The Selfish Giant

February 19, 2009 · Print This Article

When the Selfish Giant builds a high wall round his lovely garden to keep the children out, the North Wind blows, the Frost comes and the Snow dances through the trees. The Giant wonders why Spring never comes to his cold, white garden. Then one day the Giant looks out to see a most wonderful sight . . . Oscar Wilde’s much-loved fairy-tale is brought to life again with beautiful illustrations by Michael Foreman and Freire Wright.

ISBN: 0140503838

PlainTales Comments: This is our favorite illustration of The Selfish Giant. The text is tastefully abridged. The PlainTales recording found in The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde presents the unabridged Oscar Wilde story.