The Orange Fairy Book (Revised) by Andrew Lang Christina Rosetti -- The New York Times

-- The New York Times

Pub Date: March 07

words are magical

With beautiful illustrations by Thibaud Herem and fascinating botanical facts and figures

The Orange Fairy Book (Revised) by Andrew Lang Christina Rosetti -- The New York Times"The Orange Fairy Book" delves into the oral traditions of Rhodesia, Uganda, and the American Indian; the traditions of the Punjab and of Jutland; and such familiar European sources of Hans Christian Andersen ( "The Ugly Duckling" ) and Madam d'Aulnoy ( "The White Doe" ) for its 33 stories. But it is not important that the lad climbing the tree to a cloud kingdom is an Indian brave rather than Jack, or that the giant killer Makoma is African. The