The Barefoot Book of Princesses (Book & CD) - Hardcover

Caitlin Matthews

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1846862388 ISBN 13: 9781846862380

Publisher: Barefoot Books Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

This warm and humorous collection includes much-loved favourites such as 'The Princess and the Pea' from Denmark and less familiar figures, among them 'The Mountain Princess' from Persia and 'The Horned Snake's Wife' from the Iroquois of North America. Caitlin Matthews' wonderfully dramatic retellings are perfect for reading aloud, while Olwyn Whelan's bright and witty illustrations are a feast in themselves.

About this title

Review:

'Beautifully told and presented.' --The Sunday Times

'A sudden spate of books about princesses, but this is one of the best of them. The unusual and ethnic illustrations beautifully reflect the text which shows in stories from around the world how the lives of princesses are not always charmed and that they too may not easily find happiness.' --Kids Out

'Full of swashbuckling adventures and fantastic tales.' --The Guardian

About the Author:

Caitlín Matthews is a writer, singer and storyteller who lives in Oxford. Since childhood, she has had an abiding love of myths and legends. She has written nearly fifty books including Celtic Devotional, Celtic Spirit and Singing the Soul Back Home. To read more about Caitlín Matthews' work, visit her website www.hallowquest.org.uk. After receiving a Masters from New York University, Margaret developed a unique form of story-theatre, creating performances of dramatically performed myths, epics, legends, and fairytales in collaboration with musicians, composers, and visual artists. Her group, World Myth and Music, has performed in such places as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Sydney Opera House, the National Theater, the Asia Society, Harvard University, Princeton University, the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, the United Nations, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, City University of New York, and hundreds of other cultural and educational venues. As an artist-in-residence, she has lectured on oral performance and creative writing at nationwide colleges and schools. Founder and Director of the Myth Project at CAL Arts in Los Angeles, she trained MFA acting students in solo performance and the use of mythic material. As a consultant, she works for Midori & Friends, Arts Horizons, the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, Arts Horizons, and other organizations and freelances as a nomenclature consultant, developing original names for retail, financial, pharmaceutical, and other products and services Olwyn Whelan worked as a newspaper cartoonist and as a graphic designer before becoming a full-time freelance illustrator. She aims to produce timeless and classic books that children will treasure for life. Olwyn lives in Ireland with her husband, their two children, and her cat called Sleazy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Barefoot Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1846862388
• ISBN 13: 9781846862380
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Olwyn Whelan