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The singing bones : inspired by Grimms' fairy tales /

Selection and adaptation of seventy-five Grimm's fairy tales, as translated by Jack Zipes and newly illustrated by Shaun Tan.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tan, Shaun (Adapter, Illustrator)
Other Authors: Gaiman, Neil (author of foreword.), Zipes, Jack, 1937- (Translator, author of introduction,), Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863, Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., [2016]
Edition:First American edition.
Subjects:
Kinder- und Hausmärchen > Adaptations.
Fairy tales > Germany.
Folklore > Germany > Juvenile literature.
Fairy tales.
Folklore > Germany > Juvenile fiction.
Folklore > Germany.
Young adult fiction.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword by Philip Pullman
  • 'How the Brothers Grimm Made Their Way in the World' by Jack Zipes
  • Plates
  • Afterword by Shaun Tan
  • Annotated Index
  • Further Reading
  • Acknowledgements.
  • 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 theif
  • The thief and his master
  • The water of life
  • The moon
  • Thumbling.