Ophentender Karl: Tales

Why do we highlight one or another publication of your favorite fairy tales from a large number of options? The answer is simple: first of all, each of us pays attention to the quality of the book illustration. After all, you must admit, even a wonderful work can easily be spoiled by bad and vulgar drawings.

Illustrations in children's books are extremely important, since the child perceives book texts as images that will later be stored in memory for many years. And when the illustrator is a master of his business recognized throughout the world, the book acquires particular value, not only for children, but also for adults. This edition is dedicated to the German artist of the 19th century to Carl Offterninger, who created numerous illustrations for books for children. He became famous for his magnificent drawings for the fairy tales of the Grimm brothers (“Genzel and Gretel”, “Red Red Riding Hood”, “Brave tailor”, “Snow Maiden”, etc.), Charles Perrault (“Cat in Boots”, “S-S-firing boy” ), to the famous work of E. T. A. Hoffmann “The Nutcracker and Mouse King”, “The Tale of Aladdin’s magic lamp” from the collection of Arab fairy tales “Thousand and One Nights” and many other...