Age: 8-9 years old  Reading Level: 3rd gradeThe best illustrated fairytales for children!Once upon a time was a pretty princess called Snow White. Unfortunately, her mother the queen died when she was still a baby and her father remarried a beautiful but evil woman. As she wished to remain the most beautiful woman in the whole kingdom, she kept asking her magic mirror who was the most beautiful woman. The mirror always answered that she was, until one day he pronounced Snow White's name. Red with anger, the queen decided to get her revenge... The collection "Once Upon a Time" offers a new and richly illustrated version of the most famous fairytales. EXCERPTOnce upon a time there was a pretty young princess who had skin as white as snow and hair as black as ebony. She was called Snow White. Her mother, the queen, unfortunately died soon after she was born and her father got married again to a beautiful but very wicked woman. The new queen wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the kingdom. Every morning, she would look into her magic mirror and ask"Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?"The mirror would always reply, "You, Oh Queen, are the fairest one of all." But one day, the mirror told the evil queen that Snow White was now the fairest one of all. The queen turned pale and furious!In the same collection:. Thumbelina. The Ugly Duckling. The Brave Little Tailor. The Tin Soldier. The Musicians of Bremen. Hansel and Gretel. Three Little Pigs. Beauty and the Beast. Goldilocks and the 3 Bears. The Little Thumb. Puss in Boots. Little Red Riding Hood. Sleeping Beauty. Cinderella. Peter Pan

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Tales and Stories for Children

Age: 8-9 years old  Reading Level: 3rd gradeThe best illustrated fairytales for children!Once upon a time was a brave little tailor who worked as hard as he could to finish all the orders he received in time. One day, as he was eating bread and jam between two orders, severals flies were attracted by the food. The brave little tailor seized a cloth and killed seven of them at once. At that moment, he decided to conquer the world... The collection "Once Upon a Time" offers a new and richly illustrated version of the most famous fairytales. EXCERPTOnce upon a time, there was an honest little tailor who worked very hard to honour all the orders he got. One day, he had prepared a thick slice of bread with jam to eat from time to time during his workday. Attracted by the jam, several flies came through the window and sat on the bread. Annoyed, the little tailor finally slammed a piece of cloth on them. Whack! Seven flies went down dead. The little tailor was very proud of his achievement. He pulled out his belt, then embroidered on it with large letters, "Seven with one blow!" He then decided to quit his job and travel the world to tell his own story. In the same collection:. Thumbelina. The Ugly Duckling. The Tin Soldier. The Musicians of Bremen. Hansel and Gretel. Three Little Pigs. Beauty and the Beast. Goldilocks and the 3 Bears. The Little Thumb. Puss in Boots. Little Red Riding Hood. Sleeping Beauty. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Cinderella. Peter Pan

The Brave Little Tailor - Tales and Stories for Children

Age: 8-9 years old Reading Level: 3rd gradeThe best illustrated fairytales for children!Once upon a time, not far from the city of Bremen, lived a mean miller who owned a donkey. As he was getting older, the donkey was finding it more and more difficult to carry heavy bags. The miller started to yell at the donkey and the latter, fed up, decided to leave for the city of Bremen and make his dream come true. On his road, he met interesting companions... The collection "Once Upon a Time" offers a new and richly illustrated version of the most famous fairytales. EXCERPTIn a small village near Bremen in Germany lived a miller who had an old donkey. Every day, he had to carry heavy sacks of grain to the mill. But the donkey was growing older all the time and one morning he staggered and fell under the heavy load. The miller was furious and shouted, "Lazy fellow. Spending money on food for you is just a waste." So the old donkey decided to leave the miller and go to the city of Bremen. He was a music lover and dreamt of playing in the Bremen City Band. In the same collection :. Thumbelina. The Ugly Duckling. The Brave Little Tailor. The Tin Soldier. Hansel and Gretel. Three Little Pigs. Beauty and the Beast. Goldilocks and the 3 Bears. The Little Thumb. Puss in Boots. Little Red Riding Hood. Sleeping Beauty. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Cinderella. Peter Pan

The Musicians of Bremen - Tales and Stories for Children

The ninth book in Harper Design's deluxe classic illustrated series-a beautiful and inventive fresh take on the Grimm Brothers' fairy tales, including "Snow White, " with stunning full-color artwork and interactive features created by MinaLima, the award-winning design studio behind the graphics for the Harry Potter film franchise. Snow White and Other Grimms' Fairy Tales includes twenty-three of the most popular tales penned by German brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, taken from their original collection Children's and Household Tales, first published in 1812. Here are beloved characters, including Snowdrop (Snow White), Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty), Ashputtel (Cinderella), Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, The Elves and The Shoemaker, all reimagined by the brilliant award-winning designers at MinaLima. This deluxe edition is illustrated with specially commissioned artwork and includes nine extraordinary interactive features ranging from a pop-up forest and pull-tab mirror for Snow White and a wall of thorns encasing Sleeping Beauty to a three-dimensional ball gown for Cinderella and a pop-up tower for Rapunzel. Filled with marvels, this beautiful edition will enchant readers of every age and is sure to become a treasured keepsake.

Snow White and Other Grimm's Fairy Tales - Illustrated with Interactive Elements

Age: 8-9 years old Reading Level: 3rd gradeThe best illustrated fairytales for children!Once upon a time was a little girl that people called Little Red Riding Hood because she was always wearing a red hood. One day, upon her mother's request, she came to see her grandmother to bring her food. Just as she was entering the wood, she met a wolf whom she trusted. The latter decided to take advantage of her innocence to trick her... The collection "Once Upon a Time" offers a new and richly illustrated version of the most famous fairytales. EXCERPTOnce upon a time, there was a little girl living in the woods. She was called Little Red Riding Hood because she always wore a red, hooded cloak. She was going to visit her sick grandmother. Before she left the house, her mother gave Little Red Riding Hood a basket of cookies to give to her grandmother. She warned her not to loiter, or talk to any strangers on her way. On the way to her grandmother's house, Little Red Riding Hood met a wolf."Where are you going?" asked the wolf."To the other side of the woods to see my sick grandmother."In the same collection:. Thumbelina. The Ugly Duckling. The Brave Little Tailor. The Tin Soldier. The Musicians of Bremen. Hansel and Gretel. Three Little Pigs. Beauty and the Beast. Goldilocks and the 3 Bears. The Little Thumb. Puss in Boots. Sleeping Beauty. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Cinderella. Peter Pan

Little Red Riding Hood - Tales and Stories for Children

Age: 8-9 years old  Reading Level: 3rd grade
The best illustrated fairytales for children!
Once upon a time, in a far away land lived a king and a queen who wanted to have children. Thus, they were delighted when the queen gave birth to a little girl. They named her Aurora and threw a big party for her christening, to which they invited the kingdom fairies. Unfortunately, a very old and very mean fairy had not been invited et decided to get her revenge by cursing the little princess...
The collection "Once Upon a Time" offers a new and richly illustrated version of the most famous fairytales.
EXCERPT
Once upon a time, there lived a king and a queen who wished for a child of their own for a long time. So when the queen gave birth to a beautiful princess, they were very happy.
They invited important guests and all the fairies of the kingdom to their castle for a celebration in honour of the child's birth.
One after the other, as godmother, the fairies looking at the new born princess, gave her gifts of beauty, grace, goodness, and intelligence.
But the king and queen had forgotten to invite the wicked fairy...
In the same collection:
o Thumbelina
o The Ugly Duckling
o The Brave Little Tailor
o The Tin Soldier
o The Musicians of Bremen
o Hansel and Gretel
o Three Little Pigs
o Beauty and the Beast
o Goldilocks and the 3 Bears
o The Little Thumb
o Puss in Boots
o Little Red Riding Hood
o Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
o Cinderella
o Peter Pan

Sleeping Beauty

Age: 8-9 years old Reading Level: 3rd gradeThe best illustrated fairytales for children!Once upon a time was a poor lumberjack who had two children, Hansel and Gretel. Unfortunately, he was no longer able to provide for his family and his second wife, who hated the children, said they had to abandon them. After two unsuccessful attempts, the parents finally managed to get rid of the children, who had to survive on their own. They looked for help and found a strange house, very interesting but also very dangerous... The collection "Once Upon a Time" offers a new and richly illustrated version of the most famous fairytales. EXCERPTOnce upon a time, a brother and a sister called Hansel and Gretel lived in a tiny cottage in the forest with their father, who was a poor woodcutter, and their stepmother. Their stepmother was very unkind and said they didn't have enough food for the children. One day, she told her husband that he must take Hansel and Gretel deep into the forest and leave them there. "They are old enough nowto take care of themselves!" said the mean stepmother. The woodcutter who dearly loved his children was very sad. However, he had no other choice but to follow the wish of his cruel wife. In the same collection:. Thumbelina. The Ugly Duckling. The Brave Little Tailor. The Tin Soldier. The Musicians of Bremen. Three Little Pigs. Beauty and the Beast. Goldilocks and the 3 Bears. The Little Thumb. Puss in Boots. Little Red Riding Hood. Sleeping Beauty. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.Cinderella. Peter Pan

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