American Fairy Tales

American Fairy Tales
First edition
AuthorL. Frank Baum
IllustratorNorman P. Hall
Harry Kennedy
Ike Morgan
Ralph Fletcher Seymour
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy
Humor
PublisherGeorge M. Hill Company
Publication date
1901
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)

American Fairy Tales is the title of a collection of twelve fantasy stories by L. Frank Baum, published in 1901 by the George M. Hill Company, the firm that issued The Wonderful Wizard of Oz the previous year. The cover, title page, and page borders were designed by Ralph Fletcher Seymour; each story was furnished with two full-page black-and-white illustrations, by either Harry Kennedy,[1] Ike Morgan,[2] or Norman P. Hall.[3]

  1. ^ Harry Kennedy had illustrated two of Baum's earlier books, The Army Alphabet and The Navy Alphabet (both published in 1900).
  2. ^ Ike Morgan later illustrated Baum's The Woggle-Bug Book (1905).
  3. ^ Norman P. Hall later illustrated Baum's Aunt Jane's Nieces in the Red Cross (1915).