The Bremen Town Musicians: And Other Animal Tales from Grimm
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.25 (576 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1596430109 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Each page of text appears against a white background within a narrow frame depicting the landscape in which the story is set. The eponymous story leads off, followed by five lesser-known tales including "The Hare and the Hedgehog," "King of the Birds," "When the Birds and the Beasts Went to War," "The Fox and the Geese," and the more familiar "The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids." In an introductory note, Orgel recalls hearing her parents tell the stories in German in the plattdeutsch dialect and explains her method of translating and retelling so as to make the stories appealing for today's readers. Kitchen'srepresentational paintings are meticulously rendered, softly textured works of art, often
Six delightful stories, some familiar, some, less so, freshly translated by a noted author and sumptuously illustrated by a renowned artist.There have been many collections of tales from the Brothers Grimm over the years but few as engaging, and as handsome, as this one. In addition to the title story the collection includes The Hare and the Hedgehog, King of the Birds, How the Birds and Beasts Went to War, The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids, and The Fox and the Geese.The stories are accompanied by marvelously detailed illustrations by Bert Kitchen, who previously collaborated with Ms. Orgel on her collection of Aesop tales, The Lion and the Mouse.. Doris Orgel, who treasured these stories as a child in Vienna, has chosen six of her favorites, all featuring animal characters, and brought them to life for contemporary audiences
"Three Stars" according to Melissa Farrington. Quick but was a previous library book :/. E. R. Bird said Play that funky music, animals. Authors tackling Grimm Brother stories today have the difficult task of not always knowing what the best way to present the authors' original material is. If you've ever read a direct translation of a Grimm story then you know that they have a tendency towards violence, black and white terms of good and bad, di. Very nice book and good stories Nick Took a little while to arrive but book was in great condition and had 4 nice stories in it. My 5 yr old daughter loved the 4 musicians of Bremen.