The definitive collection of traditional British folk tales, selected and retold by the renowned Alan Garner.

Following on from the fiftieth anniversary of Alan Garner's seminal fantasy classic, THE WEIRDSTONE OF BRISINGAMEN, here are collected all of Alan's folk tales, told with his unique storytelling skill and inimitably clear voice. Essential reading for young and old alike.

Among the stories collected here are:
* Kate Crackernuts
* Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree
* Yallery Brown

This book has been graded for interest at 9+ years.

There are 416 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Alan Garner was born in Cheshire, where he still lives today.