The first two titles in a series of FAIRY TALES. Each book contains two stories! CINDERELLA and THE SLEEPING BEAUTY RAPUNZEL and RUMPELSTILTSKIN Direct and accessible, these ever-popular, classic fairy stories are retold in Rose Impey's inimitable witty and entertaining style. They are perfectly complemented by Peter Bailey's delightfully exquisite and humorous illustrations. Pitched at 7.9 year-olds, they form a useful 'traditional tales' teaching resource.
This book features in the following series: Fairy Tales, Orchard Fairy Tales .
There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Hachette Children's Group .
Peter Bailey has been illustrating books for more than thirty-five years and has worked with many of today's best known authors, including Philip Pullman, Allan Ahlberg, Michael Morpurgo and Joan Aiken. He lives near Liverpool with his wife, Sian, who is also an illustrator. Rose Impey has written several best-selling series for Orchard, including Titchy Witch and Colour Crackers. She lives in Leicester. Nathan Reed is a new and highly talented illustrator. He lives in London.
This book contains the following stories:
Sleeping Beauty
After a curse is placed upon her as a baby, a princess pricks her finger on a spinning wheel and falls into a deep sleep on her sixteenth birthday. One hundred years later, a handsome prince rides past the forgotten palace. He must undo the curse and finally awaken the princess.
Cinderella
Cinderella REALLY wants to go to the ball but her wicked stepmother and ugly sisters think she's better off at home doing the chores. Along comes the fairy godmother, waves her magic wand and Cinders's clothes are transformed into a gorgeous ball gown. Off she goes to the palace ball in a pumpkin coach and horses transformed from mice. But when the clock strikes midnight Cinders reverts to her tattered old self, and the prince has only a glass slipper to find his gorgeous girly.
This book features the following character:
Ugly Sister
This book features the character Ugly Sister.
