A sumptuous collection of favourite tales, with exquisitely detailed plates and decorative vignettes by illustrator, Sian Bailey.

Open this book and enter the magical world of fairy tales, a land of mystery and enchantment, alive with handsome princes, wicked queens and beautiful heroines.

This classically beautiful collection brings together twelve popular fairy tales, retold by well-known author Helen Cresswell and enhanced by Sian Bailey's finely detailed illlustrations.

Beauty and the Beast
Cinderella
Dick Whittington
The Frog Prince
The Emperor's New Clothes
Rapunzel
Puss in Boots
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and Rose Red
The Sleeping Beauty
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
The Princess and the Pea

This book is part of a book series called Treasury Of Fairy Tales .

This book has been graded for interest at 4-7 years.

There are 96 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2016 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Sian Bailey's exquisitely coloured and detailed illustrations have featured in many successful books. Sian studied illustration at Newport and Brighton Colleges of Art. She now lives in Birkenhead with her husband, Peter, who is also an illustrator. This is her first book for Macmillan. Helen Cresswell is best known for the Lizzie Dripping stories which appeared on television, and The Piemakers, her first outstanding success.