Books with title Wicked Tales

Nine crazy stories. Did you know that the bears think Goldilocks is a boring story and have their own version? Or that lightning is made by a family of trolls living in the clouds? What happens when Alicroc the Alien becomes a teacher at a nursery school? How does a dancing horse save a fairy from a witch? Why does Snow White team up with the 7 Easter Bunnies, and why do the bunnies have machine guns?

Nine lively and hilarious short stories for ages 8-80. Modern fairy tales with a wicked sense of humour: Alicroc the Alien in charge of a class of four year olds; the Littlest Thundertroll's trip down to "human-land" to get a box of chocolates for the Thundertroll Fairy; a small Gorilla who outwits his hungry neighbours; the bears' backward version of Goldilocks; a Boy who runs away and is captured by Trolls; what happened between the greedy Princess, the Frog and the golden ball; an Irish Fairy and a dancing Horse have a run-in with a Witch; why Pink Pigs should never talk to Wolves; and Snow White meets the Seven Easter Bunnies, who are armed and dangerous...AND THERE'S ALSO WICKED TALES TWO AND WICKED TALES THREE!

"Read me a story!" is a familiar plea in households everywhere, and children, reassured that all will turn out happily in the end, love to anticipate the menacing growl of the Wicked Wolf and all the other special effects that enhance good storytelling. Laura Cecil’s retellings of three classic tales—Little Red Riding Hood, The Wicked Wolf and the Seven Little Kids, and Mr. W. Wolf—are cleverly designed with distinctive type styles to help add realism and expression when they are read aloud, and to guide young children reading for themselves. Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark in her signature eye-catching colors, this collection is a perfect bedtime or rainy-day treat.

"Read me a story!" is a familiar plea in households everywhere, and children, reassured that all will turn out happily in the end, love to anticipate the menacing growl of the Wicked Wolf and all the other special effects that enhance good storytelling. Laura Cecil’s retellings of three classic tales—Little Red Riding Hood, The Wicked Wolf and the Seven Little Kids, and Mr. W. Wolf—are cleverly designed with distinctive type styles to help add realism and expression when they are read aloud, and to guide young children reading for themselves. Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark in her signature eye-catching colors, this collection is a perfect bedtime or rainy-day treat.