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The Singing Bones : : Inspired by Grimms' Fairy Tales

Tan, Shaun. Book - 2016 Teen 398.209 Ta, Teen Book / Nonfiction / Art & Crafts, Teen Book / Nonfiction / Art 3 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 3 out of 5

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"Text abridged and adapted from translations of Grimms' fairy tales, ©Jack Zipes."
The frog king -- The companionship of the cat and the mouse -- Hansel and Gretel -- Little red cap -- The boy who left home to find out about fear -- Faithful Johannes -- The twelve brothers -- The white snake -- Little brother and little sister -- Rapunzel -- The three little gnomes in the forest -- The three snake leaves -- The fisherman and his wife -- The brave little tailor -- Cinderella -- The riddle -- The three spinners -- The mouse, the bird, and the sausage -- The boots of buffalo leather -- The Bremen town musicians -- The singing bone -- The devil with the three golden hairs -- The maiden without hands -- Foundling -- The wolf and the seven young kids -- the elves -- Lucky hands -- Gambling Hans -- The robber bridegroom -- Godfather death -- The juniper tree -- Brier Rose -- Snow White -- The six swans.
Rumpelstiltskin -- Mother Trudy -- The golden bird -- The fox and the cat -- Little farmer -- All fur -- Snow White and Rose Red -- Jorinda and Joringel -- The singing, springing lark -- How six made their way in the world -- The goose girl -- Bearskin -- King Thrushbeard -- The two travelers -- Hans my hedgehog -- The little shroud -- The stolen pennies -- The old man and his grandson -- The devil's sooty brother -- The lettuce donkey -- The turnip -- One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes -- The worn-out dancing shoes -- The twelve huntsmen -- Iron Hans -- Mother Holle -- The goose girl at the spring -- Simelei Mountain -- Lazy Heinz -- Fitcher's bird -- Strong Hans -- The blacksmith and the devil -- The blue light -- The nixie in the pond -- The dog and the sparrow -- The wedding of Mrs. Fox -- The master theif -- The thief and his master -- The water of life -- The moon -- Thumbling.
Selection and adaptation of seventy-five Grimm's fairy tales, as translated by Jack Zipes, and newly illustrated by Shaun Tan.

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Award-winning Creator submitted by jmb.mlis on August 23, 2020, 12:51am Shaun Tan has such a distinctive style. His books have won awards but I find they are more by adult readers than by children or teens.

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SERIES
Kinder- und Hausmärchen.



PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2016.
Year Published: 2016
Description: 185 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780545946124
0545946123

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Chen, Zhiyong.
Gaiman, Neil,
Zipes, Jack, 1937-
Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863.
Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859.

SUBJECTS
Kinder- und Hausmärchen -- Adaptations.
Fairy tales.
Folklore -- Germany.