Jack (University of Minnesota, USA) Zipes 
Silver Magic 
The World s Best Fairy Tales Collected and Arranged by Romer Wilson

With a Preface and biographies from Jack Zipes, as well as the original illustrations by Violet Brunton, this collection of fairy tales originally published by the award-winning Romer Wilson Green Magic (1928), Silver Magic (1929), and Red Magic (1930) offers a combination of classic fairy tales, alongside lesser known, global and diverse tales. Silver Magic contains classic fairy tales including Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and Hawthorne s The Miraculous Pitcher, as well as several anonymous and previously undiscovered tales such as Lohengrin. It was Romer Wilson s intention to combine the familiar with the unknown, and to introduce authors and cultures from a variety of countries. As a researcher, Wilson uncovered a remarkable amount of stories from other countries that remain unknown today. This collection gives voice to unique and intriguing tales that inspire children to have a better understanding of how people and their stories are alike despite major differences. Through his Preface and commentary, Jack Zipes shows how all three books are a means to bring people together in the name of peace and justice. These books will, therefore, be of interest to anyone researching or studying fairy tales, folklore and children s literature, as well as global or comparative literature and social justice.