![]() ![]() 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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