Grimm Tales for Young and old

Locations
Call Number: Y BOCD 398.20943 Gr, Kids BOCD / Fiction / General / Pullman, Philip
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Kids 4-week checkout	Y BOCD 398.20943 Gr	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Kids A/V 4-week checkout	Kids BOCD / Fiction / General / Pullman, Philip	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Kids A/V 4-week checkout	Kids BOCD / Fiction / General / Pullman, Philip	4-week checkout	Due 05-18-2024

Compact discs.
Unabridged.
Read by Samuel West.
Philip Pullman chooses his 50 favourite stories from the Brothers Grimm and presents them in a 'clear as water' retelling. He brings the heart of each tale to the fore, following with a commentary on the story's background.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Excellent submitted by jillian on July 1, 2014, 3:25pm Well written and performed versions of Grimm's most well-know tales.

Well told submitted by lstorc on August 31, 2018, 11:22pm The narrator's is calming and very clear. He tells these stories delightfully.

Good narration, but are these suitable for children? submitted by Marian on August 2, 2019, 3:18pm The first 8 tracks of disc 1 are Pullman talking about folk tales, so the stories don't start until 9. By the time I finished disc 3, I wondered that these are considered stories for children. There's a lot of selfish, brutal, vicious, gory stuff in these tales. Should retribution be an act that in itself would deserve retribution?
I considered skipping the other 7 discs, but listened all the way through. The last stories seem shorter, milder, and perhaps less cohesive. The narrator is very good throughout.