Jones, Terry Fairy Tales (Windrush) ISBN 13: 9781850899754

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A special 15th anniversary edition which brings together some of Terry Jones' best fairy tales and fantasy stories, with their surreal lands and eccentric characters. Illustrated with watercolours by Michael Foreman.

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This is a delightful collection of stories full of magic and typically zany Terry Jones inventiveness--silly King Rupert who poured lemonade down his trousers, or the selfish little Corn Dolly who insinuates herself into the farmer's favourite chair. Of course there's a line-up of awesome monsters, one with a thousand teeth, and an innocent lyricism in stories such as Why Birds Sing in the Morning. They all have endings that make young listeners think: In The Glass Cupboard robbers take endless gold out of the fragile cupboard until finally they break it into a million pieces and are killed by the mountain of gold. "If only they had put something back, they would be alive today," muses the King. Although it was originally recorded in 1982, this audio book was released for the first time in August 2000. With an all-star cast including Terry Jones himself, as well as Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren, Fairy Tales has the timeless quality of the very best children's stories. --Susan Harrison
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The whole family will ¿ not want to turn off. My recommended favourite of the season. (Angela MacPherson BOOKSELLER)

These highly inventive, delightful stories are to be reissued on CD. Hurrah! All the ingredents of good stories are there - fantasy, humour, morality, magic, silliness and mystery. Don't miss them. (Angela MacPherson PUBLISHING NEWS)

agreeably quirky.... What a lucky (and topical) find. (Sue Arnold THE GUARDIAN)

well-told tales ... tailor-made fro bedtime reading. (Simon Evans Park & Holiday Homes)

hilarious stories.... a side-splitting cast each reading a separate story in their own characteristic way. (www.writeaway.org.uk)

a resplendent roll-call of narrators: the irresistible Joan Greenwood ("Dahling!"), rough-and-tough Bob Hoskins, calming Helen Mirren and tweedy Michael Hordern. (Christina Hardyment THE TIMES)

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  • PublisherABC-CLIO Ltd
  • Publication date1989
  • ISBN 10 1850899754
  • ISBN 13 9781850899754
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages198
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