The Magic Lands: Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland

by KevinCrossley-Holland (Author)

• Prizes: ','1','ChildrenBookAge: ','Book Overview: Reissue of a much-praised classic, first published as British Folk Tales The most comprehensive collection on the market By the author of The Seeing Stone, which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award and the Smarties Prize. Beautiful package','','Kevin Crossley-Holland is the author of the much acclaimed Arthur trilogy, now sold in fifteen languages. He won the Carnegie Medal in l985 for Storm. His many notable books for adults and children include poetry, classic retellings and anthologies. He has written and presented many BBC radio programmes and is a frequent speaker at schools and libraries. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.');">

  Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $3.27

  A magnificent book of 55 folk and fairy tales, wonder tales and ghost stories from all over Britain and Ireland. Taken from original sources and then brilliantly retold in a fresh and modern way, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative collection written in the last twenty years. A handsome trade paperback with notes and sources. Each story has a beautiful opening illustration by Emma Chichester Clark, a major illustrator. First published by Orchard Books as British Folk Tales , it attracted rave reviews: outstanding - Naomi Lewis in The Observer . a sourcebook of folklore no home with children should be without - The Independent . this great storyteller Philip Pullman in The Guardian . a fine storyteller with a poet's ear - The Independent .