Book fairs offer a great opportunity to flip through many new publications. Browsing the multitude of children's titles we came across a few interesting editions of children's classics in Polish. As there is no copyright for the works by Hans Christian Andersen, Grimm Brothers, and Rudyard Kipling, many publishers attempt to produce pretty children's editions with stories by these authors; however, as we all know, only few of them succeed.
Here are the examples of both professional and creative approach to publishing children's classics:
Hans Christian Andersen,
"Basnie" (translated into Polish directly from Danish in order to preserve the authenticity of the text):
Snow Queen:
The Wild Swans:
The Ugly Duckling:
Spooky tales by Grimm Brothers:
Finally, unusual, gorgeous "Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling:
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