Le fiabe dei Grimm per grandi e piccoli

The mountain and the valley never meet, but the children of men, both good and bad, met one another all the time. -The Two Travelling Companions I grew up with fairy tales: first my mom read them to me when I was still too little to do so myself, and then I took the big volumes in my own little hands Leggi tutto

These two brothers are solely responsible for most of the world knowing a number of fairy tales. Their names: Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, two Germans. They were neither the first nor the last to collect stories, slightly adapt and publish them as a collection. However, for some reason, their changes ma Leggi tutto

This is an odd one. I love Philip Pullman yet I'm not a fan of any Grimm Tale I have read prior to this book. I give this a low rating mainly because it was painfully hard work to read this book at any great pace. Grimm tales are so formulaic, they sometimes don't feel like real stories. Every woman Leggi tutto

Reseña completa aquí: http://tinyurl.com/h5qhgpr 5 de 5 estrellas ♡ Este libro es una joya que efectivamente es para todas las edades; a pesar de todo lo crudos que puedan ser algunos cuentos, otros son perfectos para los más pequeños. Ratifico que, de lejos, los cuentos fantásticos de los hermanos Gri Leggi tutto

I grew up loving fairy tales, especially those by the Brothers Grimm. I had them narrated on records, and I’d sit or lay on the carpet and just listen and let my imagination take me away. I took the stories at face value, and never questioned how odd they are, or why things happen in them the way th Leggi tutto

Started so strong I thought I'd burn through these but things fell off a bit a third into it, or maybe I just got too used to the transparent language, the patient anonymous tone, the ever-present series of threes, the same ol' motifs. Courage, bravery, goodness, cleverness are rewarded with gold, p Leggi tutto

7.6/10 I knew that the original Grimms tales were a lot darker than the ones that we have been told as little kids... And boy,oh boy are they. These tales (some of them)are great if you are looking something spooky to read at night. I must say that i do not recommend to read that to your child.