Ivo de Wijs, Thé Tjong-Khing / Marjolijn Hof, Martijn van der Linden / Bette Westera, Annemarie van Haeringen / Marjet Huiberts, Noëlle Smit

Het Carnaval der Dieren / Assepoester / De Vuurvogel / Het Zwanenmeer

Book coverHet Carnaval der Dieren / Assepoester / De Vuurvogel / Het Zwanenmeer
Book coverHet Carnaval der Dieren / Assepoester / De Vuurvogel / Het Zwanenmeer
Book coverHet Carnaval der Dieren / Assepoester / De Vuurvogel / Het Zwanenmeer
Book coverHet Carnaval der Dieren / Assepoester / De Vuurvogel / Het Zwanenmeer

Here is a beautifully executed series of square CD books – slightly larger than the singles of old – designed to introduce children to fairytales as interpreted by great composers. To judge by the numbers of reprints alone, these stories-with-music, which include Cinderella, Peter and the Wolf, Swan Lake and The Firebird, are genuine classics. Uitgeverij Gottmer has now reissued them in a fresh form which sets a new standard.

The stories have been retold, adapted and newly illustrated, and are offered in an exceptionally well produced and handsomely printed picture book. The CD is at the front, cased in a hard cardboard cover, the text is enclosed in its own coloured soft cover, and the prints are simply gorgeous. This is surely the way for new generations to become acquainted with this part of our cultural heritage.

Edition: 2011
Language: Dutch
Publisher: Gottmer, Haarlem
Designer: Bockting ontwerpers, with advice on finishing by Hexspoor, Boxtel (Patrick Bakermans)
Lithographer: Scan Studio, Heemstede
Printer: Leo Paper, Hong Kong (CN)
Binder: Leo Paper, Hong Kong (CN)
Dimensions: 231 x 230 x 11
Amount of pages: 32 p.
Number of copies: 4,000, except De Vuurvogel: 2,500
Price: € 19.95
ISBN: 978 90 257 4953 8 / 978 90 257 4954 5 / 978 90 257 4989 7 / 978 90 257 5060 2
Font and foundry: Bembo, DTL Antares
Binding style: sewn soft cover
Material: 157gsm woodfree matt MC paper (interior), 240gsm coloured woodfree offset (inner cover), two layers of 2.5 mm black hardboard glued together (CD tray), 350gsm sulphate card coated on two sides (cover)