# The Provensen Book of Fairy Tales - Hardcover

by **Alice Provensen** (Editor), **Martin Provensen** (Editor), **Alice Provensen** (Illustrator)

**Now 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."**

Alice 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, _The Provensen Book of Fairy Tales_ 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, _The Provensen Book of Fairy Tales_ is a witty modern descendant of _Grimm's Fairy Tales_ and a classic in its own right, sure to be beloved by a new generation.

### Author Biography

**Alice** (1918-2018) and **Martin Provensen** (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 _A Visit to William Blake's Inn_ and won the Caldecott in 1984 for a book they wrote and illustrated, _The Glorious Flight_. Eight of their books have been named as _New York Times_ Ten Best Illustrated Books of the Year. They lived for many years in Dutchess County, New York.

**Number of Pages:** 136

**Dimensions:** 1.81 x 10.94 x 8.74 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** November 16, 2021

## Details

- **Price:** 29.95 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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