Cizmarul și spiridușii

A poor shoemaker has just enough leather for one last pair of shoes. He cuts it out and leaves the work until morning. That night, elves use their great skill to make the shoes. A pleased buyer pays twice the price he asks.

This fairy tale retells a story by the Brothers Grimm. It is for children aged three to seven. The tale looks at kindness and hope. It does not explain why the elves help.

Jim LaMarche adds colour art with fine details. His pictures show plants, animals and places. The art keeps the tale’s old setting, not modern life. Florin Bican translates the book from English into Romanian.