Doctor Fairytale

Catherine Jacob is an award-winning television correspondent and author of Betsy Buglove Saves the Bees illustrated by Lucy Fleming, Santa's Special Gift illustrated by Ag Jatkowska, and the Puppy Club series illustrated by Rachael Saunders. She lives in York where she tries to squeeze in as much story writing time as possible, in between looking after her three lovely (slightly mischievous) children and occasionally appearing on TV reporting the news. Find her on Instagram @catherinejacobwriter and on Twitter @cathjacobnews.Hoang Giang was born in Dalat, a small highland city in Vietnam, before moving to Ho Chi Minh City to pursue a career in illustration. She went on to study Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. She has illustrated The Christmas Department Store written by Maudie Powell-Truck, A Christmas Carol retold by Kristina Stephenson and the chapter book series Magic Keepers, written by Linda Chapman. Giang lives with her partner and three cats in Vietnam. Find her on Instagram @hoangiang.

This charming story riffs on favorite childhood stories while slightly altering many of their endings in clever, inspired ways. . . . The rhyming text keeps the pace moving and adds to the timeless feeling of the source material. The warm, soft illustrations alternate between small, framed vignettes and full, two-page layouts. . . . A whimsical spin on all things fairy tale.