Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales

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With the words “Once upon a time,” the Brothers Grimm transport readers to a timeless realm where witches, giants, princesses, kings, fairies, goblins, and wizards fall in love, try to get rich, quarrel with their neighbors, and have magical adventures of all kinds—and in the process reveal essential truths about human nature.
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When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm set out to collect stories in the early 1800s, their goal was not to entertain children but to preserve Germanic folklore—and the hard life of European peasants was reflected in the tales they discovered. However, once the brothers saw how the stories entranced young readers, they began softening some of the harsher aspects to make them more suitable for children.
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A cornerstone of Western culture since the early 1800s, Grimm’s Fairy Tales is now beloved the world over. This collection of more than 120 of the Grimms’ best tales includes such classics as “Cinderella,” “Snow White,” “Hansel and Grethel,” “Rapunzel,” “Rumpelstiltskin,” “Little Red Riding Hood,” and “The Frog Prince,” as well as others that are no less delightful.
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My Opinion:

I have been reading this book for awhile now but I didn't want to post about it until I was completely finished reading all of the tales it contains. Of course it had the classics that everyone loves. It also had some other tales that probably should NEVER have been written down; way to creepy and wrong for my taste. But over all I enjoyed hearing some not so well known tales. I do want to say that if you get this book and are planning to read it to your family/kids make sure you read the stories first so you don't expose them to something that you may not want them to know. Another thing that I should mention is that the picture provided is the newest model out for the book and it includes pictures. So that might be something extra fun for you to enjoy.

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(Picture from Barnes and Noble Site)