This box includes the following books:
Forgotten Fairy Tales of Family and Friendship
Seven heartwarming stories that celebrate family, in all its forms, and the joy that friendship brings.
Discover seven beautifully-illustrated fairy tales that celebrate family, in all its forms, and the joy friendship brings.Meet Lizzie, who outwits goblins to save her sister, and best friends, Freddie and Jack, who overcome a witch. Discover an enchanted toy shop, an elfin grove and a world beneath the waves.This collection brings to life some of the most important parts of childhood with tenderness, beauty and a timeless magic.A wonderful gift book with gorgeous illustrations in hardback edition.Chapters in this book include:- Land and Sea (adapted from a poem by Matthew Arnold called The Forsaken Merman)- Best Friends (adapted from a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm)- Goblin Market (adapted from a poem of the same name by Christina Rossetti)- Sanjay and the Very Satisfactory Magic (adapted from The Aunt and Amabel by Edith Nesbit)- The Toy Princess (adapted from a fairy tale by Mary de Morgan)- The Beekeeper and the Hare (adapted from a folk tale from the Highlands of Scotland)- The Elfin Grove (adapted from a fairy tale 'Die Elfen' by the German writer Ludwig Tieck)- The Stories and their Writers- Afterword from the Editor"
Paperback: Dr Xargle's Book of Earth Families
‘A dream team of writer and illustrator.’ THE TIMES
‘Hilarious lessons on human behaviour.’ BOOKSELLER
"Good morning, class. Today we are going to learn about Earth Family."
The latest in the Dr Xargle series! Learn all about Earth Families with Dr Xargle, our friendly alien teacher: brothers are Bothers, sisters are Sulkers, and the number of family members is always larger than the number of chairs at Christmas dinner...
Paperback: Meet the Family
Everyone's family is different, and this one from the imagination of legendary team John Yeoman and Quentin Blake is certainly no exception!
Meet Uncle Marvello and Auntie Shazam: magicians extraordinaire... they can even make your watch disappear. And Cousin Charlie, who cooks up a feast... then eats it all himself. From uncles and cousins to babies and elderly aunts, everyone in this family is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud!
