Kinder- und Hausmärchen
by Gebrüder Grimm [Brothers Grimm]
Picture book · ages 5–9 · grades K–4 · 620L · 2003
Why we'd hand it over
The original Grimm tales are darker and more violent than Disney sanitizations—witches are burned, hunters betray, stepmothers poison—but the illustrations and episodic structure make them accessible if your child tolerates peril and values cultural classics.