An illustrated collection of fifty-two traditional tales collected by the Grimm brothers.

A poor woodcutter's children, lost in the forest, come upon a house made of cookies, cakes, and candy, occupied by a wicked witch who likes to have children for dinner. A retelling of a well-known fairy tale features the adventures of two children who are abandoned in the forest and lured into the clutches of a witch by her confection cottage.

A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her sick grandmother.

On her way to deliver a basket of food to her sick grandmother, Elisabeth encounters a sly wolf.

A retelling of the Grimm fairy tale in which a despondent soldier makes a pact to do the devil's bidding for seven years in return for as much money and property as he could ever want.

A princess takes refuge from her wicked stepmother in the cottage of seven dwarfs.

Presents richly illustrated retellings of Grimm's fairy tales "The Frog Prince," "Hansel and Gretel," "Rapunzel," "The Old Woman in the Forest," and "Brier Rose."

A retelling of the traditional tale of how the king's twelve daughters wear out their shoes every night while supposedly sleeping in their locked bedroom.

When the poor shoemaker and his wife discover the two naked little elves who have helped them become successful, they sew fine outfits for them.

A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her grandmother. Includes a note about the history of the tale.