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Synopsis
Two centuries ago, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of Children's and Household Tales. Now Philip Pullman, one of the most accomplished authors of our time, makes us fall in love all over again with the immortal tales of the Brothers Grimm.
Is Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
Classic fairy tales contain traditional fairy tale violence (witches in ovens, wolves eating people, dismemberment) but presented in folkloric style rather than graphic detail. Some stories involve child endangerment, abandonment, and death.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include child harm, animal death, death, and death of parent (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Kids who love classic fairy tales will enjoy these famous stories about clever heroes, wicked witches, magical transformations, and happily-ever-afters.