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The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (Retold by); Edmund Dulac (Illustrator)
Category: Classics | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
This sumptuous volume is a welcome follow-up to the earlier Calla publication of Dulac's Stories from Hans Christian Andersen. Edmund Dulac was second only to Arthur Rackham in his sensitivity to the world of fairy tales, and his style is at once exotic and elegant. The present edition contains four tal ...Show more
The Walter Crane Storybook Collection by Walter Crane
Category: Classics | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
Glorious full-color illustrations grace every page of this charming storybook by a beloved Victorian-era artist. A prominent member of the Arts and Crafts movement, Walter Crane was among the most popular and influential creators of children's books in his day. This original compilation unites the best ...Show more
The Water Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby by Charles Kingsley; Jessie Willcox Smith (Illustrator)
Category: Classics | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
Shamed by his grimy appearance in the presence of an immaculate little girl, ten-year-old Tom -- an ill-treated London chimney-sweep -- promptly runs away. Diving into a river, he enters a magical underwater world of fairies and other whimsical creatures who teach him about truth, mercy, justice, courag ...Show more
Twelve Dancing Princesses by Kay Nielsen (Illustrator); Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Category: Classics | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
Brilliant color illustrations complement a noted folklorist's masterfulretellings of traditional fairy tales in this splendid hardcover edition. Quiller-Couch, a distinguished Cambridge don, recounts seven tales of enchantment: "Minon-Minette," "Felicia, or The Pot of Pinks," "Rosanie, or The Inconstant ...Show more
Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame; Justin Todd
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Calla Editions Ser.
No sight makes a man tremble more than seeing Mr. Toad behind the wheel of a car...On a fine summer day, Mole is busy spring cleaning his underground home. When he decides he's had enough of cleaning, Mole ventures towards a place he has never seen before - the river. There he meets Ratty, who takes Mol ...Show more