[.ca] The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm All-New ... (ISBN 0553382160)

The student's dream edition:
This book not only comes with almost 300 stories, but a introduction that covers the Grimm brothers lives and their gathering of the stories. In the end it also has a very thick glossary that covers the credits of each story, most even say who the exact source the story came from. It's a literary masterpiece full of the Grimm's collected folklore and almost thirty new stories that I myself have searched for everywhere and couldn't find exept in this copy. Don't let the different names of a few of the stories through you though, every story had origanaly abuot five names and are referred to by anyone in different editions and company's prints. This is truely a grand buy for anyone who just wants to have a book with some illustrations and tons of stories for thier kids, or wants to reseach them. If this is for kids, I'm sure you know to be careful, some of the stories are very gruesome.

Who Should Read Grimms' Fairy Tales?:
I believe anyone who wants to discover the origins and roots of their favorite fairy tales should read this book. Many stories, such as Sleeping Beauty and Snow White, are in this collection. But there are some differences in the content. Many stories are more violent and gruesome than the stories we are used to. Many tales end in a horrid death. Some stories are nothing like the ones known today. Hansel and Grettel has nothing to do with a candy house and a children-baking witch! Therefore, I would not recommend this book to young children or to parents who would read this to their children. Also, if you are looking for lots of pictures, this book is not for you. Out of the 55 stories, there are only about 15 pictures, which are hard to make out. Most of the stories run with the same theme of princesses and magical creatures. Therefore, I would have to recommend Grimms' Fairy Tales to avid readers who do not get easily disturbed by bloody descriptions or get bored by same-concept stories.

Stories For Children?:
This is a very interesting collection of fairy tales. It has the popular forms and ones that I've never even herd about. I found the omitted tales thrilling and very disturbing. It amuses me how scholars and historians say that fairy tales are damaging to children. When modern day writting is much more sever.

Love it!!:
One big fat collection of Grimm's fairy tales all wrapped up in one inexpensive compendium. Who could ask for more. Now I something to read to my kids that isn't all buttered & Disney'd up.

Fairy Tales:
I do like this book but I really didn't think they needed a third edition, when the second one is perfectly fine. This is the book to get for these classic wonderful fairy tales that we all have grown up with. There the few stories that many people know all over the world and something that we all can enjoy, no matter how old we get.