Fairy Tales

Berlie Doherty been a full-time, compulsive writer of plays, novels, stories and poetry since my first book (How Free You Are!) was published in 1982. She has won the Carnegie Medal twice (1991, 1986) and received an Honorary Doctorate, University of Derby, 2002

Jane Ray won the Smarties Book Prize for her illustrations for The Story of Creation and has been nominated four times for the Kate Greenaway Medal. She lives in London.

Title: Fairy Tales

Author: Doherty, Berlie

ISBN: 9780744594034

Binding:

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd

Publication Date: 2002-10-01

Number of Pages: 224

Weight: 0.7214 kg

""""""""""""This wonderful book creates a jewel-like world of enchantment studded with Jane Ray's gold-encrusted, richly coloured drawings."""""""" The Guardian * """"""""This is a treasury you can judge by its cover, the intricate illustrations matched by alluring, fresh interpretations of familiar tales."""""""" The Independent * """"""""Perfect in every aspect... there is, literally and metaphorically, gold on every page. Both the stories and the pictures move the readers with unfamiliar freshness."""""""" The Sunday Times * """"""""Berlie Doherty retells in elegant, concise, accessible modern style. Jane Ray's illustrations, luminous and otherworldly and yet passionately engaging, make each story surprising as well as familiar. This is a volume children will recall, with almost tactile pleasure, in adulthood."""""""" The Financial Times * """"""""Text and illustrations are set, gilt-edged, against what must surely be fairy fabrics and enchanted wallpapers."""""""" Books for Keeps""""