The Green Fairy Book

The Green Fairy Book contains a rich range of classic fairy tales, including ‘The Blue Bird’, ‘The Three Little Pigs’ and ‘The Story of the Three Bears’. No matter how far it has travelled, whether courtly entertainment or rustic yarn, each fairytale contains its lessons as well as its adventures: in Charles Deulin’s ‘The Little Soldier’, a soldier learns that an honest fishergirl is preferable to a greedy princess and in Madame D’Aulnoy’s ‘The Blue Bird’, a King and Queen learn the importance of trusting each other. This lovely edition is introduced by scholar Jack Zipes and illustrated by Julian de Narvaez with evocative watercolours in the great tradition of children’s illustration. Classic stories included in this collection: 'The Blue Bird'; 'The Half-Chick'; 'The Story of Caliph Stork'; 'The Enchanted Watch'; 'Rosanella'; 'Sylvain and Jocosa'; 'Fairy Gifts'; 'Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla'; 'Prince Featherhead and the Princess Celandine'; 'The Three Little Pigs'; 'Heart of Ice'; 'The Enchanted Ring'; 'The Snuff-Box'; 'The Golden Blackbird'; 'The Little Soldier'; 'The Magic Swan'; 'The Dirty Shepherdess'; 'The Enchanted Snake'; 'The Biter Bit'; 'King Kojat'; 'Prince Fickle and Fair Helena'; 'Puddocky'; 'The Story of Hok Lee and the Dwarfs'; 'The Story of the Three Bears'; 'Prince Vivien and the Princess Placida'; 'Little One-Eye, Little Two-Eyes and Little Three-Eyes'; 'Jorinde and Joringel'; 'Allerleirauh; or, the Many-Furred Creature'; 'The Twelve Huntsmen'; 'Spindle, Shuttle and Needle'; 'The Crystal Coffin'; 'The Three Snake-Leaves'; 'The Riddle'; 'Jack my Hedgehog'; 'The Golden Lads'; 'The White Snake'; 'The Story of a Clever Tailor'; 'The Golden Mermaid'; 'The War of the Wolf and the Fox'; 'The Story of the Fisherman and His Wife'; 'The Three Musicians'; 'The Three Dogs'.