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Forgotten Fairy Tales of Hope and Happiness

Beschreibung

This heartwarming collection of fairy tales celebrates the power of hope, and gently encourages questions about what happiness really means. Meet a brave princess who brings happiness to her kingdom by forging her own path, two children on a quest to discover the meaning of happiness, and a magician's daughter who discovers the power of positivity. Featuring diverse, inspiring and empowering characters, each story centers around a celebration of hope and happiness. Beautifully illustrated throughout, these seven stories have been re-imagined to inspire a new generation of readers. Chapters of this book include: - Introduction - The Last Dragon (based on 'The Last of the Dragons' by Edith Nesbit) - The Magic Weather Boy (adapted from 'Fairies Afield' by Mary Louisa Molesworth) - The Bluebird of Happiness (adapted from 'The Blue Bird' a children's play by Maurice Maeterlinck) - The Magician's Daughter (adapted from 'The Spell of the Magician's Daughter' by Evelyn Sharp) - The Wanderings of Caspian (based on Mary De Morgan's fairy tale of the same name) - The Badly Behaved Princess (inspired by 'The Magic Medicine' by Denis Mackail) - Where the Rainbow Ends (adapted from a children's play, by Emilie Mills and John Ramsey) - The Stories and their Writers

Autor

Sara is an award-winning children's book illustrator living and working in Reggio Emilia, Italy. She illustrators children's books, board games and puzzles. Sara loves art, nature and animals, especially dogs.

Produktdetails

• Illustrated Story Collections
• Verlag: Usborne Publishing Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 172mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 838g
• ISBN-13: 9781805312598
• ISBN-10: 1805312596
• Artikelnr.: 70341175