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Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales Hilary McKay

Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales By Hilary McKay

Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales by Hilary McKay

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Summary

Beautiful fairy-tale retellings from the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize-winning storyteller Hilary McKay

Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales Summary

Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales by Hilary McKay

Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales is a classic fairy-tale collection to treasure. Featuring Hilary McKay's imaginative retellings of key favourites, this ten-story collection includes the much-loved tales of Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Princess and the Pea, Rumpelstiltskin, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, The Swan Brothers, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Red Riding Hood, The Twelve Dancing Princesses and Hansel and Gretel.

This gorgeous gift book features black-and-white line and tone illustrations throughout from the talented Sarah Gibb.

Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales Reviews

Hilary McKay is back! . . . She's inventive, funny and will always make you laugh . . . the oldest stories given fresh life * The Bookbag *
one of the best children's writers working today, and this collection shows her at her warm, witty, dazzling best -- Daniel Hahn * The Spectator *
I'm reading this utterly beautiful collection of fairy tales by Hilary McKay... and it's delicious and biting and wise -- Katherine Rundell * Twitter *
So breathtakingly beautiful, it's literally giving me chills... gorgeous and perfectly drawn out for kids AND adults... pretty sure this is the very best book I've read this year. It is thrillingly good. -- Stephanie Burgis * Twitter *
This collection will delight anyone who knows the stories well enough to appreciate McKay's subversive twists, rich characterisation and inventive additions. * The Sunday Times *
Via enthralling framing narratives, deft twists and thought-provoking details, McKay renews classic tales - including The Twelve Dancing Princesses and Rumpelstiltskin - in this sumptuous collection, enriched by Gibb's evocative black-and-white line drawings. * Guardian *
This book is a real treasure as Hilary McKay presents us with ten traditional and well-loved tales which she has skillfully mixed up, re-worked and re-imagined. -- Louise Stothard * Carousel *

About Hilary McKay

Hilary McKay is an award-winning author, having won the Guardian Fiction Prize for her first novel, The Exiles, and going on to win the Smarties and the Whitbread (now the Costa) Award for The Exiles in Love and Saffy's Angel. Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales was her first book with Macmillan Children's Books and is a critically acclaimed collection of clever retellings. Her 2018 title The Skylarks' War marks the centenary of the end of the First World War and was the winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2018. It is a classic in the making.

Sarah Gibb studied at Saint Martin's School of Art (now Central Saint Martins) before completing her MA in Illustration at Brighton College of Art. After landing regular spots in the Telegraph and Elle magazine, Sarah went on to illustrate Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole series, many classic children's fairy tales and even the Harrods Christmas window display. She lives in Wandsworth, London.

Table of Contents

    • Introduction - i: Introduction
  • Chapter - 1: The Tower and the Bird or Rapunzel
  • Chapter - 2: Straw into Gold or Rumpelstiltskin
  • Chapter - 3: The Roses Round the Palace or Cinderella
  • Chapter - 4: The Fountain in the Market Square or The Pied Piper of Hamelin
  • Chapter - 5: Chickenpox and Crystal or Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
  • Chapter - 6: The Prince and the Problem or The Princess and the Pea
  • Chapter - 7: Over the Hills and Far Away or Red Riding Hood and the Piper's Son
  • Chapter - 8: Things Were Different in Those Days or The Twelve Dancing Princesses
  • Chapter - 9: What I Did in the Holidays and Why Hansel's Jacket Is So Tight (by Gretel, aged 10) or Hansel and Gretel
  • Chapter - 10: Sweet William by Rushlight or The Swan Brothers
    • Section - ii: About the Author
    • Section - iii: About the Illustrator
    • Section - iv: Bibliography/Further Reading

Additional information

GOR010282881
9781447292296
1447292294
Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales by Hilary McKay
Hilary McKay
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pan Macmillan
20171005
304
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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