Classic Fairy Tales
Author: Scott Gustafson
Pages: 144
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Book Description:
This exquisitely illustrated, large format gift book features ten of the most enduring fairy tales of all time. The stories, chosen and edited by the artist, are a balance of ‘princess’ classics and frolicking adventure tales.
Artist Scott Gustafson spent more than four years creating the seventy-five rich oil paintings, reproduced here in full color. His style is reminiscent of N.C. Wyeth and Wyeth’s gifted student Jessie Wilcox Smith (plus a touch of Arthur Rackham in the fairies). The rounded-face, glowing children and charming interiors contribute to Gustafson’s unique and contemporary style, which will capture the hearts of even the most hard-boiled media-savvy child.
Review:
The book description doesn’t tell you much about this book, but I will. There are ten stories: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Puss in Boots, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Tom Thumb, Hansel and Gretel, The Frog Prince, Rumplestiltskin, Cinderella, and the Three Little Pigs. If you are looking for a quality retelling with incredible illustrations, this is the book. I wanted to share the classic fairy tales with my children, told in a more faithful way than some of the retellings to younger kids, but still with happy endings. The stories are on the longer side, with beautiful wording, but the real masterpiece of the collection is the illustrations. They really are beautiful and quality.
I enjoyed this book so much, I bought the whole collection of Scott Gustofson’s children’s books.
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