Fairy Tales - Hardcover

Jones, Terry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843651610 ISBN 13: 9781843651611

Publisher: Pavilion Children's Books, 2011

Synopsis

This amazing collection of wonderful stories, written by the hilarious Terry Jones and illustrated by Michael Foreman, will have both children and parents rolling with laughter. Sail to the moon with a brave and beautiful princess. Swim around the world with a talking fish. Meet a boy who has a dinosaur in his shed. Other titles in the series: Animal Tales and Fantastic Stories.

About this title

Review:

'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 ) --The Times

About the Author:

Terry Jones is perhaps best known as a scriptwriter and member of the Monty Python team. He is a successful historian, performer, director and writer for film, radio and television. His children's books have been enormously popular, including Bedtime Stories, The Knight and the Squire, The Lady and the Squire, Nicobobinus and The Saga of Erik the Viking.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pavilion Children's Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1843651610
• ISBN 13: 9781843651611
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 120
• Illustrator: Foreman Michael