Tomie dePaola's Favorite Nursery Tales
Recommended. Age: 7+. A Catholic review of this book for parents.
Our review
Here are the old tales every child should know, in one friendly volume. Hard work pays in The Little Red Hen. Truth beats flattery in The Emperor's New Clothes. A reader reports the rough edges are softened for little ones. One reservation: we could not check every tale, and softened endings can blunt the justice the originals teach.
For parents
Read aloud from 3. Independent reading from about 7. One tale a night works well. The magic is fairy-tale magic, with nothing to copy. Ask who told the truth in The Emperor's New Clothes and why it took a child. Ask why the Little Red Hen did not share.