Briar Rose is better known as Sleeping Beauty. It's a classic by the Grimm Brothers with a damsel in distress, an incompetent father, a prince to the rescue, and other typical fairy tale elements.
A huge selection of free printable calendars with blank, vintage, photo, kids, etc. themes, in landscape and portrait formats - completely free for personal use.
Halloween symbolism starts with colors. There is so much more than orange and black! And we can't do without witches with their cauldrons, brooms, and other magical objects, of course. To learn more about Halloween symbols, just read on.
Countdown to Halloween already started and here is the chance to pick the best Halloween advent calendar for kids and their parents. If you want to add a bit to the anticipation and excitement connect
Vintage calendars are always in demand and this free printable October 2024 calendar offers a perfect opportunity to decorate your wall in style with plenty of space to add your notes, too!
Picture Book by Max Teschemacher presents Cinderella through the narraraton of the Brothers Grimm - with birds, golden slipper and bloody revenge. There is no fairy godmother. Instead, a tree growing on her mother's grave, provide Cinderella with the attire for the dance.
Gilbert Penrose James (Gilbert P. James, or simply Gilbert James) was a bit mysterious and occasionally controversial illustrator who made an impact by his take on Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. He also created many other works of varying quality.
A huge selection of printable calendars for December. Blank, with photos, for children in landscape and portrait format, special themed calendars for differetn special days and occasions in Deember, all free for personal use.
Wanda Hazel Gag didn’t just translate the tales. She is responsible for adaptations as well. We can say, she rewrote Grimms' fairy tales not as they were, but as they should be. In her opinion, of course. You may like or may not like her approach to the text, still, jer illustrations are…
Each drawn object carries its own symbolism. The color add even more. The results can be pretty complex. To make the best of our art, we use simple infographics and long lists of HTML codes.
Saint Patrick was a real human being, but his biography is a strange madley of legends and hard facts. How come he came to Ireland and what exactly was his relationship with snakes?
The Lambkin and the Little Fish is a less-known fairy tale from the collection by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. It's somehow similar to Little Brother and Little siste and Hansel and Gretel. Two kids, one stepmother with magical powers, and a happy ending.
Orange and black are classic Halloween colors. Yet, they can be used in many different shades. Yes, both. And there are other colors to add into the mix, so things with Halloween color palette can really become interesting. And original!
Dwarfs are, in most cases, presented as magical beings of short statues with special skills, sometimes with magical powers, and often associated with wealth. They can prove a great help to human beings, but their actions come with a price.
Dozens of printable calendars for September 2024. All free, all ready to print for your personal use. Make the best of your time, plan your September wisely!
Christmas Carols, illustrated by Gilbert James is a collection of twelve Christmas Carols with four full color illustrations, published in 1906 simultaneously in London and New York. The most popular among these songs is Good King Wenceslas.
The Goose Girl by Grimm Brothers with astonishing illustrations by Max Teschemacher, from 1940. An immortal story about solen identity, and an attempt to keep someone's word even if it's given by force or under threat.
The Colorful Bird is a calendar book illustrated by Emil Rudolf Weiss (1875-1942) and Felix Edouard Vallotton (1865-1925), two masters of black-and-white graphics. It's an almanac, offering dates, saints' names, moon phases, proverbs, etc. In short, everything might be of interest for the reader.…
Andromeda waits to be eaten by a sea monster. She is sacrificed to save her country from destruction by Poseidon. Perseus comes to the rescue and kills the dragon!
The painting by Felix Vallotton from 1904 with clever usage of colors is just one of several of his creations based on Greek…
Jack and the Beanstalk, a fairy tale about the boy who steals from the giant to become a man. Aquick summaary with numerous interesting points on hidden meanings and symbolism used in the story.
Easter is associated with numrous symbols. Christianity embraced flowers from Paganism. But different flowers have different meanings and this infographics helps to uderstand them at least a bit.
Jack and the Beanstalk is a classic presentation of fight between everyday man (boy with an everyday name Jack) with a mighty opponent. Of course, we are all on the Jack's side but we can also be a bit wicked. Is Jack a positive character? He didn't follow orders of his mother. He steals stuff from…
Wolf and Seven Kids is actually a retelling of myth about Cronos eating his children, adapted for underage audience. Splendid illustrations by Pauli Ebner who caught the feeling of anxiety and avoided the bloody scenes.
A two-page printable advent calendar with 24 vintage pictures of old stories for children. You can tell one of them to your kids for each of the Advent evenings.
Green can mean many things. We say for inexperienced people they are 'still green' and when we have a lot of money that 'we are in green'. Here is a little visual reminder of a few of things that can be presented with green color.
Mihgasper Oct 14, 2023 10:31PM Book of Aesop's Fables with antropomorphic illustrations by Charles Henry Bennett: The fables of Aesop and others, translated into huma...
Beauty and the Beast by Richard Andre Beauty and the Beast is among the most recognizable fairy tales in the world. Immortal story by Madame Leprince Beaumont (being a rewriting itself) went through n
(Specially written and arranged for children's performance) The story about Dick Whittington is number 81 in the collection Books for the Bairns but only the third in a series subtitled Little Plays f
Ratcatcher of Hamelin is one of numerous versions of the legend about the Pied Piper of Hamelin. This story is almost forgotten today by a wider audience and even folk who are familiar with it know only the version for kids. This book, however, is a presentation of the same plot from a different,…
Snow White and Rose Red is a fairy tale by the Grimm Brothers. It's a story about two sisters who live in the woods with their mother. They spend most of their time outside, enjoying the nature.
When winter comes, a bear visits their home and asks for shelter. They become friends but the bear goes…
The Awful History of Bluebeard by William Makepeace Thackeray is a book that should never be published. It was created by a famous writer (!) for his niece and was discovered only more than half a century after his death. The illustrations are the most appealing part of the classic story which is…
Short summary, an analysis and explanation of some symbols in the fairy tale The Goose Girl by Jacob and William Grimm. A lot of beautiful illustrations as well.
It looks several real Rapunzel actually lived and all of them had (imagine) very interesting lives. In one of interpretations Saint Barbara is a possible inspiration for the fairy tale, in another an author from France (Madame de la Force) used already written story similar to her own situation to…
Did you know there is actually a version of this fairy tale with more than two thousand years of history? If you like such trivia, don't miss this article!
Goose Girl and Other Tales illustrated by Franz Mueller-Muenster
Some popular and also some of the less known fairy tales by Brothers Grimm with great illustrations by one of the most popular landscape painters from Germany. Ever heard of Jorinde and Joringel?
Leonard Leslie Brooke (1862-1940) was one of the leading illustrators at the beginning of 20th century. On one occassion critics commented on his works as showing the spirit of childhood with rare skill and the book about the Goldilocks intruding the house of the three bears is a fine example of his…
The Fairies - a child's song is a book published by Thomas de la Rue & Company in London in 1883. It presents a song written by William Allingham (1824-1889) and extraordinary illustrations by Emily Gertrude Thomson
J. J. Grandville was one of the best illustrators of his time. His specialty were anthropomorphized animals and a great sense of humor. Both can be seen in this post which presents La Fontaine's Fables.
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