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Folk Tale Classic
16 Reviews
(3)
K-3
Folk Tale Classic series.
In this inexpensive paper-over-board reissue, Galdone straightforwardly adapts the lyrics to the classic folk song with unassuming pictures that provide just enough embellishment. Plenty of white space gives the story all the room it needs.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
(3)
K-3
Folk Tale Classic series.
In this inexpensive paper-over-board reissue, Galdone straightforwardly retells the Grimms' version of the German folktale with unassuming pictures that provide just enough embellishment. Plenty of white space gives the stories all the room they need.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
(3)
PS
Folk Tale Classic series.
Illustrated by
Paul Galdone.
In this inexpensive paper-over-board reissue, Galdone straightforwardly interprets Lear's nonsense poem in unassuming pictures that provide just enough embellishment. His lighthearted scenes bring a modern sensibility to the classic verse.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
(1)
K-3
Folk Tale Classic series.
Illustrated by
Virginia Lee Burton.
In this inexpensive paper-over-board edition, Burton's sense of pageantry sets forth in beautiful colors the magnificence of the emperor's domain and entourage; her sense of humor brings out rightly the ridiculous situation with all its implications.
Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 1949
(3)
K-3
Folk Tale Classic series.
These four books appear in uniform paper-over-board editions. Galdone was a refreshingly modest illustrator: his retellings are straightforward and his unassumingly loose-lined, color-separated pictures provide just enough embellishment. Plenty of white space gives the stories all the room they need. Review covers these Folk Tale Classic titles: Cinderella, Henny Penny, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rumpelstiltskin.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
(3)
K-3
Folk Tale Classic series.
These four books appear in uniform paper-over-board editions. Galdone was a refreshingly modest illustrator: his retellings are straightforward and his unassumingly loose-lined, color-separated pictures provide just enough embellishment. Plenty of white space gives the stories all the room they need. Review covers these Folk Tale Classic titles: Cinderella, Henny Penny, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rumpelstiltskin.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
April, 1969
(3)
K-3
Folk Tale Classic series.
These four books appear in uniform paper-over-board editions. Galdone was a refreshingly modest illustrator: his retellings are straightforward and his unassumingly loose-lined, color-separated pictures provide just enough embellishment. Plenty of white space gives the stories all the room they need. Review covers these Folk Tale Classic titles: Cinderella, Henny Penny, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rumpelstiltskin.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
(3)
K-3
Folk Tale Classic series.
These four books appear in uniform paper-over-board editions. Galdone was a refreshingly modest illustrator: his retellings are straightforward and his unassumingly loose-lined, color-separated pictures provide just enough embellishment. Plenty of white space gives the stories all the room they need. Review covers these Folk Tale Classic titles: Cinderella, Henny Penny, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rumpelstiltskin.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
(3)
K-3
Folk Tale Classic series.
These two books from the 1970s appear in modest paper-over-board editions. Both texts are readable and child-friendly; in these picture book reissues, the story is given as much respect and attention as the art. Review covers these titles: Little Red Riding Hood and The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse.
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth
(3)
K-3
Folk Tale Classic series.
These two books from the 1970s appear in modest paper-over-board editions. Both texts are readable and child-friendly; in these picture book reissues, the story is given as much respect and attention as the art. Review covers these titles: Little Red Riding Hood and The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse.
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth
(2)
K-3
Folk Tale Classic series.
These four books (more to come) appear in a uniform paper-over-board edition. Galdone was a refreshingly modest illustrator: his retellings are straightforward and his unassumingly loose-lined, color-separated pictures provide just enough embellishment, as when the lazy cat in The Little Red Hen lolls on the couch, dreaming of sardines. Plenty of white space gives the stories all the room they need. Review covers these titles: The Little Red Hen, The Three Bears, Three Little Kittens, and The Three Little Pigs.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
October, 1970
(2)
K-3
Folk Tale Classic series.
These four books (more to come) appear in a uniform paper-over-board edition. Galdone was a refreshingly modest illustrator: his retellings are straightforward and his unassumingly loose-lined, color-separated pictures provide just enough embellishment, as when the lazy cat in The Little Red Hen lolls on the couch, dreaming of sardines. Plenty of white space gives the stories all the room they need. Review covers these titles: The Little Red Hen, The Three Bears, Three Little Kittens, and The Three Little Pigs.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
(2)
K-3
Folk Tale Classic series.
These four books (more to come) appear in a uniform paper-over-board edition. Galdone was a refreshingly modest illustrator: his retellings are straightforward and his unassumingly loose-lined, color-separated pictures provide just enough embellishment, as when the lazy cat in The Little Red Hen lolls on the couch, dreaming of sardines. Plenty of white space gives the stories all the room they need. Review covers these titles: The Little Red Hen, The Three Bears, Three Little Kittens, and The Three Little Pigs.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
(2)
K-3
Folk Tale Classic series.
These four books (more to come) appear in a uniform paper-over-board edition. Galdone was a refreshingly modest illustrator: his retellings are straightforward and his unassumingly loose-lined, color-separated pictures provide just enough embellishment, as when the lazy cat in The Little Red Hen lolls on the couch, dreaming of sardines. Plenty of white space gives the stories all the room they need. Review covers these titles: The Little Red Hen, The Three Bears, Three Little Kittens, and The Three Little Pigs.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
December, 1973
(2)
K-3
Folk Tale Classic series.
These two books from the 1970s appear in a uniform paper-over-board edition. Galdone was a refreshingly modest illustrator: his retellings are straightforward and his unassumingly loose-lined, color-separated pictures provide just enough embellishment. Plenty of white space gives the stories all the room they need. Review covers these Folk Tale Classic titles: The Gingerbread Boy and The Three Billy Goats Gruff.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
August, 1975
(2)
K-3
Folk Tale Classic series.
These two books from the 1970s appear in a uniform paper-over-board edition. Galdone was a refreshingly modest illustrator: his retellings are straightforward and his unassumingly loose-lined, color-separated pictures provide just enough embellishment. Plenty of white space gives the stories all the room they need. Review covers these Folk Tale Classic titles: The Gingerbread Boy and The Three Billy Goats Gruff.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
16 reviews
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