{"product_id":"the-provensen-book-of-fairy-tales-hardcover","title":"The Provensen Book of Fairy Tales - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Provensen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMartin Provensen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlice Provensen\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow back in print, a beautifully illustrated collection of twelve reimagined fairy tales, including classics like \"Beauty and the Beast\" and literary tales like Oscar Wilde's \"The Happy Prince.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlice and Martin Provensen were one of the most talented husband-and-wife author-illustrator teams of the twentieth century. A long-out-of-print cult classic first published 50 years ago, \u003ci\u003eThe Provensen Book of Fairy Tales\u003c\/i\u003e is a treasury of their illustrations accompanied by fairy tales from authors such as A. A. Milne, Hans Christian Andersen, and Oscar Wilde. Here too are clever retellings and newly imagined tales: refined old favorites like Arthur Rackham's \"Beauty and the Beast,\" feminist revisions like Elinor Mordaunt's \"The Prince and the Goose Girl,\" and sensitive stories by literary stylists like Henry Beston's \"The Lost Half-Hour\" and Katharine Pyle's \"The Dreamer.\" Full of magic, ingenuity, and humor, \u003ci\u003eThe Provensen Book of Fairy Tales\u003c\/i\u003e is a witty modern descendant of \u003ci\u003eGrimm's Fairy Tales\u003c\/i\u003e and a classic in its own right, sure to be beloved by a new generation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice\u003c\/b\u003e (1918-2018) and \u003cb\u003eMartin Provensen\u003c\/b\u003e (1916-1987) illustrated more than forty books together, nineteen of which they also edited. They were runners-up for the Caldecott Medal in 1982 for their illustrations of Nancy Willard's \u003ci\u003eA Visit to William Blake's Inn\u003c\/i\u003e and won the Caldecott in 1984 for a book they wrote and illustrated, \u003ci\u003eThe Glorious Flight\u003c\/i\u003e. Eight of their books have been named as \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Ten Best Illustrated Books of the Year. They lived for many years in Dutchess County, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.81 x 10.94 x 8.74 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767912169760,"sku":"9781681375823","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d8ebeba54f6e5982caf37934a45c91b5.webp?v=1780320258","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-provensen-book-of-fairy-tales-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}