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The Provensen book of fairy tales

A collection of twelve well-known fairy tales, retellings, and newly-imagined tales, collected and illustrated by the award-winning husband-and-wife author-illustrator team, Alice and Martin Provensen.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Provensen, Alice (Compiler, Illustrator), Provensen, Martin (Compiler, Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : New York Review of Books, [2021]
Series:	New York Review children's collection.
Subjects:	Fairy tales > Juvenile.
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Summary:	A collection of twelve well-known fairy tales, retellings, and newly-imagined tales, collected and illustrated by the award-winning husband-and-wife author-illustrator team, Alice and Martin Provensen.
Item Description:	Originally published: New York : Random House, 1971.
Physical Description:	138 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
Audience:	Ages 8-12. Grades 4-6.
ISBN:	9781681375823 1681375826
Author Notes:	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.