A collection of fifty-five traditional tales collected by the Grimm brothers features the original black-and-white illustrations by George Cruikshank plus new color illustrations by noted contemporary illustrators.

Hans in luck -- The travelling musicians -- The golden bird -- The fisherman and his wife -- The tom-tit and the bear -- The twelve dancing princesses -- Rose-bud -- Tom Thumb -- The grateful beasts -- Jorinda and Jorindel -- The wonderful musician -- The queen bee -- The dog and the sparrow -- Frederick and Catherine -- The three children of fortune -- King Grisly-beard -- The adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet -- Snow-drop -- The elves and the shoemaker -- The turnip -- Old sultan -- The lady and the lion -- The miser in the bush -- The king of the golden mountain -- The golden goose -- Mrs. Fox -- Hansel and Grettel -- The giant with the three golden hairs -- The frog-prince -- The fox and the horse -- Rumpel-stilts-kin -- The goose-girl -- Faithful John -- The blue light -- Ashputtel -- The young giant and the tailer -- The crows and the soldier -- Pee-wit -- Hans and his wife Grettel -- Cherry, or the frog-bride -- Mother Holle -- The water of life -- Peter the goatherd -- The four clever brothers -- The elfin-grove -- The salad -- The nose -- The five servants -- Cat-skin -- The robber-bridgroom -- The three sluggards -- The seven ravens -- Roland and May-bird -- The mouse, the bird and the sausage -- The juniper tree.