Search results for ""Author Ineke Verschuren""

This collection of stories, legends and folk tales reflects the season around Easter and early summer.The stories are arranged in four parts, following the cycle of seasonal festivals, including Ascension and Whitsun. There are stories by the Grimm brothers, Tolstoy, Chekhov and Lagerlöf.The compilation contains over thirty stories, with clear age indicators for each of them.

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Meet helpful dwarfs, mischievous gnomes and powerful fairy folk in this sumptuously illustrated storybook anthology of classic European folk tales. Much-loved stories such as 'Kate Crackernuts', 'Tom Tit Tot' and 'The Griffin' take readers on a journey through Europe as they climb snowy mountains, delve deep underground and wonder at beautiful palaces. This unique collection celebrates the rich folklore tradition of Europe, including dwarfs from Flanders, fairies from Scotland and gnomes from Austria.With radiant pictures by Daniela Drescher, one of Germany's best-loved illustrators, Illustrated Tales of Dwarfs, Gnomes and Fairy Folk is sure to enchant young and old readers alike.

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