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First Fairy Tales

Margaret Mayo, Author

Helen Stephens, Illustrator

Imprint: Orchard Books

Publication date: September 3, 2020

Category: Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage)

ISBN: 9781408342510

Bursting with magic and mischief, adventures abound with this new collection of classic fairytales authored by bestselling author Margaret Mayo. Join favourite characters as they scale beanstalks, ride in carriages made of pumpkins, and eat poisoned apples…

Much-loved classics that feature in the collection include Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk and Rumplestiltskin, These timeless tales are vivaciously retold by Margaret Mayo, who perfectly captures their enchantment. The highly illustrated edition features artwork by Helen Stephens, whose colourful sketches deliver the stories to their dramatic full potential.

Margaret Mayo

Margaret Mayo was an acclaimed storyteller and author who wrote more than 50 books for children. Her titles include the bestselling Dig Dig Digging, Choo Choo Clickety-Clack! and Stomp, Dinosaur, Stomp! A former teacher, Margaret used her wide-ranging experience with children in her writing.

Helen Stephens

Helen Stephens is the award winning author and illustrator of How to Hide a Lion and many more books for children. She lives on the windy Northumberland coast with her partner, picturebook illustrator and printmaker, Gerry Turley, her daughter and her scruffy mutt, Peggy.