Publisher Description
This is a delightful collection of fairy tales and fables written by the most beloved of all children's authors and read with charming wit and tenderness. Includes the story of that fleet-footed Gingerbread Man who commences running as soon as the oven door is opened; The charming Tale of Tom Kitten, about a little kitten who struggles valiantly to keep his new clothes clean; The Story of Little Boy Blue, a hear-warmer about a young boy working hard to take care of his ailing mother; and the hilarious Three Wise Men of Gotham, about three bumblers who fancy themselves brainiacs.
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About Joseph Jacobs
Joseph Jacobs, (1854–1916) was an Australian-born English folklore scholar, one of the most popular nineteenth-century adapters of children’s fairy tales. He was also a historian of pre-expulsion English Jewry, a historian of Jewish culture, and a literary scholar.