The singing bones : inspired by Grimms' fairy tales / Shaun Tan ; foreword by Neil Gaiman ; introduced by Jack Zipes
- Author
- Tan, Shaun
- Published
- New York, NY : Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2016.
- Copyright Date
- ©2015
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Physical Description
- 185 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
- Additional Creators
- Gaiman, Neil, Zipes, Jack, 1937-, Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863, Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859, and Hopkins, Lee Bennett
- Contents
- Foreword by Neil Gaiman -- 'How the Brothers Grimm Made Their Way in the World' by Jack Zipes -- Plates -- Afterword by Shaun Tan -- Annotated Index -- Further Reading -- Acknowledgments. and The frog king -- The companionship of the cat and the mouse -- Hansel and Gretel -- Little red cap -- The boy who left home to find out about fear -- Faithful Johannes -- The twelve brothers -- The white snake -- Little brother and little sister -- Rapunzel -- The three little gnomes in the forest -- The three snake leaves -- The fisherman and his wife -- The brave little tailor -- Cinderella -- The riddle -- The three spinners -- The mouse, the bird, and the sausage -- The boots of buffalo leather -- The Bremen town musicians -- The singing bone -- The devil with the three golden hairs -- The maiden without hands -- Foundling -- The wolf and the seven young kids -- the elves -- Lucky hands -- Gambling Hans -- The robber bridegroom -- Godfather death -- The juniper tree -- Brier Rose -- Snow White -- The six swans-- Rumpelstiltskin -- Mother Trudy -- The golden bird -- The fox and the cat -- Little farmer -- All fur -- Snow White and Rose Red -- Jorinda and Joringel -- The singing, springing lark -- How six made their way in the world -- The goose girl -- Bearskin -- King Thrushbeard -- The two travelers -- Hans my hedgehog -- The little shroud -- The stolen pennies -- The old man and his grandson -- The devil's sooty brother -- The lettuce donkey -- The turnip -- One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes -- The worn-out dancing shoes -- The twelve huntsmen -- Iron Hans -- Mother Holle -- The goose girl at the spring -- Simelei Mountain -- Lazy Heinz -- Fitcher's bird -- Strong Hans -- The blacksmith and the devil -- The blue light -- The nixie in the pond -- The dog and the sparrow -- The wedding of Mrs. Fox -- The master thief -- The thief and his master -- The water of life -- The moon -- Thumbling.
- Summary
- Selection and adaptation of seventy-five Grimm's fairy tales, as translated by Jack Zipes, and newly illustrated by Shaun Tan.
- Subject(s)
- Kinder- und Hausmärchen—Adaptations
- Kinder- und Hausmärchen
- Fairy tales—Germany
- Folklore—Germany—Juvenile literature
- Fairy tales
- Folklore—Germany
- Contes de fées—Allemagne
- Folklore—Allemagne—Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- JUVENILE FICTION—Fairy Tales & Folklore
- JUVENILE FICTION—Fantasy & Magic
- JUVENILE FICTION—Monsters
- Folklore
- Germany
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9780545946124 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0545946123 (hardcover ; alk. paper) - Collection
- Lee Bennett Hopkins Collection.
- Audience
- Primary
- Note
- "Text abridged and adapted from translations of Grimms' fairy tales, ©Jack Zipes."
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 184) and index.
- Source of Acquisition
- HARRISBURG juvenile copy: Gift of Lee Bennett Hopkins.
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