Beverlie Manson – illustratör

This is a wonderful anthology of timeless tales, retold in a beautiful heirloom edition. It includes Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, The Bad-Tempered Princess and the Frog, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, and more. You can meet Rapunzel, Snow White, Cinderella and her fairy godmother, and many other memorable characters. It is specially adapted by P. L. Anness from the stories by Hans Christian Andersen, Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, and carefully worded for young readers. Each story is charmingly illustrated on every page by accomplished children's artist Beverlie Manson. It is perfect for reading aloud to the very young, or for more confident readers to enjoy by themselves.You can: marvel at Rapunzel's long hair, which she dangles from her tower to let a handsome prince climb up; follow Cinderella as she overcomes the cruelty of her stepsisters to attend a royal ball; see Beauty conquer her fear of the dreadful Beast; follow Snow White as she escapes into the dark woods and is helped by seven kindly dwarves; and, be spellbound as a princess is freed from the curse of everlasting sleep, and as a little mermaid falls in love with a human prince.This collection of entrancing stories is certain to captivate little princesses everywhere.

After years of waiting and hoping for a child, a poor couple named Thomas and Martha are delighted when finally they have a baby girl. But they are cruelly tricked by Dame Gothel, an evil witch, who takes the child and raises her as her own...This thrilling retelling of one of the great fairy-tale classics is perfect for reading aloud to small children, or for more confident readers to enjoy by themselves. Named Rapunzel after one of the plants used in the witch's potions, the girl grows up unaware of her true parentage, and of the ways of the world, knowing only the four walls of the great tower in which she is held captive. Will she ever be able to gain her freedom? Read this really big adventure to find out...

When Isabella the mermaid ventures up to the surface of the ocean, she falls in love at her first sight of the handsome human captain of a sea vessel. When the ship sinks in a violent storm, Isabella saves the captain's life, though he remains unaware that she was even there. If she is ever to meet him again and have any chance of him falling in love with her, she will need legs to walk on land. And so the little mermaid is forced to make a terrible bargain with a sea witch. Will her plan succeed? Read this timeless tale to find out...This large-format book is ideal for reading aloud to small children, or for more confident readers to enjoy by themselves. They will be spellbound by this really big adventure!

Every night, twelve very pretty princesses sleep in twelve beds in a large and luxurious palace bedchamber. But every morning when they emerge from it, their beautiful shoes are worn to threads, even though the room had been firmly locked overnight. The princesses either cannot - or will not - offer any explanation for this, and the King and Queen fear that their daughters are bound by some evil spell. Many try and fail to solve the riddle, forfeiting their lives in the process. Can a humble soldier, already exhausted from his experiences on the battlefield, fare any better...? This timeless story is retold for a new generation of young readers - who will be enchanted by this very big adventure!

Discover the magical world of the dreamland fairies, whose task it is to choose the right dream for everyone.