Jack (University of Minnesota, USA) Zipes 
Red 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 Kay Nielsen, 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. Red Magic contains such classics as Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp from the Arabian Nights, A Child s Dream on a Star by Dickens, and The Chimera by Hawthorne. It also contains previously unpublished tales such as Princess Silver Silk and The Enchanted Deer. 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.