Classic Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm collected some of Europe's most popular folk tales, immortalising stories whose origin goes way back in time. This book, with beautiful watercolours by the imaginative illustrator Francesca Rossi, gathers ten of their most famous and magical works. Children will love meeting such favourite characters as Cinderella, the Brementown musicians, Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, and Snow White. Ages: 6 plus.
Francesca Rossi graduated from the Scuola Internazionale di Comics (International School of Comics) in Florence. She publishes illustrated books for a number of Italian publishers, and designs book covers and posters. In addition to illustrating, she conducts workshops in schools and libraries, as well as making and decorating pottery. For White Star Kids, she curated the Classic Fairytales series, Who's Afraid of Witches? 100 Fun Activities for Brave Children, Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?, 100 Fun Activities for Brave Children, Classic Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault, and the titles Fairy Tale Adventures, Forest Fairy Tales, and The Magical World of Princesses. Francesca lives in Italy.