Best of
Fairy-Tales

1984

The Sleeping Beauty


Mercer Mayer - 1984
    The author/artist has embellished this folktale of the princess who sleeps under an evil spell for 100 years with some details of his own.

Saint George and the Dragon


Margaret Hodges - 1984
    George and the Dragon commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Caldecott Award-winning picture book. Hodges retells an exciting segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which the Red Cross Knight slays a dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years, bringing peace and joy back to the land. Featuring a fresh new cover design - with artwork that highlights the dragon adventure within - and distinctive embossed gold Caldecott Award sticker, this is the perfect way to introduce the classic tale to a whole new generation of readers.

Hansel and Gretel


Rika Lesser - 1984
    Lesser and Zelinsky retell the story of a pair of children lost in the woods who run into a witch with a very tasty house.

The Three Little Pigs


James Marshall - 1984
    James Marshall, a 1989 Caldecott Honor winner for Goldilocks and the Three Bears, is witty and wily once again as he enchances The Three Little Pigs with ingenious details that will delight young readers.

Wizards and Witches


Time-Life Books - 1984
    

The Black Horse


Marianna Mayer - 1984
    A poor Irish prince wins the love of the Princess of the Mountians after helping her to escape the wicked Sea King with magical aid of a mysterious black horse.

The Wizard's Daughter: A Viking Legend


Chris Conover - 1984
    A farmer's son, enslaved by an evil wizard, is aided by the man's lovely daughter in freeing the whole land from the wizard's spell.

Victorian Fairy Tales: The Revolt of the Fairies and Elves


Jack D. Zipes - 1984
    Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Greg Hildebrandt's Favorite Fairy Tales


Greg Hildebrandt - 1984
    Twenty fairy tales from various parts of the world, including Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, Hansel and Gretel, Andromeda and Perseus, and Jack the Giant Killer.

Imps, Demons, Hobgoblins, Witches, Fairies & Elves


Leonard Baskin - 1984
    An illustrated catalogue of imps, hobgoblins, demons, and witches taken from literature and the author's own imagination.

Towser and the Terrible Thing


Tony Ross - 1984
    

Treasury of Fairy Tales


Modern Publishing - 1984