Fairy Tale Fan Club: Legendary Letters Collected by C.C. Cecily

Richard Ayoade is a highly-tolerated British comedian, BAFTA-winning actor (The IT Crowd), writer, director and TV presenter (the BAFTAS, Travel Man). He regularly appears on shows such as 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. He wrote and directed the film Submarine from the novel by Joe Dunthorne, and directed and co-wrote The Double. His highly-acclaimed children’s books include The Book That No One Wanted to Read and The Fairy Tale Fan Club. He has also written books on film and a biography of playwright Harauld Hughes. David Roberts is the author-illustrator of the Dirty Bertie books and the illustrator of many beloved books for children, including The Fairy Tale Fan Club; The Bolds; the Rosie Revere, Engineer series; the Kate Greenaway-shortlisted The Dunderheads; and the non-fiction children's book Suffragette: The Battle for Equality. Find him online at davidrobertsillustration.com.

This witty, sardonic series of letters to and from fairytale figures – the disillusioned Little Mermaid, a split-in-two Rumpelstiltskin, hatched-out Humpty Dumpty, and more – explores life beyond the happily ever after. It’s the 8+ answer to The Jolly Postman.