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For readers who love Oz and Baum's playful imagination, parents seeking magical tales to read aloud, and anyone curious about early American children's fiction.
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American Fairy Tales is a collection of short magical stories by L. Frank Baum, the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The tales were gathered into a book in 1908, and they carry his habit of making wonders feel close to home.
Baum wanted fairy tales for modern children. His stories lean away from far-off European castles and toward a world that looks more like the one his readers knew. Magic turns up in ordinary places, and it brings a lesson with it, usually a light and funny one. In this summary you will hear what makes these tales distinctive, what they tend to teach, and how to enjoy them. Let us start with what Baum was trying to do.
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- 1Baum wanted fairy tales for modern childrenFree
- 2Magic lives in everyday American life
- 3Each tale carries a whimsical moral
- 4How to read these tales today
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Baum wanted fairy tales for modern children
Baum believed that children deserved wonder without heavy fear. In the years around the Oz books, he argued that the old European fairy tales, with their grim punishments, no longer suited young readers. He hoped to write stories that kept the delight of the old tales and left out the horror.
American Fairy Tales follows that hope. The stories are short, quick and easy to follow, which makes them good for reading aloud in one sitting. Each one sets up a small piece of magic, lets it cause trouble or wonder, and then settles to a close.
For a reader today, this tells you what to expect. The tone is warm and often lightly humorous. You are not meeting a single long adventure as in Oz. You are meeting a handful of separate inventions, each with its own idea, and that variety is a large part of the pleasure.
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Questions about Fiabe americane
What is American Fairy Tales about?
It is a collection of short, magical stories by L. Frank Baum. Many tales place a marvel in a familiar, modern setting, and most end with a light moral about behavior, kindness or foolishness.
Is American Fairy Tales connected to The Wizard of Oz?
Not directly. The stories do not continue the Oz books, but they share the same author, the same plain and playful voice, and the same love of everyday wonder.
When was American Fairy Tales published?
It appeared as a book in 1908. Baum, who died in 1919, wrote it after the success of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, aiming at modern children.
Why are they called American fairy tales?
Baum wanted fairy tales set in the world of his American readers, rather than in the castles and forests of old Europe, so magic appears in modern, ordinary surroundings.
Is American Fairy Tales good for reading aloud to children?
Yes. The tales are short, clear and lively, and each stands alone, so they suit bedtime reading. The mood is gentle.