To retell and illustrate fairy tales has always been my dream, and I was thrilled to find an editor at Little, Brown to work with me, and since 1990, I’ve done nine fairy tales with them. Since becoming a professional illustrator, I’ve worked on many kinds of books, from the Nancy Drew series to Golden Books and even an edition of The Little Engine That Could. I grew up with a battered copy of Grimm’s’ Fairy Tales, and read and reread the stories over and over. The Twelve Dancing Princesses was the first book for which I did both the retelling and the illustrations. It is amazing that these stories, passed down from oral tradition long before they were collected and printed, continue to be a source of inspiration for all kinds of media, from books, to plays, movies and television shows. Happily, a new edition of The Twelve Dancing Princesses, a Grimm’s’ fairy tale that I retold and illustrated, coincides with this historic anniversary. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” ― Albert EinsteinĢ012 marks the 200th anniversary of the original publication of the first collection of fairy tales by the brothers Grimm. “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales.
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