The Wishing Table (English and German Edition) - Hardcover

Grimm, Jacob; Grimm, Wilhelm

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0887080642 ISBN 13: 9780887080647

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1988

Synopsis

Three brothers who leave home because of a greedy goat, return to share with their father the magic rewards of their hard work.

About this title

Language Notes:

Text: English, German (translation)

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 3 Grimms' tale, ``The Table, the Donkey and the Stick,'' is presented here in a readable translation. Tharlet's illustrations showing dear little round-faced elf-like people with wispy hair and pointy noses have a comical quality. Pale browns and blues predominate the watercolor and pencil scenes of the tailor's tiny, plain stone cottage and the medieval-style inn. In contrast, Paul Galdone's The Table, the Donkey, and the Stick (McGraw Hill, 1976; o.p.), which is only slightly shorter than this version, is illustrated with Galdone's familiar bold and humorous style. His figures, while comical, are more realistic than Tharlet's, and his style is more vigorous than hers. Collections would be well served by either version. Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, Ohio
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About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0887080642
• ISBN 13: 9780887080647
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 28
• Illustrator: Tharlet Eve