Author Description

Twelve short stories about golden items, places, and things are selected from several books of fairy tales by Andrew Lang and others. These tales are designed to be fascinating reading for young children. The tales are: (1) The Golden Goose, (2) The Talking Bird, The Singing Tree and The Golden Water, (3) The Golden Nugget, (4) The Golden Touch, (5) The Golden Lion, (6) The Strange Story of the Golden Comb, (7) The Golden Mermaid, (8) The Golden Crab, (9) The Invisible Prince, (10) The Nine Pea-Hens and the Golden Apples, (11) The Golden-Headed Fish, and (12) The Twins and the Golden Star. Children have enjoyed reading these fairy tales for years and it is good to find them in one single volume.