Readers of all ages will find fresh enchantment in familiar fables with this charming storybook. Famed children's writer E. Nesbit, author of *Five Children and It* and *Shakespeare's Stories for Young Readers*, offers captivating retellings of nine famous fairy tales. This treasury of folklore beg
Fairy Tales for Young Readers (Dover)
β Scribed by Nesbit, E
- Book ID
- 108244803
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 57 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780486800660
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β¦ Synopsis
Readers of all ages will find fresh enchantment in familiar fables with this charming storybook. Famed children's writer E. Nesbit, author of Five Children and It and Shakespeare's Stories for Young Readers , offers captivating retellings of nine famous fairy tales.
This treasury of folklore begins with "Cinderella," "Beauty and the Beast," "Jack the Giant-Killer," and "Puss in Boots." Other timeless tales include "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Dick Whittington and His Cat," "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood," "The White Cat," and "Hop-o'-my-Thumb."
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