The Blue Fairy Book, and the Red, Orange, Pink, Grey, etc.

[cin]

My 1 yr old daughter has read through the Blue Fairy Book and LOVED it. I have downloaded the others (all 12 or so) of them and was wondering if anybody knows....are they written at about the same level? I really don't have time to read them all as a preview, so I'm hoping somebody on here has some experience with them.

[nmoira]

More or less. A number of different translators/retellers were used, so occasionally the language of a story seems a bit out of place. Blue, Red, and Green are the most similar.

[Miss Peregrine]

My 1 yr old daughter has read through the Blue Fairy Book and LOVED it. I have downloaded the others (all 12 or so) of them and was wondering if anybody knows....are they written at about the same level? I really don't have time to read them all as a preview, so I'm hoping somebody on here has some experience with them.

 

 

Wow, she's really advanced! ;)

[sewingmama]

LOL - I think she meant her 11 yo DD.

[cin]

Wow, she's really advanced! ;)

 

 

You have no idea how advanced SHE thinks she is! :rolleyes:

[cin]

More or less. A number of different translators/retellers were used, so occasionally the language on a story seems a bit out of place. Blue, Red, and Green are the most similar.

 

 

Moira, thanks! I guess I'm just wanting to make sure that they are appropriate for the same age group. Sounds like they are. I'll start her on red and green next.

[Mrs Mungo]

My 1 yr old daughter has read through the Blue Fairy Book and LOVED it.

 

LOL! :laugh:

 

More or less. A number of different translators/retellers were used, so occasionally the language of a story seems a bit out of place. Blue, Red, and Green are the most similar.

 

:iagree: I downloaded them all at once on my Nook for a pretty low price. Might be a good option for some people.

[EmilyK]

They're available on librivox and itunes u too, if anyone wants a free audio version.

[Gentlemommy]

I downloaded the entire collection of 420 stories (organized by book and alphabetically, with a live table of contents!) for only $2.99 on kindle! That's amazing to me. Just thought I'd share!

[Sebastian (a lady)]

My 1 yr old daughter has read through the Blue Fairy Book and LOVED it. I have downloaded the others (all 12 or so) of them and was wondering if anybody knows....are they written at about the same level? I really don't have time to read them all as a preview, so I'm hoping somebody on here has some experience with them.

 

 

There are several volumes available for free at Gutenberg Project. It's been a while since I looked at these, but my recollection is that after red, blue, green and yellow, the stories got a little more obscure. Also depending on the edition you pick up, you may find some language that is Victorian and jangles modern ears.

 

ETA: I can still remember walking into my elementary library and seeing a display of these in new hardback editions. The Blue Fairy Book was my first. I loved the stories and thought the illustrations were some of the prettiest I'd ever seen.