Saviour Pirotta's lively retellings of these classic fairy tales are perfectly complemented by Emma Chichester Clark's rich, glowing illustrations, making this book a joy to share and a gift to treasure.
Contents:
The Sleeping Princess
The Magic Gingerbread House
The Magic Bear and the Handsome Prince
The Golden-Haired Girl in the Tower
Little Mouse and Lazy Cat
The Princess and the Seven Dwarves
The Swans and the Brave Princess
The Naughty Princess and the Frog
The Girl Who Spun Straw into Gold
The Twelve Dancing Princesses.
About the Author
Saviour Pirotta has written over 100 books for children, ranging from picture and information books to novels. He has won an Aesop Accolade in the United States and been commended by the American Booksellers Magazine and the National Council for Social Studies for his picture book Turtle Bay [Frances Lincoln]. Saviour is a trained chef and likes making his own pizza and ice cream. He also likes travelling and his favourite destination is the island of Corfu in Greece.
Emma Chichester Clark trained at the Chelsea College of Art and The Royal College of Art before becoming a full-time illustrator. She was awarded the Mother Goose Award in 1988 as the most promising newcomer to children's book illustration. She has since illustrated a number of picture books and collections for Orchard Books, Andersen Press, Pavilion and Methuen. Emma lives in Fulham in South West London, and has featured in the Illustrators Hall of Fame in The Mail on Sunday with other illustrators including Quentin Blake, Michael Foreman, Shirley Hughes, Anthony Browne and Raymond Briggs.
Product Specifications
- A beautiful new edition of these ten favourite fairy tales from the brothers Grimm.
- Step into a magical world of beautiful princesses and handsome princes, wicked witches and good fairies.
- Here are ten of the best-loved fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm, retold in a friendly, accessible way that's perfect for young children, and now in a beautiful new edition.
- Length : 25 cm
- Width : 27 cm
- Height : 2 cm