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East Of The Sun West Of The Moon: Old Tales From The North (1920)

by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen(Favorite Author)

4.25 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

New York George H. Doran

review 1: Some of these 15 Scandinavian fairy tales might seem familiar to readers--many have been re-imagined or retold. And several of them are repetitive, slightly different versions of the same story, or containing some of the same elements. But fairy tales from pretty much any country have similar roots, so it's not surprising.So perhaps read one or two at a time, with breaks in between. Expect a little weirdness, too. These are the kinds of original fairy tales, the ones that are sometimes a little dark--cautionary tales. The pictures alone are worth the reading--lovely, detailed, vivid color pictures, and smaller black and white pictures are slightly less detailed, but still beautiful.
review 2: Gorgeous illustrations by Kay Nielsen, in Kindle form only really wor... moreth getting this version (which cost me one penny on Amazon) if you have a Kindle that shows colour illustrations or a Kindle app for a phone or tablet. On the older generation Kindles the illustrations would be too small, black and white, and basically unintelligible. I'm certain this same collection is available for free for those with the older generation Kindles (if the penny price is too high or you don't want to charge something to your card at the moment). SAHMs and housewives who feel unappreciated would be well-served to find a way to show their partners the very short story The Husband Who Was to Mind the House. ;) I've always thought most of these Northern Tales were intended to remind children to follow instructions to the letter. Every hero who ignored what they were told ended up in trouble, where every one who did as instructed came out on top. less

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