Jiří Trnka Books
Jiří Trnka was a visionary artist whose talents spanned puppetry, illustration, and animated filmmaking. He became renowned for his puppet films, often adapting literary works for adult audiences. His mastery in animation earned him the moniker "the Walt Disney of Eastern Europe," despite the distinctiveness of his own artistic vision. Trnka's work, particularly his significant contributions to children's literature, left an indelible mark on the artistic world.
Fairy Tales
- 438 pages
- 16 hours of reading
A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition of Hans Christian Andersen's famous tales, from award-winning translator Tiina Nunnally Hans Christian Andersen was the profoundly imaginative writer and storyteller who revolutionized literature for children. He gave us the now standard versions of some traditional fairy tales—with an anarchic twist—but many of his most famous tales sprang directly from his imagination. The thirty stories here range from exuberant early works such as "The Tinderbox" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" through poignant masterpieces such as "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling" to more subversive later tales such as "The Ice Maiden" and "The Wood Nymph." For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Favorite Tales from Grimm and Andersen
- 351 pages
- 13 hours of reading
No childhood is complete without reading the stories of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. This book combines tales from both these classic sources, twenty-four from Grimm and Eighteen from Andersen. -- Provided by publisher.
Fireflies
- 92 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Stories and Poems for All Seasons
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Apart from the classical fairy-tale with illustrations by Jiří Trnka the book offers beautiful fold-up puppets made by this world-famous Czech illustrator and creator of puppet films. Four stage sets are attached which children may use to play out the fairy-tale. This arrangement offers fun as part of a creative activity and boosts the children’s imagination.
A beautiful collection of puppet shows, showing the importance of puppet theater in Czechoslovakia.
Hansel and Gretel
- 9 pages
- 1 hour of reading
