"Grimms Complete Fairy Tales" from Fall River Press

Everyone knows the stories. Very few have read the book.

This Fall River Press edition gathers more than two hundred tales from the Brothers Grimm, and it’s the real thing: complete, unedited, and a long way from the cartoon versions most of us grew up with. First published in 1812 as “Children’s and Household Tales,” these stories came from the oral tradition of generations of storytellers, and they still carry that old campfire power.

You’ll find all the favorites: “Snow White,” “Cinderella,” “Hansel and Gretel,” “Rapunzel,” “Rumpelstiltskin,” “The Frog Prince,” and “Little Red Riding Hood.” You’ll also find hidden treasures that rarely make it to the movies, such as “The Juniper Tree,” “Clever Gretel,” “King Thrushbeard,” and “The Singing, Soaring Lark.” Not every story ends happily, and that is part of the pleasure. These tales are wiser, stranger, and more surprising than their reputation, full of clever heroes, cruel stepmothers, talking animals, and magic with a price.

With around 680 pages in a handsome hardcover, it is a book to read aloud by lamplight, dip into on a winter night, or hand down to the next generation. The cover alone, with its red-cloaked figure walking into a green and shadowy forest, makes a promise the stories keep.

A beautiful addition to a family library, and a perfect gift for anyone who loves a good tale. Find your copy at Dead Tree Dreams.