In this stunningly designed book of classic fairy tales, award-winning author Philip Pullman has chosen his fifty favourite stories from the Brothers Grimm and presents them in a ´clear as water´ retelling, in his unique and brilliant voice. These new versions show the adventures at their most lucid and engaging yet. Pullman´s Grimm Tales of wicked wives, brave children and villainous kings will have you reading, reading aloud and rereading them for many years to come.