A Fairy Tale Treasury

From a great giant to a tiny child and from a wicked stepmother to a kindly granny, all of the characters in these classic folktales are African Americans. Children will delight in the timeless pleasures of these six fairy tales: Rapunzel, in which the heroine’s long hair forms a ladder for her rescue; Cinderella, a tale of patience and humility rewarded; Beauty and the Beast, the triumph of true love over appearances; Little Red Riding Hood, involving a close call with a crafty wolf; the search for what is just right in Goldilocks and the Three Bears; and a foolish boy’s transformation into a hero in Jack and the Beanstalk.

Designer and artist John Kurtz has worked for Sesame Street, Nickelodeon, and other companies. He is also the creator of Dover’s Claus Kids activity books.