Old story book

Peter Rabbit Book by Beatrix Potter

Illustrations by Margaret Ely Webb for Old Fashioned Fairy Tales (1909) by Marion Foster Washburne

This three-page story, An Island Fable, with adorable illustrations of an elephant, a mouse and a fairy is from the December 1898 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. I think the moral of the story is wonderful: “Let each be himself, not somebody else,Nor covet what others may hold.Each one has his place,That he can best fill:Contentment is...Read More

254 p

What is a story? What are the basic components of a story? In this program we'll look at fairy tales to understand the key elements in story telling. Students will be able to walk away with an understanding of protagonist vs antagonist, beginning, middle, end and what makes for a good story. Students will then write their own story which will be discussed in class. Students will be given feedback and will make rewrites. By the end of the lesson, each student will have a written a story…

book case cover and spine

1. Crackers in Bed (1955). Vic Fredericks. Cover art by Casey Jones. Pocket Book 2. Aesop for Children. Illustrated By Milo Winter, 1919 3. Fairies I Have Met. Mrs. (Maud Margaret) Rodolph Stawell. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac, 1910 4. Helping the Weatherman. Written and illustrated by Gertrude…

Lewis Carroll (1832–1898), John Tenniel (1820–1914), illustrator, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, London: Macmillan, 1865

These illustrations are from Lucy Crane’s 1886 English translation of Grimm’s Fairy Tales, illustrated by her brother, Walter Crane. More pictures below.