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by Nicola Baxter (Editor), Cathy Shuttleworth (Illustrator)
Children and adults alike will delight in these enchanting tales, which are just as popular today as they were over a hundred years ago. These classic stories have withstood the test of time and are part of a heritage of folk and fairy tales that are shared across borders and languages. This collection contains twenty-four popular tales, retold for the contemporary reader, including wonderful favourites such as The Princess and the Pea, The Elves and the Shoemaker, Rapunzel and The Ugly Duckling. Cathie Shuttleworth's beautifully intricate illustrations and gold embellishments decorate every page, making this lovely book a volume that will be treasured by children everywhere.
Hans Christian Andersen, the Danish storyteller, was born in 1805. Although he was the son of a poor shoemaker, he longed to make his living by writing. After many struggles, he became known as a poet, but today it is his fairy tales that are best loved. Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm and brother Wilhelm Carl published their first collection of folk and fairy tales, collected from all over Germany, in 1812. Today, their stories are part of a heritage of folk and fairy tales shared across borders and languages.Author Biography
Nicola Baxter has written or compiled over three hundred children's titles. She particularly enjoys the marriage of words and pictures that children's books entail.
