Books in Fairy Tales Board Book series

First two titles in a new series of best-loved Hans Christian Andersen stories, now in the Orchard Fairy Tales format. Each book contains two stories: THE LITTLE MERMAID / THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES / THE TINDER BOX These direct, accessible retellings by Andrew Matthews are pacy and full of humour, and ideal for 7-9 year olds. Forming a useful teaching resource of traditional tales, they are perfectly complemented by Peter Bailey's classic can humorous illustrations.

Miss Ophelia Flax is a Victorian actress who knows all about making quick changes and even quicker exits. But to solve a fairy-tale crime in the haunted Black Forest, she’ll need more than a bit of charm.…1867: After being fired from her latest variety hall engagement, Ophelia acts her way into a lady’s maid position for a crass American millionaire. But when her new job whisks her off to a foreboding castle straight out of a Grimm tale, she begins to wonder if her fast-talking ways might have been too hasty. The vast grounds contain the suspected remains of Snow White’s cottage, along with a disturbing dwarf skeleton. And when her millionaire boss turns up dead—poisoned by an apple—the fantastic setting turns into a once upon a crime scene.To keep from rising to the top of the suspect list, Ophelia fights through a bramble of elegant lies, sinister folklore, and priceless treasure, with only a dashing but mysterious scholar as her ally. And as the clock ticks towards midnight, she’ll have to break a cunning killer’s spell before her own time runs out.…

This is the first of a series of short story books for bedtime reading to the little ones, or a challenging read for the older children. These Fairy Tales, Myths, Legends and Folk Stories are drawn from many lands, and presented in a modern style. Read about fairies, giants, witches, enchanted forests and palaces, dwarfs, deep dark dank dungeons and lots more. Heaps of colourful vector drawings on every page to illustrate the stories. Now...Step into the Fairy Ring and meet the little people.

Our story takes place in fairyland. Join the bold fairy Matilda and her best friend Clara, an unassuming fairy girl, on their various adventures. In the first book, you’ll learn all about this faraway land and how the two fairies venture into the forbidden enchanted forest to help their friend. There they encounter scary goblins and other magical creatures ... A fantastic journey into fairyland for all fantasy lovers, young and old, from six years upwards With wonderful illustrations by Cindy Kuehr

She stepped around the table, holding out a hand for me. “Be my true apprentice and let me teach you all I know.”I stepped back again, repulsed, and bumped into the wall. “Never.” I slid sideways towards the bedroom door. “I will never help you do…that.” I grabbed the doorknob.The witch’s lip raised in a sneer. “Oh, I think you will. You won’t have a choice.”My arms and legs felt wooden and stiff. I looked down at my fingers in horror as the seemed to merge with the knob.“What is happening?” My voice creaked like an old door. It felt like I was being stretched and flattened. Surprisingly, it wasn’t painful. In fact, I didn’t fell anything anymore.“Why magic, of course.” I heard Rosina the Witch cackle, and then there was nothing.Explore a new perspective on the classic fairy tale, "Hansel and Gretel".