Snow White and Rose Red (Adaptation)
Author:
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
Content:
Snow White and Rose Red
Illustrator:
Barbara Cooney 
Barbara Cooney
Publication:
1965 by Collier Books
Genre:
Fairy Tales, Fiction, Picture Books
Pages:
47
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Snow White and Rose Red were good and contented children who lived in a lonely little cottage. They spent the summer days in the woods and meadows and the long winter nights sitting by the fire, listening to stories read to them by their mother.
One cold night a huge black bear knocked on the door. At first Snow White and Rose Red were afraid, but they let him come in and warm himself by the fire. Soon they were all playing together like old friends. The bear never forgot the children's kindness, and one day he found a way to repay them.
In this newly designed edition, Barbara Cooney's skillful retelling and enchanting illustrations rejuvenate a well-loved tale by the Brothers Grimm.
From the dust jacket of the 1991 Delacorte edition
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Barbara Cooney
1917-2000American
Barbara Cooney has illustrated over one hundred children's books in her long, distinguished career. She is one of the few illustrators to win two Ca... See more
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Resource Guide
Podcast
Episode 70: Why Read Fairy Tales?
Released in 2020 by The Literary Life
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 1 hr. 29 min.
View on the The Literary Life site
"Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins tackle the topic of fairy stories, discussing the what, why and how of reading them. Angelina shares the distinctive characteristics of fairy stories in contrast to other types of stories, such as myths. They deal with the question of whether fairy tales are 'escapist', the influence of the Grimm brothers scholarly work on interpreting fairy stories, and allowing the story to unveil its deeper truths without forcing meaning onto it.
Angelina gives an illustration of how to see the gospel messages in fairy tales by talking us through the story of Sleeping Beauty. She refutes the ideas that fairy tales are about human romance or are misogynistic. She also highlights some of the Enlightenment and Puritan responses to fairy tales that still linger with us today. Cindy and Angelina also discuss some common concerns such as the magical, weird, or scary aspects of fairy tales. Angelina also makes a distinction between folk tales, literary fairy tales, and cautionary tales."
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