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Jan 1, 1908 — Jan 1, 1984· 76 yrs

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND AUTHOR · CHILDREN · FICTION

Ruth Ainsworth

Also known as: Ruth Gilbert

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Born 1908 in Manchester, Lancashire, England; died 1984 in Corbridge, Northumberland, England. A fantastic and charming author, quite popular in her day, who has largely been forgotten. 'Ruth Ainsworth' was the pseudonym of Mrs. Ruth Gilbert (nee Ainsworth).

Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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Once upon a time, in a land beyond the Black mountains, lived seven fairies. The first was called the fairy of the nightingales, the second was called the fairy of the breadcrumbs and the third was the fairy of the buzzing bees. But the most beautiful of all was the.............

— from The sleeping beauty

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Hansel and Gretel

1997

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A simplified version of the traditional tale in which Hansel and Gretel become lost in the woods and find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch. This is a version of the classic Grimm tale of two innocent children, abandoned in the forest by their cruel mother, who happen upon an enchanting gingerbread house owned by a wicked witch. The coauthor is Wilhelm Grimm, and translator is Anthea Bell.

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The sleeping beauty

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A ballet originally choreographed in 1890. Good fairies bestow gifts on the infant princess Aurora, but the uninvited evil fairy, Carabosse, arrives and puts a curse on the child - one day she will prick her finger on a spindle and die. The Lilac Fairy then moderates this to a promise that she will merely fall into a deep sleep for 100 years and be awakened by a prince's kiss. At the princess's 16th birthday celebration, a disguised Carabosse gives her a bouquet with a spindle hidden, and Aurora pricks her finger. The Lilac Fairy puts the whole kingdom to sleep along with Aurora. One hundred years later, Prince Florimund falls in love with the Lilac Fairy's image of Aurora, and battles Carabosse's creatures and other obstacles to reach the princess and break the spell. Finally, the entire court assembles for the wedding celebration.

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Little Red Riding Hood

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In this inspired rendering of the classic Grimm Brothers folktale, five-time Caldecott Honor winning artist Jerry Pinkney introduced two favorite children's characters to a new generation: the sly, scary wolf and the sweet little girl in her famous red hood. Readers will squeal with delight all over again during that most memorable scene when Little Red Riding Hood declares, "Oh, Grandmamma, what great teeth you have!"Pinkney's charming, masterfully-wrought illustrations--as warm and cozy as LIttle Red's cloak and as captivating ast he clever wold himself--are sure to lure you into the heart of this treasured tale.

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