Bernadette Watts

Rumpelstiltskin

Stories for Christmas

Vreau sa fim prieteni

Jacob Grimm

Wilhelm Grimm

When a witch changes Jorinda into a nightingale, her sweetheart Joringel discovers how to save her through a dream.

A Fairy Tale

Jorinda and Jorindel

An enchanting tale of seasonal change and childhood, beautifully brought to life through Bernadette Watt's incandescent illustrations.

Peter's Tree

A picture-book representation of the Grimm Brothers' German version of the fairy tale Cinderella.

Cinderella

A brother and sister run away from their cruel and wicked stepmother to a forest, but cannot escape her powers.

Little Brother and Little Sister

The beautiful artwork of British illustrator Bernadette Watts brings warmth and wonder to this classic Nativity scene. Open each tiny door leading to reveal a new detail in the picture.

Away in a Manger Calendar

Schneewittchen

Anthea Bell

Although the mother goat warns her young not to let anyone in while she is away from the house, the babies are tricked by a sly fox who enters their home and causes complete chaos, much to the mother's dismay. Reprint.

The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats

A lost and lonely snowflake longs for a home, and while her snowflake friends journey to far off destinations, she finds her place in life as the inspiration for an artist.

The Smallest Snowflake

Bernadette

Die Schneeflocken sehen erwartungsvoll dem Winter entgegen, wenn sie zur Erde fliegen, um sich in nahen und fernen Gegenden niederzulassen. Die kleinste Schneeflocke aber träumt von Wärme. Ab 4.

Schneeflocke

清茗

華茲

白玫瑰與紅玫瑰

When Katya learns that a baby king has been born, she sets off to visit him with a number of gifts, but has only her prized wooden bird whistle that has broken by the time she arrives.

The Christmas Bird

While Isobel is playing with her best friend’s beautiful store-bought Doll’s House, she becomes intrigued by one of her friend’s toys—a small golden plate. But when Isobel takes the golden plate home without asking for permission, she gets more than she bargained for: the plate doesn’t look right in her handmade Doll’s House, and she feels guilty for having taken her friend’s toy. Isobel’s supportive mother helps her find a solution that makes Isobel feel better. And on Isobel’s next birthday, she is rewarded for following her heart. Bernadette Watts’s colorful, delicate illustrations are filled with wonderful details in this charming and thought-provoking story about friendship, sharing, and feelings.

The Golden Plate

The smallest snowflake longs for a home, and while her snowflake friends journey to far off destinations she finds her place in life, too, as the inspiration for an artist. When Spring finally comes the smallest snowflake knows that she has fulfilled her destiny.

Thirty-eight timeless tales illustrated by the inimitable Bernadette Watts Bernadette Watts has been writing and illustrating since the 1960’s. For the first time this book brings together her take on beloved classics— from the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Aesop, Gerda Marie Scheidl, Leo Tolstoi, Bernadette Watts, and more—in a visual treasure chest for the whole family. The collection includes: Little Red Riding Hood • Cinderella • The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids • Little Brother and Little Sister • The Three Little Pigs • Snow White and Rose Red • Mother Holle • The Bremen Town Musicians • Rapunzel • Hansel and Gretel • The Brave Little Tailor • Sleeping Beauty • Rumpelstiltskin • The Elves and the Shoemaker • The Ugly Duckling • Goldilocks and the Three Bears • Thumbelina • The Star Child • Snow White • Jorinda and Joringel • The Snow Queen • The Little Match Girl • The Ragamuffins • The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse • George’s Garden • Hans Millerman • Varenka • Shoemaker Martin • Jonah and the Whale • St. Francis and the Proud Crow • The Hairy Elephant • Aesop’s Fables • The Rich Man and the Shoemaker • The Smallest Snowflake • The Fir Tree • The Christmas Bird • The Little Donkey • The Christmas Story

Stories and Fairy Tales

The Bernadette Watts Collection

Jean de La Fontaine

When a wealthy neighbor tempts him with a chest full of riches, a poor but cheerful shoemaker is so burdened with worry about his wealth that he decides to return it.

Bernadette Watts

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