A vivid and funny retelling of one of the great classics of English literature. Richly comic, earthy, colourful, The Canterbury Tales is the greatest narrative poem in the English language. This selection contains seven of the most popular of the tales retold in lively prose, making them accessible to today's children while remaining true to the spirit of the originals. In this book you will find the tales of the Knight, the Miller, the Reeve, the Nun's Priest, the Pardoner, the Wife of Bath and the Franklin.

 

This book is part of a book series called The Knights' Tales .

There are 80 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 2002 by Walker Books Ltd .

Geoffrey Chaucer , known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey. Selina Hastings is a distinguished journalist, biographer and literary editor. In addition to Peter and the Wolf, she has retold a number of classic tales for Walker, including The Canterbury Tales (also illustrated by Reg Cartwight), Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady; and The Cock, the Mouse and the Little Red Hen. Reg Cartwright is a successful painter as well as illustrator of children's books, often in partnership with his wife, Ann. Among his titles are Birds, Beasts and Fishes, a Walker anthology of verse, and Mr Potter's Pigeon, winner of the Mother Goose Award.