A wonderful classic tale - a princess in peril - pretty, kind, but with a bit on spunk (she does the rescuing with a bit of help in this one, perhaps the authors early feminist ideals was showing through!), a smart, resourceful commoner, and a mysterious, magical grandmother....

And goblins living under the mountain that means peril.

Its the perfect book for every little kid, really. I used to read this over and over again when I was kid, and I was very pleased to see that it stood up to my reading again.

Actually, the one thing I really enjoyed even more as an adult, I think is the overall tone of the book. Written in the style of its time, there is no mincing of words or speaking down in this book. It assumes kids are actually smart enough to understand real language. Imagine that.