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1	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) The incredibly intricate and vivid illustrations in this book are details of a modern quilt inspired by Sibylle von Olfers' classic storybook "Mother Earth and Her Children. "This vibrant new translation, in turn inspired by the quilt, explores the changing of the seasons and delicately touches upon the circle of life. When Mother Earth calls her ... see all copies from $10.16! new only from $11.42! \| SVS
2	Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes (Editor) 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 $1.99! new only from $12.50! \| first editions \| SVS
3	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) 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 $32.50! new only from $41.50! \| SVS
4	Don't Bet on the Prince: Contemporary Feminist Fairy Tales in North America and England more books like this by Jack Zipes see all copies from $3.88! new only from $29.68! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm more books like this by Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Jack Zipes (Translator), Wilhelm Karl Grimm (Photographer) 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 $7.80! \| first editions
6	The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm All-New Third Edition more books like this by Johnny Gruelle (Illustrator), Professor Jack Zipes (Translator) 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 $8.15! new only from $11.03! \| SVS
7	The Fairy Tales of Hermann Hesse more books like this by Hermann Hesse, Professor Jack Zipes (Introduction by) A collection a fairy tales, many containing a strong satirical edge, written for adults by the celebrated author of "Siddhartha" and "Steppenwolf". see all copies from $4.99! new only from $8.84! \| SVS
8	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) 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 $6.95!
9	The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes (Editor) Strikingly illustrated with 70 pictures, from early engravings to 20th-century film stills, this authoritative reference is an essential companion for everyone who loves fairy tales and storytelling. see all copies from $74.79! new only from $180.99!
10	Breaking the Magic Spell: Radical Theories of Folk and Fairy Tales more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes Breaking the Magic Spell, first published in 1979, is a landmark in the field, and this revised, expanded, and updated edition will be invaluable to scholars and students. Folk and fairy tales pervade the everyday world to such a degree that we are sometimes unaware of their enormous influence on our behavior. In the seven essays in Breaking the ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $22.54! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Sticks and Stones: The Troublesome Success of Children's Literature from Slovenly Peter to Harry Potter more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes Noted translator and scholar of the Brothers Grimm, author Zipes turns the prevailing assumptions about children's literature into grist for a sure-to-be-controversial thesis. Zipes contend that most books for children, from 19th-century moral tales to Harry Potter, inhibit, rather than cultivate, a child's creativity and intelligence. see all copies from $10.40! new only from $24.17! \| first editions
12 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, Jack Zipes Three imaginative and innovative novels that reveal the true land of Oz Most people are familiar with the land of Oz by way of the classic 1939 film. But the film's basis was only the first of fourteen books about Oz in which Baum developed his vision of a socialist paradise and which garnered an immense and loyal following. The first novel of the ... see all copies from $6.14! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Fairy Tale as Myth/Myth as F.T.-Pa more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes In this lively work, the author explores the historical rise of the literary fairy tale as genre in the late seventeenth century and examines the ideological relationship of classic fairy tales to domination and oppression in western society. see all copies from $10.75! new only from $21.34! \| SVS
14 view cover	Yale Companion to Jewish Writing and Thought in German Culture, 1096-1996 more books like this by Professor Sander L Gilman (Editor), Professor Jack Zipes (Editor) "These essays provide a comprehensive historical perspective on most aspects of Jewish culture in German-speaking lands. An in-depth look at a vanished world".--Jehuda Reinharz, President, Brandeis University. "An extraordinary work that will be a classic reference for Jewish and German cultural studies".--Maria Tatar, Harvard University. see all copies from $3.75! new only from $9.85! \| first editions
15 view cover	Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion: The Classical Genre for Children and the Process of Civilization more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes The fairy tale may be one of the most important cultural and social influences on children's lives. But until "Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion" little attention had been paid to the ways in which the writers and collectors of tales used traditional forms and genres in order to shape children's lives -- their behavior, values, and ... see all copies from $5.17! new only from $24.17! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	When Dreams Came True: Classical Fairy Tales and Their Tradition more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes For centuries fairy tales have been a powerful mode of passing cultural values onto our children, and for many these stories delight and haunt us from cradle to grave. But how have these stories become so powerful and why? Until now we have lacked a social history of the fairy tale to frame our understanding of the role it plays in our lives. With ... see all copies from $10.25! new only from $19.31! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Creative Storytelling: Building Community/Changing Lives more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes, Zipes Jack In this lively and thought-provoking guide to storytelling, the author of Fairy Tale as Myth provides a vital handbook for all who include storytelling as part of their particular recipe for changing the face of education today. Zipes focuses on storytelling to children between the ages of six and ten, but his ideas have relevance for all age ... see all copies from $3.87! new only from $9.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm more books like this by Johnny Gruelle (Illustrator), Professor Jack Zipes (Translator) 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 $71.86! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes (Editor) With over 100 fairy tales from around the world--many appearing in an English translation for the first time--this anthology features familiar tales like those from the Brothers Grimm, alongside many little-known stories. Features, in addition, author biographies and critical essays see all copies from $6.40! new only from $16.38! \| SVS
20 view cover	Arabian Nights, the Vol II more books like this by Jack Zipes (Editor), Sir Richard Francis Burton (Translator) An unexpurgated edition of Richard Burton's classic translation of "The Thousand and One Nights." see all copies from $3.95! new only from $4.61!
21 view cover	Outspoken Princess and the Gentle Knight more books like this by Jack Zipes (Editor), Stephane Poulin (Illustrator) 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 $17.50! \| first editions
22 view cover	Outfoxing Fear: Folktales from Around the World more books like this by Kathleen Ragan (Editor), Professor Jack Zipes (Introduction by) Inspired by the residual fear and need for stories of resilience following 9/11, the editor scoured the globe and collected 64 tales that respond to fear in its wide variety of incarnations, arranging them thematically around topics such as the nature of fear and courage, the importance of laughter, and the need for hope. see all copies from $4.25! new only from $4.70! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Brothers Grimm: From Enchanted Forests to the Modern World, Second Edition more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes Most of the fairy tales that we grew up with we know thanks to the Brothers Grimm. Jack Zipes, one of the more astute critics of fairy tales, explores the romantic myth of the brothers as wandering scholars, who gathered "authentic" tales from the peasantry. Bringing to bear his own critical expertise as well and new biographical information, ... see all copies from $12.95! new only from $16.96! \| SVS
24 view cover	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales, Children, and the Culture Industry more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes In "Happily Ever After", Jack Zipes addresses his ongoing concern with the socialization of children, the impact of the fairy tale on children and adults, and the future development of the fairy tale as film. Moving from the 16th century to the present, between different cultures and societies, and from specific analyses and general syntheses, ... see all copies from $20.50! new only from $35.17! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Beautiful Angiola: The Great Treasury of Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales Collected by Laura Gonzenback more books like this by Professor Jack Zipes (Editor), Joellyn Rock (Illustrator) Collected by Laura Gonzenbach, this anthology of Sicilian folk and fairy tales is now translated into English for the first time. see all copies from $5.93! new only from $21.00! \| first editions \| SVS

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