Once upon a time, there was a rich merchant who had three daughters. The girls were just as clever as they were bella and none more so than the youngest, whose name was Beauty. Disappear to faraway lands of wicked witches, evil monsters and brave heroines in former Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy's stunning collection of fairy tales. Including her beautiful and haunting retellings of the Grimm classics Hansel and Gretel, Snow White and the Pied Piper, as well as other tales from around the world, and new stories of her own, this book will make you think again about once upon a time . . . With ethereal illustrations by Tomislav Tomic, this uncommonly beautiful book is a very special introduction to - or reminder of - many classic fairy tales.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Faber Childrens Classics .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 368 pages in this book. This book was published in 2020 by Faber & Faber .

Mater Draconem has hand-on experience finding, befriending and protecting magical creatures. She shares her wealth of knowledge for the first time in this book. Tomislav Tomic has illustrated many books for children including How to Find a Fairy Tale and the worldwide best-seller Dragonology. Carol Ann Duffy is widely acclaimed as Britain's leading female poet. She was born in Glasgow, grew up in Staffordshire and studied philosophy at Liverpool University. She has won many awards in recognition of her work, including the Whitbread Prize, the Signal Prize and the Forward Prize for Poetry. Carol Ann now lives in Manchester.