Should be more widely known, but I suppose it's hard to show to people. Kids who love fairy tales will be put off by the heft and the scholarly essay in the middle, and scholars will assume it's a children's book.

It's for both scholars and children. And it's wonderful. I do like Travers' version of the classic story, and the essay is rich and enlightening, and the other versions included are provocative.

The only trouble I have with it is that, in more than one included version, a prince or king rapes the girl, and she is unaware until later when she wakes up and finds an infant or child in her chamber. And she's happy about it! Ok, that's a conversation you probably don't want to have with your 8 year-old daughter. But maybe it's one you should have with her when she's a little older. ( )