This anthology is wonderful to use as a read-aloud with grades 2 and 3. Students listened and identified elements of the story such as good and bad characters, the setting, the magic elements, the conflict, resolution, and the moral of the tale. Some of the stories such as "The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage." made students laugh. The illustrations are beautiful and really enhance the stories. ( )

A selection of thirty-two of the tales including Sleeping Beauty, Iron Hans, Jorinda and Joringel, The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids, and The Shoemaker and the Elves among others selected, translated and illustrated just before the author’s death. Not all the illustrations are in their completed form, some are sketches that were to be refined and completed. But this gives the viewer an insight into the artist’s technique and more appreciation for the completed illustrations. The translation and selections give the collection a childlike charm which should be appealing to young readers and listeners. ( )