New Releases by Charles Perrault

DIVThis comprehensive text for students of French language or literature includes 3 tales in verse as well as much-loved prose favorites such as "Sleeping Beauty" and "Cinderella." Excellent English translations appear on facing pages. /div

Puss in Boots is one of the most famous of Charles Perrault''s tales. It was first published in 1697 in a collection of eight fairy tales called Histoires ou contes du temps passé (Stories or Tales of Past Times). Since that time, Puss in Boots has become a very popular character and has appeared in films, cartoons and comics. Despite its popularity, the tale has been criticised by some people. For example, George Cruikshank, the British caricaturist and book illustrator, wrote, "When I came to look carefully at that story, I felt compelled to rewrite it, and alter the character of it to a certain extent, for, as it stood, the tale was a succession of successful falsehoods - a clever lesson in lying, a system of imposture rewarded by the greatest worldly advantages! - a useful lesson, truly, to be impressed upon the minds of children." This edition includes remarkable illustrations by Walter Crane. Crane''s work on children''s books in cooperation with the publisher Edmund Evans earned him worldwide fame in the late 19th century. (For more fairy tales of Charles Perrault with illustrations by Walter Crane see ISBN 978-1468141184).

A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her grandmother.

In this retelling of the classic story, Cinderella never complains as she does everything that her ungrateful stepmother and stepsisters tells her to do. Cinderella''s good nature is rewarded when her fairy godmother transforms her rags into a ball gown so she can attend the Prince''s ball. In her haste to get home after the magnificent party, she leaves behind a glass slipper . . . a clue that the Prince uses to find Cinderella and ask her to marry him.

An enterprising cat—with only a bag, a pair of boots, and some audacity—arranges for his owner, a poor farmer, to marry a princess and live happily every after. The stories in the Abbeville Classic Fairy Tales series have been adapted for the children of today while respecting the richness and flavor of the original versions. This charming series retells classic fairy tales with bright illustrations and a clever tone. Children will love the game page at the end of each book, and they will want to read all the books in the series.

"Puss in Boots," "Blue Beard," "Tom Thumb," and other beloved fairy tale classics, as set down by the man who first rescued them from the oral tradition in the 17th century. Contains six color plates and 30 black-and-white illustrations.

An illustrated collection of eleven tales including such familiar titles as "Cinderella" and "Sleeping Beauty" and less familiar ones such as "Tufty Ricky" and "The Fairies."

Fairy tales of Perrault in the original French.

Charles Perrault published the fairy Tales in "The tales of Mother Goose" in the late 17th century. The stories are now fundamental to Western childhood literature and also include numerous lessons and moral teachings. A selection of popular Perrault tales offer some insights: Cinderella: Patience and Virtue - Lesson: Rewarding these happen to be kindness and patience. Cinderella displays kindness and determination as she bears the cruelty of her stepfamily and ultimately, due to her good nature, discovers love and happiness. Little Red Riding Hood: Caution as well as Obedience. Lesson 1: The importance of being cautious and listening t o your parents. The choice of Little Red Riding Hood to not follow her mother''s advice to remain exactly where she is leads to danger. Sleeping Beauty: Hope and destiny are connected by Destiny. Lesson: Regardless of the fact that fate appears to influence events, hope and tenacity can nevertheless secure a positive outcome. The prince ultimately awakens Sleeping Beauty despite the curse, illustrating that patience pays off. Puss in Boots: " Cleverness as well as Resourcefulness. Lesson: Life could be made better by being ingenious and clever. Puss in Boots shows that brains could be as helpful as muscle - to enrich both himself as well as his master.