Helen Hyman

This book and it's second volume were some of my all time favorite books as a child. I read and read and read these books over and over again. I have found in general her adaptations are much closer to the original especially of HC Anderson and therefore not quite as PC as other adaptations. For example, my boys love how the hunter cuts the wolf open to let out Little Red Ridinghood's grandma :) These books are in pretty bad shape so I can't let the little ones look through them but we love to read them together. My older boys also love them! I watch for them on places like Amazon and occasionally a copy will come up for a decent price. I have gotten some for around $20 that I used as gifts.… (meer)