Illustrated Grimm's Fairy Tales (Usborne Illustrated Story Collections) Hardcover – 24 Sept. 2010

This is my 3.5 year old’s new favourite book – I think in the last 2 months she has only requested a different book 3 times at bedtime – it’s that good.The fairytales are the old stories, buta) Told in slightly simplified languageb) Slightly updated for modern language patternsThe stories’ wording is just right for young ones and I hardly have to tweak any of it when reading aloud (unlike other books such as Beatrix Potter when I have to paraphrase nearly all of it) for a little listener. The stories are just the right length for one or two a night. Of course the girls always need rescuing by a prince which is tedious, but that’s not the fault of this edition :)The illustrations are lovely, the reason I chose this above other fairy tale compendiums. They are not childish or simple, they are rich in colour and lovely to look at. The text/font is also very legible so it will be good too for when she starts to read herself.

Great purchase nice fairy tales with lovely illustrations only £10 well worth it !!

Very pleasant at bedtime for my almost 7 year old son-quality stories and a very nice book

This a lovely book. The stories are just the right length and the text is written in a size that a child, say 6 and upwards would be able to read. It is filled with lovely illustrations. I will enjoy reading it to my four year old and I'm sure she will enjoy reading it herself in a few years time. The only point to note is that is that the book is smaller than I thought it would be, but this is maybe good for a child to handle.

Bought for my daughter for Christmas, very beautiful, good quality, pictures are amazing, very happy with the purchase

Excellent condition apart from a written dedication in the front. 7 year olds don’t care

Bought this for my granddaughter but had a sneaky peek and there are stories there from my childhood I had forgotten. Fantastic service, quick delivery and good value for money,

The stories are great. The layout of the book is short and bulky. If like me you are reading to a child in bed and having a snuggle, its not easy to manoeuvre with 1 hand!