A selection of twenty-two tales from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the Isle of Man, selected by Kevin Crossley-Holland from his "British Folktales". This is intended as a reading resource for any classroom or library. Kevin Crossley-Holland, wrote "STORM" which won the 1985 Carnegie medal, "Sleeping Nanna" and "Under the Sun and over the Moon".

 

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 1995 by Hachette Children's Group .

Kevin Crossley-Holland is well-known as a poet, broadcaster, and writer for children. He won the Carnegie Medal in 1985. For Oxford, he has written The Green Children and adapted Beowulf for children.