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1	Norton Anthology of Children's Literature: The Traditions in English more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes (Editor), Lissa Paul (Editor), Professor Lynne Vallone (Editor) add to wishlist This new Norton Anthology traces the remarkable innovation and enduring pleasures of children's literature. It includes 170 authors and illustrators of alphabets and animal fables, fairy tales and fantasy, picture books and nursery verse, among many other genres. see all copies from $36.42! new only from $41.38! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Don't Bet on the Prince: Contemporary Feminist Fairy Tales in North America and England more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes add to wishlist This anthology of feminist fairy tales and critical essays acts as an example of how the literature of fantasy and imagination can be harnessed to create a new view of the world. It demonstrates how recent writers have changed the aesthetic constructs and social content of fairy tales to reflect cultural change since the 1960s in area of gender ... see all copies from $2.20! new only from $12.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm All-New Third Edition more books like this by Johnny Gruelle (Illustrator), Professor Jack Zipes (Translator) add to wishlist The brothers Grimm--Wilhelm and Jacob--devoted their lives to collecting these German legends, originally published in 1812 as CHILDREN'S AND HOUSEHOLD TALES. They include such classics as "Cinderella," "Little Red Riding Hood," "The Sleeping Beauty," "Snow White," and "Rumpelstiltskin." see all copies from $8.98! new only from $12.90! \| SVS
4	Mother Earth and Her Children: A Quilted Fairy Tale more books like this by Sibylle Von Olfers, Sieglinde Schoen-Smith (Illustrator), Professor Jack Zipes (Translator) add to wishlist As Spring approaches, Mother Earth wakes her sleepy children, deep below the earth, the children yawn and stretch. Soon their hands are busy, stitching new clothes in bright spring colours. The dust of the bumblebees, scrub the beetles and paint splendid new coats on the ladybirds. The children jubilantly emerge from the earth where they become ... see all copies from $9.54! new only from $9.54! \| SVS
5	Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm more books like this by Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Jack Zipes (Translator), Wilhelm Karl Grimm (Photographer) add to wishlist The brothers Grimm--Wilhelm and Jacob--devoted their lives to collecting these German legends, originally published in 1812 as CHILDREN'S AND HOUSEHOLD TALES. They include such classics as "Cinderella," "Little Red Riding Hood," "The Sleeping Beauty," "Snow White," and "Rumpelstiltskin." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.98! \| first editions
6	The Arabian Nights: The Marvels and Wonders of the Thousand and One Nights more books like this by Anonymous, Jack Zipes (Editor), Sir Richard Francis Burton (Translator) add to wishlist Bawdy and exotic, "Arabian Nights, " feature the wily, seductive Scheherazade, who saves her own life by telling tales of magical transformation, genies and wishes, flying carpets and fantastical journeys, terror and passion to entertain and appease the brutal King Shahryar. First introduced in the West in 1704, the stories of "The Thousand and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00!
7	Breaking the Magic Spell: Radical Theories of Folk and Fairy Tales more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes add to wishlist Folk and fairy tales pervade the everyday world to such a degree that we are sometimes unaware of their enormous influence on our behaviour. In the seven essays in this collection, Zipes discusses historically and critically the evolution of folk tales as fairy tales, their influence on popular beliefs, the politics behind them and the way they ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.71! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes (Editor) add to wishlist Jack Zipes aims to disprove conventional wisdom regarding the origins of the Grimm fairy tales, which holds that the Grimms collected their tales from the oral tradition of peasants. He argues that the Grimms took most of their tales from literary sources, rewriting them again and again. These tales are based on a great literary tradition. The ... see all copies from $6.80! new only from $15.00! \| first editions
9	Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture more books like this by Various, Professor Jack Zipes (Editor) add to wishlist Zipes brings together the best literary fairy tales ever written, giving readers a sense of the history of the genre and its evolution. Includes more than 60 tales by writers such as Hans Christian Andersen, Wilhelm Grimm, Voltaire, Goethe, Hawthorne, Yeats, Hesse, Thurber, Jane Yolen, Angela Carter, and more. Illustrated. see all copies from $5.39! new only from $12.50! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Outspoken Princess and the Gentle Knight more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes (Editor), Stephane Poulin (Illustrator) add to wishlist Always provocative, frequently hilarious, and at times deeply poignant, these enchanting fairy tales--selected by children's literature expert Jack Zipes--are as marvelous to read aloud with a child as they are to enjoy in solitude. Magnificent, original full-page and spot illustrations by Stephane Poulin enhance the text. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions
11 view cover	Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Other Classic Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault more books like this by Angela Carter, Professor Jack Zipes (Introduction by) add to wishlist Ten beloved fairy tales, given new life by the one and only Angela Carter Many classic fairy tale characters might not have survived into the present were it not for Charles Perrault, a seventeenth-century French civil servant who rescued them from the oral tradition and committed them to paper. Three centuries later, Angela Carter, widely ... see all copies from $7.94! new only from $7.95! \| SVS
12 view cover	Hans Christian Andersen: The Misunderstood Storyteller more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes add to wishlist The 2005 bicentenary of Hans Christian Andersen's birth is an opportunity to re-evaluate the achievement of one of the great figures of the fairy tale and storytelling tradition, a beloved writer famous for "The Snow Queen", "The Little Mermaid", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Red Shoes", and many other now classic tales. Jack Zipes broadens our ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $13.24! \| SVS
13 view cover	The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes (Editor) add to wishlist Where do fairy tales come from? Why do we find them so enchanting? What is it about them that is so magical? From its origins in the oral tradition to the modern methods of storytelling through film and television, the fairy tale has always had a powerful grip over the cultural imagination of the Western world. Under the editorial guidance of Jack ... see all copies from $16.93! new only from $99.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales, Children, and the Culture Industry more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes, Zipes Jack add to wishlist Addressing his ongoing concerns, the author of this text examines the socialization of children, the impact of the fairy tale on children and adults, and the future development of the fairy tale as a film. As a result of analyzing the historical trajectory of storytelling and the literary fairy tale, the essays in this volume move from the 16th ... see all copies from $16.50! new only from $35.93! \| first editions
15 view cover	Fairy Tale as Myth/Myth as F.T.-Pa more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes add to wishlist Explores the historical rise of the literary fairy tale as genre in the late 17th century, also the ideological relationship to domination and oppression in western society. see all copies from $8.80! new only from $14.95! \| SVS
16 view cover	The Brothers Grimm: From Enchanted Forests to the Modern World, Second Edition more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes add to wishlist Most of the fairy tales that we grew up with we know thanks to the Brothers Grimm. Jack Zipes takes us behind the romantics mythology of the wandering brothers. Zipes examines the interaction between the Grimms' lives and their work. He reveals the Grimms' personal struggle to overcome social prejudice and poverty, as well as their political ... see all copies from $12.30! new only from $12.30! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine more books like this by Peter Libby add to wishlist Dr. Braunwald's masterwork returns bringing you the definitive guidance you need to overcome any challenge in clinical cardiology today, using the best approaches available! Hundreds of world authorities, many of them new to this edition, synthesize all of the recent developments that are revolutionizing practice from the newest findings in ... see all copies from $184.40! new only from $184.40! \| SVS
18 view cover	Aesop's Fables more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes (Editor), Samuel F Pickering (Introduction by) add to wishlist This collection of more than 60 of Aesop's fables includes "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Boy who Cried Wolf," and "The Lion and the Mouse." Color illustrations accompany the text. Named a Year 2000 Notable Book by the New York Times, and one of the Best Children's Books 2000 by Publishers Weekly. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| SVS
19 view cover	The Wonderful World of Oz: The Wizard of Oz, the Emerald City of Oz, Glinda of Oz more books like this by L Frank Baum, Professor Jack Zipes, W W Denslow (Illustrator) add to wishlist The complete and unabridged original story of Dorothy and her companions the tin woodman, the scarecrow and the cowardly lion, and her enchanting journey along the yellow brick road in search of the wonderful wizard which gave rise to the famous movie. see all copies from $4.37! new only from $7.00! \| SVS
20 view cover	Outfoxing Fear: Folktales from Around the World more books like this by Kathleen Ragan (Editor), Professor Jack Zipes (Introduction by) add to wishlist Humans of all eras and cultures have lived with fear: of becoming jaguar prey, of being besieged by Vikings or of nuclear holocaust. For millennia, huddled around campfires and hearths, we have created folktales to help us transform this fear into action, into solutions, into hope. Inspired by the residual fear and need for stories of resilience ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.13! \| first editions
21 view cover	Creative Storytelling: Building Community/Changing Lives more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes, Zipes Jack add to wishlist Jack Zipes is a master storyteller who cares deeply about his craft. Long a champion of folk tales, he is among those who have reinvigorated storytelling as a highly successful and engaging tool for teachers and pofessional storytellers. In Creative Storytelling , Zipes argues in a lively and thought-provoking manner for storytelling as animation, ... see all copies from $8.88! new only from $25.62! \| signed copies
22 view cover	Braunwald's Heart Disease E-Dition: Text with Continually Updated Online Reference, 2-Volume Set more books like this by Peter Libby, Robert O Bonow, Douglas P Zipes add to wishlist Dr. Braunwald's masterwork returns bringing you the definitive guidance you need to overcome any challenge in clinical cardiology today, using the best approaches available! Hundreds of world authorities, many of them new to this edition, synthesize all of the recent developments that are revolutionizing practice from the newest findings in ... see all copies from $269.14! new only from $269.14! \| SVS
23 view cover	Tales for Little Rebels: A Collection of Radical Children's Literature more books like this by Julia L Mickenberg (Editor), Philip Nel (Editor), Professor Jack Zipes (Foreword by) add to wishlist In 1912, a revolutionary chick cries 'Strike down the wall!' and liberates itself from the 'egg state'. In 1940, ostriches pull their heads out of the sand and unite to fight fascism. In 1972, Baby X grows up without a gender and is happy about it.Rather than teaching children to obey authority, to conform, or to seek redemption through prayer, ... see all copies from $18.74! new only from $24.80! \| SVS
24 view cover	The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm more books like this by Johnny Gruelle (Illustrator), Professor Jack Zipes (Translator) add to wishlist The brothers Grimm--Wilhelm and Jacob--devoted their lives to collecting these German legends, originally published in 1812 as CHILDREN'S AND HOUSEHOLD TALES. They include such classics as "Cinderella," "Little Red Riding Hood," "The Sleeping Beauty," "Snow White," and "Rumpelstiltskin." see all copies from $2.13! new only from $47.21! \| first editions
25 view cover	Arabian nights : a selection more books like this by Sir Richard Burton, Jack Zipes add to wishlist Probably this is one of the original "story within a story" book. "Arabian Nights" is a selection of stories told by a young girl on her wedding night to a price who has sworn he will kill any girl who marries him. Her clever stories keep him from murdering her night after night. This is where classic fairy tales such as "Aladdin and Ali Baba" and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.77!

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