My Lists
Featured Lists
American Fairy Tales
From Rip Van Winkle to the Rootabaga Stories
By Philip, Neil & McCurdy, Michael
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-78680-207-4
- Publisher
- New York : Hyperion, c1996.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 1996
Gr 4-8 An impressive collection of 12 stories representing the development of the American fairy tale from 1819 to 1922. Leaving behind the gloomy atmosphere and more formal language of their European counterparts, these literary selections reflect the landscape, egalitarian philosophy, and forward-looking optimism of America. Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" is firmly placed in the Kaatskill Mountains, while Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Feathertop" is filled with New England superstitions. The contentment of ordinary life is emphasized in Horace E. Scudder's "The Rich Man's Place" and L...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
