Children will be spellbound by the amazing characters in this fabulous collection - a greedy king, a very bad giant, a fairy queen and lots more...

Perfect for eight-year-olds to share or read alone.

This brilliant collection is re-issuing with a gorgeous, brand-new cover look

About the Author
Wendy Cooling (1941-2020) taught English in London secondary schools for many years before moving to BookTrust, a charity that supports reading to children and adults. There she founded Bookstart, their flagship national programme that gives books to babies and toddlers to encourage parents and carers to foster a lifelong a love of reading. Wendy edited many short story and poetry anthologies for children and travelled the world talking about children's books and the importance of reading. In 2006 she won the Eleanor Farjeon Award for her outstanding contribution to children's literature, and was honoured to receive an MBE from the Queen in 2009. Wendy died in June 2020, aged 78.


Book Information
ISBN 9780140380521
Author Wendy Cooling
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Puffin
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Weight(grams) 119g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 129mm * 6mm