Grimm's Fairy Stories

Who doesn’t know about the Grimm brothers? Who hasn’t read their fairy tales and enjoyed in their words?

The Grimm’s fairy tales are among the most famous and most read stories in the world. Filled with excitement, magic, enchantment and a lot of adventures, they are part of children’s lives. Apart from the magical side, these fairy tales have a moral value. Through the characters’ adventures are shown the consequences of being bad, disobedient or doing something that is forbidden.

Jacob Grimm was born on January 4, 1785, whereas his brother Wilhelm Grimm was born on February 24, 1786, both of them born in Hanau, Germany. They studied German folklore and oral traditions and published their collection of stories known as Grimm’s Fairy Tales. They and their writings were influenced by German Romanticism and focused on the village oral storytelling.

Wilhelm Grimm died first, on December 16, 1859 and Jacob died four years later, on September 20, 1863. Both them died in Berlin, Germany.

Their classical everlasting fairy tales are the perfect stories for your children. Using vivid description of the characters, their actions and the places they visit or live in, Grimm brothers enable the readers to be part of the stories and share the characters’ experiences and adventures.

In this book you will find a lot of their stories, with that making this book a must read piece of literature.