The Kingdom Under the Sea - Hardcover

Aiken, Joan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0857550098 ISBN 13: 9780857550095

Publisher: Jonathan Cape, 2011

Synopsis

A wonderful new reissued edition of the classic Joan Aiken short story collection illustrated with Jan Pienkowski's iconic silhouettes.

These East European fairytales have it all: drama, magic, heroes, fairies, dragons, mermaids, adventure, bravery and beauty...

About this title

Review:

"Anyone who enjoyed the works of Joan Aiken and Jan Pienkowski at an impressionable age will coo fondly over the reissue of 1971's The Kingdom Under the Sea, Aiken's retelling of a series of Eastern European folk-tales. It too, is chock-full of ghastliness, as vintage children's tales used to be. Pienkowski's illustrations are whimsically macabre" (Guardian)

"The Kingdom Under the Sea is a collection of traditional European folk takes retold by Joan Aiken and illustrated by Jan Pienkowski. A book for reader and listener to enjoy" (Newbury Weekly News)

"First published in 1971, when it won the Kate Greenaway medal, this timeless collection of stories with enigmatic titles such as The Imprisoned Queen and The Sun's Cousin, all complemented by Jan Pienkowski's atmospheric sillhouette illustrations, will captivate a new generation. A book for keeps" (Mary Arrigan Irish Examiner)

Book Description:

Folktales have never been so beautifully told or illustrated as in this collection, now available as a beautiful hardback gift edition to celebrate its 40th anniversary

About this edition

• Publisher: Jonathan Cape
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0857550098
• ISBN 13: 9780857550095
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128
• Illustrator: Pienkowski Jan