Synopses & Reviews
Would you like to sail to the moon with a daring princess? Or swim around the world with a clever fish until you've seen all there is to see? Terry Jones' Fairy Tales will sweep you away to exotic lands and fabulous kingdoms where you'll find mystery and magic, sorrow and silliness. Turn the pages to Fantastic Stories, and you'll meet the Slow Ogre, who eats gentlemen's socks, and King Herbert XII, who dresses like a parsnip and sits in a fountain shouting "Radishes!" And that's just the beginning. In this two-in-one edition, master storyteller Terry Jones blends fantasy, morality, and humor to irresistible effect, while Michael Foreman's shimmering watercolors intensify the energy and wit of every tale. To read these amazing stories is to enter a world where absolutely anything can happen...and usually does.
Review
"[A] wonderful book of tales." Genesee Valley Parent
Synopsis
How slow is an ogre? How do you get rid of a dragon if its on your roof? Would you go off with a fly-by-night? And who was the funniest dog in the world? These are a few of the important questions that are answered in this book. Terry Joness fairy tales take readers to strange lands and fabulous kingdoms where they will find mystery and magic, sadness and silliness, and more adventures than they will know what to do with.
About the Author
Terry Jones is perhaps best known as a scriptwriter and member of the Monty Python team. His books for children have been enormously popular, including Bedtime Stories, Whitbread Book of the Year-shortlisted The Lady and the Squire, US Parents' Choice Award-winning Nicobobinus, and The Saga of Erik the Viking.