The Elves and the Shoemaker » (1ST)

After studying at Marburg, Jacob became a clerk in the War Office at Kassel, and in 1808 librarian to Jerome Bonaparte, King of Westphalia. In 1841 he received Professorship at Berlin, and in 1854 began work on Deutsches Worterbuch with his brother.

Bernadette Watts has loved to draw since her childhood in England. She created her first picture book under the influence of Beatrix Potter. Watts studied at the Maidstone Art School in Kent and is the illustrator of North South fairy tales The Snow Queen and The Ugly Duckling.

Wilhelm Grimm and his brother Jacob are famous for their classical collection of folk songs and folktales, especially for Children's and Household Tales, generally known as Grimm's Fairy Tales.

A poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night.

Publishers Weekly

Helpful elves reward a virtuous shoemaker in a large-format retelling with "exceptional" pictures; "Watts's warm, luminous illustrations provide the perfect counterpart to Tolstoy's lovely, mystical story," praised PW. Ages 5-8. (Sept.)