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A favorite winter fairy tale? There are dozens, of course! But for this edition of The Baker’s Dozen is tops.

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2019-12-11

Oscar Wilde's 'The Selfish Giant' and 'The Remarkable Rocket' illustrated by Charles Robinson (1913)

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2019-12-11

❄️The Snow Queen
~Milo Winter (1916)
~Rudolf Koivu (1940)

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2019-12-10

O’Henry’s tells the story of a young, poor, working class couple. Its enduring appeal is its affirmation of unselfish love. Such love, the story & its title is like the gifts given by the wise men, called the Magi. Illustrations by

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2019-12-10

"This flake grew bigger and bigger, until at last it turned into a woman, who was dressed in the finest white gauze which looked as if it had been made from millions of star-shaped flakes"


🎨 by Edmund Dulac

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2019-12-04


My own "Little Mermaid" magic! ❤️
The in this is my daughter, and, at the time, her hair really was that long!

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2019-12-04

- Haida Tales: Raven and the Coming of the Salmon - https://t.co/ulUMp28nNF

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2019-12-03

🌷🌸🌱🌼🌳🌹🌻🌿🌺Hans Christian Anderson ,🌳🌱🌺🌿🍃🌹Thumbelina🌺🌸🌼

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2019-12-04

One of my favorite is "The Emperor's New Clothes." I just love the premise of this story. Where a pompous King believes he's parading around the finest material; invisible to all who are stupid or incompetent. When in reality he is just a naked fool.

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2019-12-03

'Here he set Gerda down and kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears ran down his face'
from The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen

Illustration by Edmund Dulac

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2019-12-03

As a child I was always enchanted by the tales of Hans Christian Andersen, my favourite being the story of The Ugly Duckling. A classic tale of rejection, resilience, hope and redemption and of course, the power of transformation.
Art: Margaret Tarrant

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2019-12-03

Illustrations by contemporary Irish artist PJ Lynch for “The Snow Queen” (1844) by Hans Christian Andersen: the icy Queen of the snow bees and the troll mirror which makes one see only ugliness in the world

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2019-12-03

"We are December's little men;
With Christmas we come back again
To fill your stockings, spread the snow,
And hang the pearls on mistletoe."

V.H. Friedlaender.

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2019-12-03

The youngest bro of three, the softie, is the last to be sent to chop wood, after misfortune befell his nasty bros. His kindness to a gnome is rewarded with a golden goose, so he heads to market, and attracts a crowd...
https://t.co/j5xkEoEFCf
🎨 Gustaf Tenggren

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2019-11-27

Chicken Licken was walking one day when an acorn fell on her head. She thought the sky was falling, so she hurried to tell the King. On the way she alerted others, who joined her. Until they ran into a wily woodlander... https://t.co/srmdGUYjXM
🎨 Harry Rountree

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2019-11-27

'Brer Rabbit' came from tales brought and told by Africans used as slaves in USA. The trickster rabbit uses his wiles to outwit his adversaries and come out on top. Over time the animal characters changed form from African ones to those found in America

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2019-11-27

The Peasant & the Devil made a deal. The peasant could have treasure if the Devil got 1/2 his yield for 2 yrs. The farmer tricked him twice & won all the crops & treasure!

https://t.co/kKjZ9WY87M
Art by TurtleApproved on Deviant Art

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2019-11-27

That Nils Blommér sure knew how to get into the mystical side of things. Here, Näcken och Ägirs döttrar, Ängsälvor, and Asgårdsreia. https://t.co/ukoRjkbuBE

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2019-11-27

"Little Red Hen"
LRH sets to sow, grow, reap and use wheat to make fresh bread, but when she asks farmyard friends to help, they scarper...
a tale of disappointment, determination, perseverance, and reward
Ethel Hayes c1942 https://t.co/wMGydiUeaY

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2019-11-27

A selection of illustrations from Walter Crane depicting some favourite fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm, Jacob & Wilhelm. The Frog Prince, The Goose Girl, Little Red Riding Hood and Sleeping Beauty.

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2019-11-26