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Juniper Tree : And Other Tales from Grimm by Wilhelm K. Grimm and Jacob Grimm (2003, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-100374339716
ISBN-139780374339715
eBay Product ID (ePID)2506029
Product Key Features
Book TitleJuniper Tree : and Other Tales from Grimm
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFairy Tales & Folklore / General, General, Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies
Publication Year2003
IllustratorSendak, Maurice, Yes
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorWilhelm K. Grimm, Jacob Grimm
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight20.1 Oz
Item Length6.8 in
Item Width5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2003-103881
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsThe abiding value of the Segal/Sendak collection is that it can be read over and over, and each time one will discover a sparkling mot juste that Mrs. Segal has implanted in the text, and each time the study of Mr. Sendak's drawings will show forth a felicity not seen before. These two geniuses soar and dance together in the empyrean., [An] uncommon collection of 27 folktales--among them the strangest, most grotesque, mysterious and haunting in Grimm. The pictures are superb, and come from the darker, stranger side of [Sendak's] genius., time one will discover a sparkling mot juste that Mrs. Segal has implanted in the text, and each time the study of Mr. Sendak's drawings will show forth a felicity not seen before. These two geniuses soar and dance together in the empyrean., "A work of art, a work of love, a collector's item." - Chicago Tribune Book World "Maurice Sendak has drawn what must be some of his finest pictures for this book . . . The Juniper Tree returns Grimm to the whole family." - The Boston Globe "[Segal and Sendak] favor the odd, the pungent, the ambiguous; their Grimm has a salty, unfamiliar taste . . . Segal's translations achieve the spoken quality the Grimms aimed for . . . Sendak's drawings are monumental, hypnotic . . . I only wish the Segal-Sendak Grimm had existed when I was young." -Walter Clemons, Newsweek "[An] uncommon collection of 27 folktales-among them the strangest, most grotesque, mysterious and haunting in Grimm. The pictures are superb, and come from the darker, stranger side of [Sendak's] genius." - The New York Times Book Review "The abiding value of the Segal/Sendak collection is that it can be read over and over, and each time one will discover a sparkling mot juste that Mrs. Segal has implanted in the text, and each time the study of Mr. Sendak's drawings will show forth a felicity not seen before. These two geniuses soar and dance together in the empyrean." - The New Yorker time one will discover a sparkling mot juste that Mrs. Segal has implanted in the text, and each time the study of Mr. Sendak's drawings will show forth a felicity not seen before. These two geniuses soar and dance together in the empyrean." The New Yorker, "A work of art, a work of love, a collector's item." -- Chicago Tribune Book World "Maurice Sendak has drawn what must be some of his finest pictures for this book . . . The Juniper Tree returns Grimm to the whole family." -- The Boston Globe "[Segal and Sendak] favor the odd, the pungent, the ambiguous; their Grimm has a salty, unfamiliar taste . . . Segal's translations achieve the spoken quality the Grimms aimed for . . . Sendak's drawings are monumental, hypnotic . . . I only wish the Segal-Sendak Grimm had existed when I was young." -- Walter Clemons, Newsweek "[An] uncommon collection of 27 folktales--among them the strangest, most grotesque, mysterious and haunting in Grimm. The pictures are superb, and come from the darker, stranger side of [Sendak's] genius." -- The New York Times Book Review "The abiding value of the Segal/Sendak collection is that it can be read over and over, and each time one will discover a sparkling mot juste that Mrs. Segal has implanted in the text, and each time the study of Mr. Sendak's drawings will show forth a felicity not seen before. These two geniuses soar and dance together in the empyrean." -- The New Yorker "time one will discover a sparkling mot juste that Mrs. Segal has implanted in the text, and each time the study of Mr. Sendak's drawings will show forth a felicity not seen before. These two geniuses soar and dance together in the empyrean." -- The New Yorker, "A work of art, a work of love, a collector's item." ChicagoTribune Book World "Maurice Sendak has drawn what must be some of his finest pictures for this book . . . The Juniper Tree returns Grimm to the whole family." The Boston Globe "[Segal and Sendak] favor the odd, the pungent, the ambiguous; their Grimm has a salty, unfamiliar taste . . . Segal's translations achieve the spoken quality the Grimms aimed for . . . Sendak's drawings are monumental, hypnotic . . . I only wish the Segal-Sendak Grimm had existed when I was young." Walter Clemons,Newsweek "[An] uncommon collection of 27 folktales among them the strangest, most grotesque, mysterious and haunting in Grimm. The pictures are superb, and come from the darker, stranger side of [Sendak's] genius." The New York Times Book Review "The abiding value of the Segal/Sendak collection is that it can be read over and over, and each time one will discover a sparkling mot juste that Mrs. Segal has implanted in the text, and each time the study of Mr. Sendak's drawings will show forth a felicity not seen before. These two geniuses soar and dance together in the empyrean." The New Yorker, "A work of art, a work of love, a collector's item." ChicagoTribune Book World "Maurice Sendak has drawn what must be some of his finest pictures for this book . . . The Juniper Tree returns Grimm to the whole family." The Boston Globe "[Segal and Sendak] favor the odd, the pungent, the ambiguous; their Grimm has a salty, unfamiliar taste . . . Segal's translations achieve the spoken quality the Grimms aimed for . . . Sendak's drawings are monumental, hypnotic . . . I only wish the Segal-Sendak Grimm had existed when I was young." Walter Clemons, Newsweek "[An] uncommon collection of 27 folktales among them the strangest, most grotesque, mysterious and haunting in Grimm. The pictures are superb, and come from the darker, stranger side of [Sendak's] genius." The New York Times Book Review "The abiding value of the Segal/Sendak collection is that it can be read over and over, and each time one will discover a sparkling mot juste that Mrs. Segal has implanted in the text, and each time the study of Mr. Sendak's drawings will show forth a felicity not seen before. These two geniuses soar and dance together in the empyrean." The New Yorker, Maurice Sendak has drawn what must be some of his finest pictures for this book . . . The Juniper Tree returns Grimm to the whole family., [Segal and Sendak] favor the odd, the pungent, the ambiguous; their Grimm has a salty, unfamiliar taste . . . Segal's translations achieve the spoken quality the Grimms aimed for . . . Sendak's drawings are monumental, hypnotic . . . I only wish the Segal-Sendak Grimm had existed when I was young.
Grade FromSecond Grade
Dewey Decimal398.2
Grade ToSeventh Grade
Table Of ContentThe Three Feathers Hans My Hedgehog The Story of One Who Set Out to Study Fear Brother and Sister Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle The Twelve Huntsmen Fitcher's Feathered Bird The Devil and His Three Golden Hairs The Fisherman and His Wife The Master Thief Brother Gaily The Goblins Hansel and Gretel The Frog King, or Iron Henry The Poor Miller's Boy and the Little Cat Fredrickand His Katelizabeth The Golden Bird Bearskin Godfather Death Many-fur Rapunzel Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs Rabbit's Bride The Two Journeyman Ferndinand Faithful and Ferndinand Unfaithful Mrs. Gertrude The Juniper Tree
SynopsisBack in Print! Originally published as a two-volume set forty years ago, The Juniper Tree is distinguished first by the selection of stories. Lore Segal and Maurice Sendak jointly culled 27 from the 210 in the complete collection, and their contents page presents a fascinating critical statement. The translations are another distinguishing quality of the Segal/Sendak edition. Both translators have been painstakingly faithful to the German texts; they have not cut, "retold," or bowdlerized. In addition, Segal and Jarrell bring to their renderings of Grimm the grace and precisionthat are characteristic of their own original prose. · One of the most acclaimed Grimm collections published in English, available again · An elegant, must-have edition for every home library · New lower-price of $19.99, formerly $28.00 · Includes standards such as "Hansel and Gretel," "The Fisherman and His Wife," and "The Frog King" as well as lesser-known masterpieces such as the title story and "The Goblins" · Each story contains a full-page picture by Maurice Sendak · Four stories translated by Jarrell, the rest by Segal, Back in Print Originally published as a two-volume set forty years ago, The Juniper Tree is distinguished first by the selection of stories. Lore Segal and Maurice Sendak jointly culled 27 from the 210 in the complete collection, and their contents page presents a fascinating critical statement. The translations are another distinguishing quality of the Segal/Sendak edition. Both translators have been painstakingly faithful to the German texts; they have not cut, "retold," or bowdlerized. In addition, Segal and Jarrell bring to their renderings of Grimm the grace and precision that are characteristic of their own original prose. - One of the most acclaimed Grimm collections published in English, available again - An elegant, must-have edition for every home library - New lower-price of $19.99, formerly $28.00 - Includes standards such as "Hansel and Gretel," "The Fisherman and His Wife," and "The Frog King" as well as lesser-known masterpieces such as the title story and "The Goblins" - Each story contains a full-page picture by Maurice Sendak - Four stories translated by Jarrell, the rest by Segal
LC Classification NumberPZ8.K57Ju 2003
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