| Fairytale Favourites Volume I Contributor(s): Patience, John (Retold by), Patience, John (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1916164617 ISBN-13: 9781916164611 Publisher: Talewater Press OUR PRICE: $19.35 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2019 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Anthologies - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 8" W x 10.88" (1.13 lbs) 80 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This hardback collection presents four of the most well-known and well-loved fairytales by the Brothers Grimm, retold and illustrated by world-renowned British author/illustrator, John Patience, in a detailed, traditional style: Puss in Boots; Little Red Riding Hood; Sleeping Beauty; and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.These interpretations were first published as individual titles in the 1980s and 1990s and remain popular with original and new readers. Many of John's fairytale illustrations are shared enthusiastically on social media. |
Contributor Bio(s): Patience, John: - "John trained in typography and book design at the Harris College in Preston, Lancashire, UK and worked briefly as a designer for a couple of publishers in London, England. He then did various jobs to earn a living, whilst writing and illustrating his own children's books and trying to get published. John's first self-authored and illustrated children's book was published in 1980 - The Seasons in Fern Hollow. Since then he has had more than 100 titles published in many territories and languages - including many of the classic fairy tales by Hans Andersen, the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault and others. John has written, designed and illustrated both "flat" books and pop-up books including doing the paper engineering." |