About Wise Men and Simpletons: Twelve Tales from Grimm

Freshly translated and lovingly illustrated, this collection includes "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," "Rumpelstiltskin," and others of the most beloved fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm. The tales are translated from the less-familiar first edition because, as Elizabeth Shub writes in her introduction, "The total unselfconsciousness of the stories in the initial edition endows the, with the special power of a spoken story. Here, even more than in the later editions, the storyteller's voice is omnipresent."

The humor, conciseness, and honesty of the tales are reflected in Elizabeth Shub's superb translation and in the timeless etchings by Caldecott Medal winner Nonny Hogrogian. First published in 1971 and now available again, this book will enchant readers, lookers, and listeners for generations to come.