Walt Disney's Giant Book of Fairy Tales

Walt Disney's Giant Book of Fairy Tales is an illustrated hardcover children's book published by Purnell in October 1973.
The book contains thirty-six fairy tales, including ones based on the films Pinocchio, Peter and the Wolf, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty. It also includes stories that were yet to be adapted into animated movies over the course of thirty-seven years. Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Rapunzel, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Little Matchgirl, and The Frog Prince, featuring characters from different Disney films and shorts.
==Contents==
# 	Title 	Characters used in the illustrations. 	Page
01	Pinocchio 	The same characters from the original film. 	8
02	Peter and the Wolf 	The same characters from the original film. 	14
03	Tom Thumb 	Mr. SmeeFlora and MerryweatherHonest John and GideonWolf 	17
04	The Four Musicians of Bremen 	EeyoreTrampJasper and Horace 	21
05	Hansel and Gretel 	HuntsmanMadam Mim 	26
06	The Steadfast Tin Soldier 	AliceArthur PendragonMadam Mim 	35
07	Red Riding Hood 	FloraWendy DarlingBig Bad WolfGeppetto 	37
08	Thumbelina 	Tinker Bell 	42
09	Puss in Boots 	FigaroJohn DarlingKing StefanAliceKatrina Van Tassel 	46
10	Mother Snow 	Fauna 	53
11	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	The same characters from the original film. 	58
12	Rapunzel 	No Disney characters were used in the illustrations. 	63
13	Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp 	Mickey MouseGoofyMinnie MouseHonest John and Gideon 	66
14	Cinderella 	The same characters from the original film. 	71
15	Rumpelstiltskin 	GeppettoKing StefanSnow WhiteGrumpy 	80
16	Jack and the Beanstalk 	GoofyMother Goose 	85
17	Toads and Diamonds 	Drizella Tremaine 	90
18	The Golden Goose 	Boy (The Reluctant Dragon) 	92
19	The Three Spinners 	CinderellaLady TremaineQueen LeahFlora, Fauna, and MerryweatherPrince Phillip 	100
20	The Frog Prince 	No Disney characters were used in the illustrations. 	103
21	Babes in Toyland 	No Disney characters were used in the illustrations. 	106
22	The North Wind and the Sun 	Jiminy Cricket 	122
23	Sleeping Beauty 	The same characters from the original film. 	114
24	Lucky Hans 	GoofyStromboliMickey MouseDonald DuckMad HatterFauna 	120
25	The Tinder Box 	KayMadam MimKing StefanQueen Leah 	125
26	The Donkey's Skin Dress 	Snow WhiteSir EctorPrince PhillipKing StefanQueen Leah 	132
27	The Ridiculous Wishes 	Donald DuckWitch HazelDaisy Duck 	135
28	Dick Whittington 	Donald DuckClarabelle CowJaq and GusGoofyScrooge McDuck 	139
29	The Princess and the Pea 	FaunaKing HubertAurora 	145
30	Beauty and the Beast 	The KingDrizella TremaineAnastasia TremaineCinderellaBig Bad WolfPrince Charming 	147
31	The Nightingale 	No Disney characters were used in the illustrations. 	154
32	The Nixie of the Millpond 	AuroraScrooge McDuckDaisy DuckDonald DuckMerryweather 	157
33	The Ugly Duckling 	No Disney characters were used in the illustrations. 	164
34	The Four Clever Brothers 	KayJohnny AppleseedPrince PhillipRoger RadcliffeMerlinJohnny's AngelDragon Maleficent	167
35	The Little Match Girl 	AliceFauna 	174
36	The Three Bears 	BalooAlice 	177
37	King Nutcracker 	Snow WhiteKing StefanSamson 	181
38	The Emperor's New Clothes 	Mickey MouseIchabod CraneMerlin 	183
39	Snow-White and Rose-Red 	Prince Phillip 	186
==Trivia==
*Although Br'er Rabbit and the Tar Baby appear on the dust cover, they do not appear in any of the stories or the illustrations in the book.
==Gallery==
Giant-Book-of-Fairy-Tales-2.png|Dragon Maleficent
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Giant-Book-of-Fairy-Tales-5.png|Dragon Maleficent in the story "The Four Clever Brothers"
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