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An Illustrated Treasury of Fairy and Folk Tales

4.8/5 ( ratings)

Many different characters come to life inside this beautifully illustrated book: handsome princes, fearsome monsters, wise old women, wicked demons, and lovely princesses. The author, James Riordan, has travelled throughout the world collecting folk and fairy stories and his powerful re-tellings of traditional tales have attracted considerable critical acclaim.

Alongside perennial favourites like "Beauty and the Beast," "Pinocchio," "The Little Match Girl," "Rapunzel," and "Tom Thumb," the reader will find some less well-known but equally spell-binding stories: "Kwaku Ananse and the Python," "The Rainbow and the Bread Fruit Flower," "The Black Bull of Norroway," and "The Flying Cherry Tree." In all, over fifty stories are included from places as far apart as Australia and Finland, India and Mexico and Scotland and North America.

To complement the author's unique gift for story-telling, nineteen outstanding artists--including Victor Ambrus, Carol Barker, Shirley Tourret, Robin Lawrie, and Marilyn Day--have been chosen to illustrate the tales. They have produced a stunning selection of imaginative color illustrations, ensuring this superb book will be treasured by children everywhere.

Language: English

Pages: 413

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Hamlyn Publishing

Release: May 10, 1986

ISBN: 0600310779

ISBN 13: 0600310779

An Illustrated Treasury of Fairy and Folk Tales

4.8/5 ( ratings)

Many different characters come to life inside this beautifully illustrated book: handsome princes, fearsome monsters, wise old women, wicked demons, and lovely princesses. The author, James Riordan, has travelled throughout the world collecting folk and fairy stories and his powerful re-tellings of traditional tales have attracted considerable critical acclaim.

Alongside perennial favourites like "Beauty and the Beast," "Pinocchio," "The Little Match Girl," "Rapunzel," and "Tom Thumb," the reader will find some less well-known but equally spell-binding stories: "Kwaku Ananse and the Python," "The Rainbow and the Bread Fruit Flower," "The Black Bull of Norroway," and "The Flying Cherry Tree." In all, over fifty stories are included from places as far apart as Australia and Finland, India and Mexico and Scotland and North America.

To complement the author's unique gift for story-telling, nineteen outstanding artists--including Victor Ambrus, Carol Barker, Shirley Tourret, Robin Lawrie, and Marilyn Day--have been chosen to illustrate the tales. They have produced a stunning selection of imaginative color illustrations, ensuring this superb book will be treasured by children everywhere.

Language: English

Pages: 413

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Hamlyn Publishing

Release: May 10, 1986

ISBN: 0600310779

ISBN 13: 0600310779

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