Illustrated Grimm's Fairy Tales (Usborne Illustrated Story Collections)

Nice book, a lot of stories

Perfect for reading together with my niece. Lovely illustrations.

This is my 3.5 year old’s new favourite book – I think in the last 2 months she has only requested a different book 3 times at bedtime – it’s that good. The fairytales are the old stories, but a) Told in slightly simplified language b) Slightly updated for modern language patterns The stories’ wording is just right for young ones and I hardly have to tweak any of it when reading aloud (unlike other books such as Beatrix Potter when I have to paraphrase nearly all of it) for a little listener. The stories are just the right length for one or two a night. Of course the girls always need rescuing by a prince which is tedious, but that’s not the fault of this edition :) The illustrations are lovely, the reason I chose this above other fairy tale compendiums. They are not childish or simple, they are rich in colour and lovely to look at. The text/font is also very legible so it will be good too for when she starts to read herself.

Great book for traditional style stories. Some but not that many illustrations, which for us is the best balance as showing the pictures doesn't interrupt the story too much. Each story is between 15-40 pages long which equates to about 10-20 minutes reading time, which is about perfect for our son. Most of the stories will be familiar to everyone - Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Rapunzel, but there were certainly a few that were new to both myself and my wife. The book itself is a good size to balance on the knee while a child is on the other one, smaller than A4 but bigger than A5 and has a useful ribbon for marking a page. As with all Usborne books its feels solidly made and the illustrations are lovely. It does lose a star for as I assume that the stories had just been copied from the original source with little to no editing. Whilst our lad positively relishes some of the gorier bits in some of the tales (Red Riding Hood has issues...) I can understand if the parents of more sensitive souls wanted to gloss over certain bits.You'll also find yourself editing on the fly as you read aloud as some of the sentence structure is odd to modern ears. Overall, an excellent addition to our bedtime armoury.

Good value illustrations are great

I grew up on Grimms fairy tales and this book of multiple tales is outstanding. Perfect sized book and such beautiful artwork that brings everything to life. Darker stories than may be for some parents tastes for their little ones, but there are lessons in each and every story. From the feel of the cover, drawings and quality of the text this is a must buy and I would highly recommend for anyone that is a fan. I would probably only say your child may not be too interested until they are at least 2 years old as there is a lot of text to read to them.

Very pleasant at bedtime for my almost 7 year old son-quality stories and a very nice book

It’s a lovely book to be read aloud to children - I’m using it to read to my 3 year old and he’s enchanted by the stories in it. Not many illustrations but for bedtime that’s not a bad thing really. Well worth the purchase

Classic stories written for children, would have been nice to have a few more illustrations in it.

It's for kids, so expected more colourful pictures/ illustrations

What a wonderful book written by outstanding authors, The Grimm brothers. Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs appear as they were actually written and intended. there a total of sixteen tales reproduced. Less recognizable tales such as The Goose Girl, The Bear And the Wren, Tom Thumb and The Twelve Dancing Princesses are included in this work. There is no fluff and little exaggeration. These stories are written as the Grimm Brothers wrote them nearly 200 years ago.. And they are refreshing as well as refreshing. As you read them to your little ones, you can always change words and meanings if your child isn't ready for the stark reality of the tales. These are not the tales that Disney portrays in movies and kids' books. Each story has some elements portrayed in them that reminds us of the Disney tales, but there is a big divide between Grimm and Disney. Keep this in mind should you read these tales to your young children. The book is made of quality paper. The illustrations are very good and colorful. Read the original versions by the Brother's Grimm then compare to Disney. It's a good book to own in your library. Like everything else in life, be careful how you use it around young and impressionable children.

Superb collection of fairy tales.. neat pages... My daughter loves to read it again and again... Love the illustrations

You can’t go wrong buying these Usborne books. They are truly beautifully made with colourful illustrations. I have purchased a number of them in my grandchildren love them.