Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know: A Classic Collection of Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and Wonder Stories - Hardcover

by Varous (Author)

Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know gathers a generous selection of classic fairy tales, folk tales, literary fairy stories, and wonder tales that have shaped childhood reading for generations. This collection brings together princes and princesses, clever animals, enchanted transformations, giants, witches, magical helpers, dangerous forests, impossible tasks, hidden identities, and sudden turns of fortune. It is a strong evergreen title for families, libraries, homeschool reading, read-aloud use, and anyone building a shelf of classic children's literature.

Featured tales include:

"Enchanted Stag"

"The Twelve Brothers"

"Puss in Boots"

"Jack and the Beanstalk"

"The Princess on the Pea"

"The Ugly Duckling"

"The Light Princess"

"Beauty and the Beast"

"Hansel and Gretel"

"Jack the Giant Killer"

"The Second Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor"

"The Story of Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp"

And many more.

The value of this collection is its range. Familiar European fairy tales appear alongside Arabian Nights adventure, comic animal cunning, moral transformation, royal romance, magical trials, and stories of courage, kindness, danger, and reward. Children encounter some of the most recognisable names in traditional storytelling, while adult readers and educators will find a useful single-volume collection of tales that continue to support imagination, vocabulary, cultural literacy, and literary discovery. For readers of classic children's stories, fairy tale anthologies, folklore, fantasy, and family read-aloud books, Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know remains a practical and appealing gateway into the old story-world.