De vertalingen en bewerkingen van de sprookjes en volksverhalen werden speciaal voor deze uitgave vervaardigd. Schutbladen, omslag en bandontwerp door Rein van Looy.
The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. is a global media and direct marketing company based in Chappaqua, New York, best known for its flagship publication founded in 1922, Reader's Digest. The company's headquarters are in New York City, where it moved from Pleasantville, New York.
The company was founded by DeWitt and Lila Wallace in 1922 with the first publication of Reader's Digest magazine, but has grown to include a diverse range of magazines, books, music, DVDs and online content.