--- product_id: 78309941 title: "Classic Storybook Fables: Including \"Beauty and the Beast\" and Other Favorites" price: "¥12231" currency: JPY in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/78309941-classic-storybook-fables-including-beauty-and-the-beast-and-other store_origin: JP region: Japan --- # Classic Storybook Fables: Including "Beauty and the Beast" and Other Favorites **Price:** ¥12231 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Classic Storybook Fables: Including "Beauty and the Beast" and Other Favorites - **How much does it cost?** ¥12231 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/78309941-classic-storybook-fables-including-beauty-and-the-beast-and-other) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Children and adults alike will delight in reading aloud these enduring and enchantingly told stories, richly illustrated and fabulously reimagined by award-winning artist Scott Gustafson. Stories include “The Little Red Hen,” “The Princess and the Pea,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Ugly Duckling,” and “Beauty and the Beast.” Review: Timeless - An absolutely stunning book with fantastic illustrations. We bought this as a keepsake for our daughter, she loves looking at the pictures and recreating the stories. Review: Beautiful book! - Just bought this as a Christmas present for my son and he's going to be blown away by the illustrations- the detail is amazing and the book is really big, too, so it'll be great for bedtime stories! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 481,008 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 929 in Children's Bedtime & Dream Books 4,612 in Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths for Children (Books) 58,037 in Literature & Fiction for Children (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.9 out of 5 stars 448 Reviews | ## Images ![Classic Storybook Fables: Including "Beauty and the Beast" and Other Favorites - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/916Xab9j6GL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Timeless *by S***I on 1 May 2021* An absolutely stunning book with fantastic illustrations. We bought this as a keepsake for our daughter, she loves looking at the pictures and recreating the stories. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful book! *by A***S on 23 October 2017* Just bought this as a Christmas present for my son and he's going to be blown away by the illustrations- the detail is amazing and the book is really big, too, so it'll be great for bedtime stories! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Classic Storybook Fables *by T***G on 23 January 2019* I was so spellbound by Scott Gustafson’s Classic Fairy Tales that I immediately ordered two more of his collection of stories. One of them arrived today: Classic Storybook Fables (ISBN: 978-1579657048). It has the same large format, though it has fewer pages (84 compared to 144) and only eight stories (instead of 10). The stories included are: The Ugly Duckling Beauty and the Beast The Crow and the Pitcher the Emperor’s New Clothes The Boy Who Cried Wolf The Little Red Hen The Mice in Council The Boy Who Went to the North Wind Classic Storybook Fables may have less in terms of quantity, but it has more than retained the quality set by Classic Fairy Tales. In fact, the illustrations look even more beautiful – which I didn’t think possible. The cover picture of Beauty and the Beast in particular is exquisite, a real work of art. The illustrations for The Boy Who Went to the North Wind are also superb, oozing with magic and so achingly inviting. They are the sort of illustrations that make our world look so dull and dreary, images that make you dream of being transported to the land of magic. The title of the book is slightly misleading because less than half of the stories are, strictly speaking, fables. The rest are more traditional fairy stories. I also do not like the “twist” Gustafson pulled on his version of The Emperor’s New Clothes. All the characters are portrayed by different breeds of dogs which for me changed the feel of the story. The Emperor’s New Clothes is about human vanity and having dogs as the characters did not feel quite right. I understand why Gustafson made the change – The Emperor’s New Clothes would otherwise have been the only story in the book that did not feature animal characters but a better choice, I feel, would have been including the story in the other books where it would have been more at home, rather changing it to fit the theme of this particular book. But the Emperor’s metamorphosis is not enough to ruin Classic Storybook Fables for me. It’s still a delightful book of fairy tales, one that I’m thrilled to add to my collection. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.jp/products/78309941-classic-storybook-fables-including-beauty-and-the-beast-and-other](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/78309941-classic-storybook-fables-including-beauty-and-the-beast-and-other) --- *Product available on Desertcart Japan* *Store origin: JP* *Last updated: 2026-10-27*