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sweet story, beautiful illustrations
5 star all the way.Beautiful illustrations, sweet story. No question about it, you should buy it.

A Darling Children's Book
I just bought this book for my 5 year-old daughter and she loves it. The charming story contains some positive lessons about hard work and friendship, and introduces to children the concept that a big fancy house is not necessarily the best home for everyone; sometimes the little old cozy cottage feels more like home.Read more

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Im fourteen and Im reviewingchildrens books
I the read the sorcerers apprentice as a young child and I loved it. I recently read it and I still love it. I rate it a number 5 all the way. If I had a child I would definetly get it for them. It's educational and enjoyable. The story is about the Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse. Mickey finds himself as an apprentice of a sorcerer. But when Mickey takes the sorcerers hat things go terribly wrong. It is a born thriller and will keep you on the edge of your seat. Well all in all I really enjoyed this boook and I hope kids around the world do to. ... Read more

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There is always some salvation
In these tales, most of them being sad and even very sad, Oscar Wilde looks for a way to save one's soul in front of the misery of the world. Anyone in society who lives in the upper classes does not necessarily see the ugliness and suffering of the world when one looks at the lower classes. But in these tales the Happy Prince, or the Selfish Giant, or any other character will manage to get salvation out of their upper class blindness, by opening their eyes to misery and suffering and by doing what they can to repair these pains and evils because they will realise they have to feel responsible for the world, because they are more powerful and could easily impose their selfish rule. But the giant will discover nature, if not God, punishes him for his selfishness. The nightingale will try to redeem a young student by giving him a red rose in a season when read roses do not bloom. And yet the student will not get the love he wants because he is nothing but a non-entity for the girl he would like to be loved by. There is also a very sad note in A Devoted Friend and how friendship can become a mask for selfishness, a nice appearance for an ugly and egoistic attitude. Those tales are sad and at the same time they convey a moral full of hope. All is not lost if the Happy Prince can give away his happiness for those who suffer, even if later the powerful of his society will reject him when he does not look happy and beautiful any more Excellent beyond compare!!!!
As a child I didn't have the books of Oscar Wilde but rather the records.My imagination soared with his descriptions of life, and my eyes overflowed with tears at each story.The record of the Happy Prince was read by BingCrosby and Orson Wells and each year at Christmas we still play that oldscratched thing, just to hear it's wonderous love story and that of TheSelfish Giant.Now I have to get the book so my nieces and nephews willshare in my treasures of love!!!! What is this world if it isn't all aboutLove?

wonderfully fanciful
I remember this book from my childhood.I had my parents read each story to me over and over.When I learned how to read I read this book until the pages fell out.In short it is a great book that encourages youthful imaginations.And, it makes for great bedtime stories.A real classic.I bought it for my children. ... Read more

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