Fairy tales
Tales to spark the imagination. From brilliant retellings of classic stories to an ogre doing yoga in a foggy forest - pre-schoolers and toddlers will love them all.
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Each Peach Pear Plum
Author: Allan Ahlberg Illustrator: Janet Ahlberg
Publisher: Puffin
Interest age: 0-4
This classic book from author and illustrator team Janet and Allan Ahlberg is a real favourite with families
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Mr Wolf and the Enormous Turnip
Author: Jan Fearnley
Publisher: Farshore
Interest age: 4-8
Reading age: 7+Mr Wolf is about to dig up the enormous turnip in his garden for stew when a frog demands his assistance: the kiss of a princess is needed to restore his prince-hood.
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The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon
Author: Mini Grey
Publisher: Random House
Reading age: 5+We all know that the dish ran away with the spoon but Mini Grey's new book explores what happened to the nursery rhyme characters next.
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The Foggy Foggy Forest
Author: Nick Sharratt
Publisher: Walker
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 5+Who's lurking in the foggy forest? Look through the trees and guess the shapes to find out.
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My Favourite Fairy Tales
Author: Tony Ross
Publisher: Andersen Press
Interest age: 5-9
Reading age: 8+Tony Ross retells seven fairy tales for a contemporary audience with wit and style.
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Prince Cinders
Author: Babette Cole
Publisher: Penguin
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 4+Prince Cinders leads a hard life, bullied by his three big hairy brothers - that is, until one Saturday night when Cinders' luck changes
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What's the Time, Mr Wolf?
Author: Debi Gliori
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Interest age: 3+
Reading age: 6+Is Mr Wolf really as big and bad as his reputation suggests? Award-winning picture book creator Debi Gliori suggests otherwise in this delightful story inspired by traditional fairy tales.
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Jack and the Beanstalk
Author: Barbara Vagnozzi
Publisher: Child's Play
Interest age: 2+
Reading age: 5+The classic story of Jack and the Beanstalk is retold in this colourful lift-the-flap book.
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Author: Estelle Corke
Publisher: Child's Play
Interest age: 2+
Reading age: 5+The much-loved story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears is retold in this story from Child's Play's Flip-up Fairy Tale series.
