Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queen was written in 1596 for Queen Elizabeth 1st. Award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean re-tells this famous romantic text in a gripping and accessible way. She introduces a whole new generation of readers to Spenser's exciting adventures of knights and dragons, sorcerers and hermits, princesses and sea nymphs.Lavishly designed and brilliantly illustrated by Jason Cockcroft, this is a perfect and a wonderful present.

 

There are 144 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 2006 by Hachette Children's Group .

Geraldine McCaughrean is the author of The Odyssey and other titles in the acclaimed Oxford Illustrated Classics series.