Xanthe Gresham-Knight is a British performance storyteller. Her clients include the British Museum and the Smithsonian, for whom she creates bespoke performances in response to their collections. She is Lecturer in Drama and Storytelling at the University of East London and the author of two books for children, Thumbelina and Princess and the Pea. Alice Pattullo is an illustrator and printmaker based in East London, with a special interest in folklore. Her work has been exhibited at Yorkshire Sculpture Park and her clients include the V&A and the National Trust. She is the illustrator of An Animal ABC, Pride and Prejudice and the Pocket Guide series.
APHRODITE, Greece: the girl who created the world
ISIS, Egypt: the emo who flooded the Nile
HECATE, Greece: the whizz who put Zeus into a spin
INANNA, Iraq: the daughter who ruled the world
MULAN, China: the cross-dressing warrior
BABA YAGA, Russia: the notso-fair-y godmother
PARVATI, India: the mother of many names
MAYAHEUL, Mexico: the sleepyhead with infinite energy
NANGSA, Tibet: the teen who was forced to marry
OSUN, Nigeria: the missing link
AMATERASU, Japan: the sister no-one can live without
SIMORG, Iran: the bird who renewed the earth
BRIDE, Ireland: the shapeshifting ancestor
