by Charles Perrault · Lito · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782244405919
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«Peau d'Âne» is the classic children's tale by Charles Perrault, published by Lito in paperback (10 pages, in French).
In a kingdom whose wealth comes from a donkey that leaves gold every morning, the queen, on her deathbed, makes the king promise to marry only a woman more beautiful and wiser than she. The king ends up setting his sights on his own daughter, and the princess flees the castle disguised in the donkey's skin, with the help of her fairy godmother and a chest with three dresses, to hide as a servant.
2010 edition; adaptation by Anne Royer with illustrations by Oreli Gouel, in the Minicontes classiques collection.
Recommended for children aged 3 to 5 in their first encounters with classic tales.
Charles Perrault was a French author and member of the Académie Française. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works derived from earlier folk tales, published in his 1697 book Histoires ou contes du temps passé. The best known of his tales include "Little Red Riding Hood", "Cinderella", "Puss in Boots", "Sleeping Beauty", and "Bluebeard".
