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm's world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 210 fairy tales. Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.

An old miller who did not have a family of his own wanted to retire and leave his mill to one of his three apprentices. All he wanted from them was to bring him the finest horse ever to be seen. Hans, one of the apprentices, found a cat which promised to find him the most beautiful horse only if he served her for seven years. Hans did not have that much to lose so he agreed. The seven years passed. He returned to the mill. Everyone made laugh of him but then a beautiful princess came riding the most magnificent horse. Who inherited the mill and what happened with the cat? Find out in "The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat".

There was a once a shepherd boy who was so clever that he could answer every question he was asked. The king in the kingdom had however three very specific questions. Do you think our friend, the shepherd, managed to answer or the king was the one to stand out? Do you believe that the boy will have a bright future ahead of him or his cleverness will lead him nowhere?

Kids you know that it is not right to insult other people, right? Nor animals? Apparently the bear in our story was not taught well. She insulted the wren's children and called them "ugly". The animal kingdom stood on the wren's side and a big war broke out. Can the small birds prevail over the bear? Find out in "The Willow-Wren and the Bear".

Can you imagine jumping into a well only because your step-mother makes you to? Although it may sound impossible, the poor girl in our story had to do it. And she did not die. Actually she fell into another land where she had to complete a series of chores. At the end she met Frau Holle who rewarded the poor girl with gold because of her kindness and diligence. Now here comes the funny part. The poor girl went back home and when her step-sister found out about the gold, she jumped straight into the well. Do you think it went the same way for her as well? Find out in "Frau Holle".

Hans was a faithful and honest servant and his master granted him with a piece of gold. Hans was however not satisfied. This piece was too heavy to carry around all the time. So he traded it for a horse. Then he got tired of the horse as well and traded it for a goose. The story repeated itself several times. And in the end, he found himself with stones. Did he outwit everyone or he actually did not realize how much he lost?

If you make a stone path from your home to the forest, you will most certainly find your back, right? What if the path is from bread crumbs? Well, it will most certainly disappear in a while. The little brother and sister Hansel and Gretel had to learn it the hard way. They got left in the woods all by themselves. After a while they suddenly saw a house of sugar canes and ginger bread. Out of nowhere. Don't you think it is a bit tricky? Is there some danger lurking behind the children's backs? Or they have found their safe haven? You will find out what followed next in one of the best folktales by Brothers Grimm "Hansel and Gretel".

Jorinde and Joringel are a couple in love who wander around in the forest without realizing that they have come too close to a witch's castle. The witch throws a magic spell over Jorinde and turns her to a nightingale. Is there any way to reverse the curse? Joringel is determined to find out. Come along on Joringel's journey towards disenchantment to find out what happens with his beloved one.

The king and the queen's long expected child is born and they decide to hold a feast. However a problem occurs. There are thirteen wise women in the land and they have only twelve golden plates. The thirteenth wise women gets furious because she is not invited and she curses the little girl. "The King's daughter shall in her fifteenth year prick herself with a spindle, and fall down dead". The devasted father has all the spindles in the kingdom burned. All but one. The fifteenth year comes and you may already know what follows - the girl pricks herself. Is there any future for her and the kingdom or the woman's curse is stronger than anything?