Kate Bernheimer

The fairy tale lives again in this book of forty new stories by some of the biggest names in contemporary fiction.

El llibre se sentia feliç quan el llegien, i tot sovint algun nen se l’enduia a casa. Però el llibre es va anar envellint i ja gairebé mai ningú l’agafava del prestatge de la biblioteca. Fins que un

El libro se sentía feliz cuando lo leían, y a menudo algún niño se lo llevaba a casa. Pero el libro fue envejeciendo y ya casi nadie lo sacaba del estante de la biblioteca. Hasta que un día, una niña encontro el libro solitario y empezo a leer aquellas paginas gastadas...A partir de 5 años.

Once there was a girl who lived in a castle. The castle was inside a museum. When children visited, theyd press against the glass globe in which the castle sat, to glimpse the tiny girl. But when they went home, the girl was lonely. Then one day, she had an idea! What if you hung a picture of yourself inside the castle inside the museum, inside this book? Then youd able to keep the girl company. Reminiscent of The Lady of Shalot, here is an original fairy tale that feels like a dreamhaunting, beautiful, and completely unforgettable.

When a wonderful new book arrives at the library, at first it is loved by all, checked out constantly, and rarely spends a night on the library shelf. But over time it grows old and worn, and the children lose interest in its story. The book is sent to the librarys basement where the other faded books live. How it eventually finds an honored place on a little girls bookshelfand in her heartmakes for an unforgettable story sure to enchant anyone who has ever cherished a book. Kate Bernheimer and Chris Sheban have teamed up to create a picture book that promises to be loved every bit as much as the lonely book itself.

This hilarious, over-the-top story is perfect for any little girl who doesnt like to brush her hair. What happens when our heroine neglects her long tresses? Well, one day a mouse comes to live in a particularly tangled lock. Soon after, more mice move in, and the girls unruly mop is transformed into a marvelous mouse palace complete with secret passageways and a cheese cellar! But as the girl comes to find out, living with more than a hundred mice atop your head isnt always easy. . . ."This tale will send kids the message that they must take care of their tresses." Booklist "There are parents who will weep with joy at the prospect of a book that may encourage little Susie or Sam to finally brush that mane." The Bulletin

The fairy tale lives again in this book of forty new stories by some of the biggest names in contemporary fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and magical realism. Neil Gaiman, Orange Aimee Bender, The Color Master Joyce Carol Oates, Blue-bearded Lover Michael Cunningham, The Wild Swans These and more than thirty other stories by Francine Prose, Kelly Link, Jim Shepard, Lydia Millet, and many other extraordinary writers make up this thrilling celebration of fairy talesthe ultimate literary costume party. Spinning houses and talking birds. Whispered secrets and borrowed hope. Here are new stories sewn from old skins, gathered by visionary editor Kate Bernheimer and inspired by everything from Hans Christian Andersens The Snow Queen and The Little Match Girl to Charles Perraults Bluebeard and Cinderella to the Brothers Grimms Hansel and Gretel and Rumpelstiltskin to fairy tales by Goethe and Calvino and from China, Japan, Vietnam, Russia, Norway, and Mexico. Fairy tales are our oldest literary tradition, and yet they chart the imaginative frontiers of the twenty-first century as powerfully as they evoke our earliest encounters with literature. This exhilarating collection restores their place in the literary canon.

¿Qué ocurre cuando una niña se niega a cepillarse su larga y bonita melena? Bueno, pues que un buen día aparece un lindo ratoncito y se instala dentro. Y después llega otro…. Y otro… Y OTRO… ¡Madre m