Books with author Dave Tonge

Some people think that medieval Britain was a miserable and murky place, full of poor folk grubbing in the fields, being beaten by their lords and dying horribly of the Black Death, or in a war far from home. But it was not all bad, for long ago young people gathered together when their work was done, in the fields and on village greens, laughing loudly and telling stories of knights and derring do, of meddlesome monks and devilish demons, of plodding pilgrims and dog-headed people from lands far away.In this collection of medieval tales for children, storyteller Dave Tonge has adapted some of these stories and mixed them with morsels of medieval history to give young readers a fair and fine flavour of life long ago.

Come one, come all for a ride upon Dame Fortune’s wheel!Join many a medieval character as some ride high on good luck, while others fall foul of greed, jealousy and anger. For in this book, storyteller Dave Tonge has adapted traditional tales of proud princes, discontented doctors, mean merchants, covetous cooks, heroic hounds and many more besides. Mixing t hem with morsels of history, Medieval Folk Tales for Children will give young readers a fair and fine flavour of the ups and downs of life from 500 to 1,000 years ago.