Books by Charles Perrault

Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast.

Collects memorable fables, fairy tales, and morals created by Charles Perrault.

Beloved title story plus "Puss in Boots", Bluebeard and his many wives, The Fairies, Cinderella and Ricky of the Tuft.

A Creole variant of the familiar Cinderella tale is set in the Caribbean and narrated by the godmother who helps Cendrillon find true love. Reprint.

Although she is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, a kind-hearted young woman manages to attend the palace ball with the help of her fairy godmother.

In this traditional version of the story, Cinderella attends the ball and dances with the prince for two nights in a row. It is only after the second party that she leaves her glass slipper behind as the only clue to her true identity. The illustrations were created by using fine-line pen and color ink and dyes.

Forced to live like her stepsisters' servant and not allowed to go to the royal ball, Cinderella turns to her fairy godmother for help, and in her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper, in a version of the classic fairy tale first published in 1985.

A retelling of the French fairy tale, in which the inside pages feature illustrations without text and the words intended for the story's narration appear on the back cover.

In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper.

In her haste to flee the place before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper.

In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper.

A mistreated kitchen maid, with the help of her fairy godmother, attends the palace ball on the condition that she leave before midnight.

'Cinderella', the most popular of all fairy tales, first appeared in print in 1697 in a French Collection by Charles Perrault. Anthea Bell's graceful translation of this classic tale is faithful to the original yet accessible to today's children. It is a timeless story of virtue rewarded.

An enchantingly illustrated version of the fairy-tale classic about a kind and beautiful girl who, despite her her selfish stepsisters, is able to attend a royal ball.

Offers young readers of all ages a brightly illustrated compilation of classic children's tales, such as "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Blue Beard".

Retold in both Spanish and English, this universally familiar fairy tale is given a fresh look through striking artwork. Simultaneous.

An illustrated collection of eleven classic tales including such favorites as "The Little Red Hen", "Cinderella", and "Sleeping Beauty".

Offers illustrated versions of twenty-six classic fairy tales, including Perrault's "Puss in Boots" and "Tom Thumb," and such other favorites as "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" and "The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids."

In "The Fairy's Mistake", two very different sisters have two very different encounters with the fairy Ethelinda. Rosella is kind and helpful. Her reward: Jewels and gems tumble out of her mouth whenever she speaks. Myrtle is rude and spiteful. Her punishment: Bugs and vipers slither out of her mouth. The fairy Ethelinda feels she's meted out justice just right--until she discovers Rosella has been locked up by a greedy prince and Myrtle is having the time of her life!

A modern translation of eight well-known fairy tales including "Sleeping Beauty," "Puss in Boots," "Little Red Riding Hood," and "Cinderella."

A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her grandmother.

A collection of eight classic children's stories.

Offers stories tell of princesses, a magical frog, a lonely monster, a prince who falls in love with a shepherdess, giants, and a clever cat.

Here are the original eight stories from the 1697 volume Contes Du Temps Passe by the great Charles Perrault (1628-1703) in a translation that retains the charming and unsentimental simplicity that has won Perrault a permanent position in French literature.

A clever cat helps his poor master win fame, fortune, and the hand of a beautiful princess.

By outwitting an evil giant and gaining a fortune for a poor young man, the resourceful Puss in Boots proves himself the Master Cat of them all.

An enterprising cat--with only a bag, a pair of boots, and some audacity--arranges for his owner, a poor farmer, to marry a princess and live happily ever after.

A clever cat wins his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.

Here is a retelling of the favorite Perrault tale about a crafty cat who tricks the king, peasants, and an ogre and becomes a noble lord.

Enraged at not being invited to the princess's christening, the wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for 100 years, in a retelling of the classic Perrault tale.

Enraged at not being invited to the princess' christening, the wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for 100 years.

A young reader's retelling follows the beautiful princess as she falls under the spell of a wicked witch and is rescued by a brave and handsome prince and his kiss of true love.

Private detective Lew Archer challenges the power and ruthlessness of an oil dynasty responsible for a spill on the Southern California coast.

A collection of twelve classic French fairy tales, including "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood," "Puss in Boots," and "Blue Beard"

Offers an amusing twist to the classic tale as denim overalls replace ball gowns and a hog takes on the roll of Rose's fairy godmother. Reprint.

In this volume, cleverly set as stories within a story, Perrault writes for a little girl during her summer in the country. Old favorites -- "Tom Thumb." "Sleeping Beauty, " "Puss in Boots, " and "Bluebeard, " among others -- are joined by tales about fairies and giants, about wishes come true and about why little girls with red hoods shouldn't walk through the woods alone.

Retellings of "Blue Beard," "Puss in Boots," "Cinderella," "The White Cat," "Tom Thumb," and three other children's favorites from the tales of Perrault.

A very poor woodsman who is granted three wishes by a tree fairy is urged by his wife to wish for riches.

In a retelling of a classic Perrault fairy tale, Merth is slave to her cruel mother and sister but receives a marvelous talent from an unusual creature, while her greedy sister receives her own reward. By the author-illustrator of.

After many adventures, a tiny boy, no bigger than his father's thumb, earns a place as the smallest Knight of the Round Table.

The youngest of seven brothers outwits an ogre and brings back riches to his poor family.

The youngest of seven brothers outwits an ogre and brings back riches to his poor family.

These authentic memoirs constitute a remarkable document in the history of transvestism, and provide a first-hand account of manners and morals in late seventeenth-century French society. In a light, intimate style praised by Sainte-Beuve, Choisy recounts his scandalous and entertaining escapades as a transvestite. Reared as a girl by his ambitious mother, the young Choisy dressed in girls' clothes, wore earrings and patches, and was admired by 'Monsieur', Louis XIV's homosexual transvestite brother. As the abbot of Saint Seine, Choisy continued to delight in extravagantly feminine attire and in the seduction of young girls, often with the unsuspecting assistance of their parents. Also included in this volume is the charming transvestite story of the Marquis-Marquise de Banneville, thought to have been written by Choisy in collaboration with Charles Perrault.