Tales from Grimm (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage)
by Wanda Gág
Renowned children’s book author Wanda Gág presents these classic Grimm tales, accompanied by whimsical illustrations. Drawing on her peasant heritage and childlike sense of wonder, Gág translated the fairy tales in a uniquely American vernacular tongue. In Tales from Grimm we find her touch on timeless stories like “Hansel and Gretel,” “The Musicians of Bremen,” “Rapunzel,” and others. No other editions of Grimm’s fairy tales for children can match Gág’s richness of prose and the humor, beauty, and sheer magic of her pictorial interpretation. Best known for her Newbery Honor winner Millions of Cats, Wanda Gág (1893–1946) was a pioneer in children’s book writing, integrating text and illustration. Born in New Ulm, Minnesota, she rose to international acclaim. In recognition of her artistry, she was posthumously awarded the 1958 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for Millions of Cats and the 1977 Kerlan Award for her body of work.
CHILDREN'S FICTIONFAIRY TALES
RELEASED2006
PUBLISHERUniv Of Minnesota Press
LENGTH256
LANGUAGEEN
Wanda Hazel Gág was born in New Ulm, Minnesota, the daughter of a painter and photographer. Her parents spoke German in the house and Wanda did not learn to speak English until she went to school. When she was 14 years old, her father died of tuberculosis, and since her mother was also ill, Wanda became the head of the household. She stayed in school until her high school graduation in 1912. She worked as a teacher for a year, and supplemented her work with writing and illustrating for magazines, designing greeting cards and calendars, and painting lampshades. She received a scholarship to study art in St. Paul, and then moved to New York City. She continued to support her six younger siblings. In 1917 she illustrated A Child’s Book of Folk-Lore. In 1923, following a successful exhibition in New York, she left her job and began spending her summers in a country house in Connecticut and later on a farm in New Jersey. She drew and painted during the summer, then worked in New York engaged during the winter. At the time she was known for her lithographs, although today she is better known for her children's books, especially Millions of Cats (1928), for which she received the Newbery Honor Award. Wanda died of lung cancer in 1946 at her home in New Jersey.
Tales from Grimm (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage)
by Wanda Gág
Renowned children’s book author Wanda Gág presents these classic Grimm tales, accompanied by whimsical illustrations. Drawing on her peasant heritage and childlike sense of wonder, Gág translated the fairy tales in a uniquely American vernacular tongue. In Tales from Grimm we find her touch on timeless stories like “Hansel and Gretel,” “The Musicians of Bremen,” “Rapunzel,” and others. No other editions of Grimm’s fairy tales for children can match Gág’s richness of prose and the humor, beauty, and sheer magic of her pictorial interpretation. Best known for her Newbery Honor winner Millions of Cats, Wanda Gág (1893–1946) was a pioneer in children’s book writing, integrating text and illustration. Born in New Ulm, Minnesota, she rose to international acclaim. In recognition of her artistry, she was posthumously awarded the 1958 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for Millions of Cats and the 1977 Kerlan Award for her body of work.
CHILDREN'S FICTIONFAIRY TALES
RELEASED2006
PUBLISHERUniv Of Minnesota Press
LENGTH256
LANGUAGEEN
Wanda Hazel Gág was born in New Ulm, Minnesota, the daughter of a painter and photographer. Her parents spoke German in the house and Wanda did not learn to speak English until she went to school. When she was 14 years old, her father died of tuberculosis, and since her mother was also ill, Wanda became the head of the household. She stayed in school until her high school graduation in 1912. She worked as a teacher for a year, and supplemented her work with writing and illustrating for magazines, designing greeting cards and calendars, and painting lampshades. She received a scholarship to study art in St. Paul, and then moved to New York City. She continued to support her six younger siblings. In 1917 she illustrated A Child’s Book of Folk-Lore. In 1923, following a successful exhibition in New York, she left her job and began spending her summers in a country house in Connecticut and later on a farm in New Jersey. She drew and painted during the summer, then worked in New York engaged during the winter. At the time she was known for her lithographs, although today she is better known for her children's books, especially Millions of Cats (1928), for which she received the Newbery Honor Award. Wanda died of lung cancer in 1946 at her home in New Jersey.
