Books with title The Big Book of Fairy Tales

A delightful fantasy-adventure-in-rhyme about a very cool girl named Isabel who loves coffee, punky stuff, her pet iguana, and hates going to ballet class. There are fairies to lend a helping hand and a dark sorcerer Rashkai to battle. Will she complete the Fairy Book in time for... A mix of many poetry styles, the book is funny and entertaining!

Dreamy and delicate like a much-loved vintage Christmas globe, yet loaded with action, incredible adventures, and very happy endings, these heirloom fairy - tales make a perfect bedtime read, for adults and children alike. This book contains three original fairy tales, for three nights of blissful, relaxing reading. It's 100% pure Hygge, as they say in Denmark.

The stories of magic and transformation that we call fairy tales are one of the oldest known forms of literature, and also one of the most popular and enduring. While most people think of the fairy tale as having come into existence almost magically long ago, they are in fact still being created. And while they are principally directed to children and have child protagonists, these modern fairy tales, like the classics, have messages to those of all ages. In The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales, editor Alison Lurie collects such modern stories of the late nineteenth century up to the present. Here are trolls and princesses, magic and mayhem, morals to be told and lessons to be learned--all the elements of the classic fairy tale, in new and marvelous stories. Including the works of Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, George MacDonald, Mary De Morgan, H.G. Wells, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joan Aiken, Carl Sandburg, Angela Carter, James Thurber, Louise Erdrich, and many more, here is a treasury of tales that, though set in an unreal and irrelevant universe, have much to tell us about the real world in which we live.

We all love the classic fairy tales, but just how well do we remember them? Fairy tales, passed down by word of mouth, have captivated and entertained generations of children and their parents. Today, reading these traditional tales aloud is still the best way to enjoy them and a great way to spend quality time with children. The small format appeals to little hands and the beautifully designed cover is a welcome addition to any collection. Specially written and beautifully illustrated for this edition, the tales in "The Fairy Tale Book" remind parents of the details of all the classics. This title includes such tales as: "Cinderella"; "Thumbelina"; "The Little Mermaid"; "Jack and the Beanstalk"; "Snow White"; "The Princess and the Pea"; and, "The Elves and the Shoemaker".

About the Book:“What I wanted to do was bring traditional style fairy stories up to date by placing them into our world” Debra Danu Matthews 2012Enter the magical world of the Far Tree and meet the extraordinary fairies that live there. See their tiny houses built on stilts among the leaves of the Far Tree. Go deep into the hollowed out tree to the grand hall and follow the many tunnels that take you to the wonderous workshops as they go about their everyday lives.Tilly’s Mission’, we meet Tilly, a ditzy, accident-prone, naughty fairy as she goes on her first mission as a tooth fairy.Everything that can go wrong - goes wrong! She must make things right for both a young girl who has lost her first tooth and the fairies of the Far Tree.With the help of her friend Chooo, a cloud hopping Blumpalong, and the young girl called Chloe, they set out on an adventure to find the missing tooth. Can she complete her first mission and avoid returning back to fairy school yet again?The second book is underway and will continue the stories of the Far Tree fairies and introduce new fairies and some strange enchanting characters.The Fairy Tales of the Far Tree are to be a series of books that explores the fairy world in our modern times. How they use our ideas, mimic technology, interact and live their lives.Although a series of books they are also written as individual books that can be read independently too.Constructed in a traditional style of writing that appeals to both parents and children alike! It begins with an outline of the enchanted world and then focus’s on one story of the Far Tree Fairies. This could be a story of an event or an individual fairy or a few fairies. The first book and story is a fast paced and has humour woven through.The illustrations are enchanting and fresh. They are undertaken using detailed pencil sketch images that are again constructed in a very traditional style initially and then worked in Photoshop to add colour and vibrancy to the final images. The final illustrations are very contemporary and new.

Written by a first grade class, The Book Fairy takes you on a whimsical journey with a loveable fairy who encourages children to read and expand their imaginative capacities. In this tale, the book fairy rewards children around the world who have done good deeds with a book under their pillows. When a delivery goes terribly awry during a terrible snowstorm, the book fairy is left with only her spirit after crashing and losing her precious books. Join her on her path of recovery as she overcomes her obstacles and continues to bring joy to children who love to read. Perhaps other children will be inspired to write their own stories and keep the joy of reading alive.