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The Gift of the Magi

by O. Henry

A husband and wife sacrifice treasured possessions in order to buy each other Christmas presents.

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This book is based on The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm.

Hansel and Gretel

by Lisbeth Zwerger

When they are left in the woods by their parents, two children find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.

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Swan Lake

by Lisbeth Zwerger, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Swan Lake is perhaps the best-loved ballet of all time. Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winner Lisbeth Zwerger brings her singular vision to a glorious picture-book adaptation of the haunting story of an enchanted swan princess. She has based her version on Tchaikovsky's original 1877 ballet,... (learn more about this book)

How the Camel Got His Hump (A Just So Story)

by Rudyard Kipling

When the world was new, the camel, a creature of 'scruciating idleness, said "Humph!" too often and received for all time a hump<h> from the Djinn of All Deserts.

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The Bremen Town Musicians

by Jacob Grimm

Lisbeth Zwerger is one of the preeminent interpreters of classic fairy tales, and now she brings her brush to The Grimm Brothers’ Bremen Town Musicians, the tale of four beleaguered animals who outwit some frightful robbers. In this lesser-known but equally important tale, there’s a donkey ... (learn more about this book)

The Art of Lisbeth Zwerger

by Lisbeth Zwerger

Lisbeth Zwerger was born in Vienna, where she later studied at the Academy of Art. Internationally renowned as one of the finest contemporary illustrators of children's literature, Zwerger chose "The Gift of the Magi" as the first American story she illustrated.

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Hansel and Gretel

by Grimm Brothers

Lisbeth Zerger, winner of the 1990 Hans Christian Andersen Medal, brings her distinctive talent to the timeless story of two innocent children who lose their way in the dark forest. When the siblings happen upon the gingerbread house of a wicked witch, they unwittingly stumble into one of the... (learn more about this book)

Little Red-Cap

by Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm

When a little girl in a red cap puts her picnic basket over her arm and sets off through the woods to grandmother’s house, one of the best-loved fairy tales of all time unfolds. Lisbeth Zwerger has brought the full range of her highly acclaimed talents to the illustrations in her version... (learn more about this book)

Thumbeline (Pixies, 8)

by Richard Winston, Hans Christian Andersen

One night, as Thumbeline lay sleeping, an ugly toad hopped through the window and carried her away. So begins the first of many adventures for tiny Thumbeline, a pretty little girl no bigger than your thumb. Among one of Hans Christian Andersen's earliest stories, Thumbeline has been... (learn more about this book)

The Swineherd

by Hans Christian Andersen

Original Title: Svinedrengen

Who is the most foolish? The prince who turns himself into a swinherd to go courting the emperor's daughter? The princess who hates the sweet red rose because it's not artificial? Or perhaps the emperor who throws his slipper at them both when he finds them... (learn more about this book)