If you are looking for a book to bridge the gap from Halloween to Panto Season, I have the very book!

A beautiful gift edition of Grimms’ Fairy Tales
Retold by Elli Woollard in rhyme

Elli has a true gift for writing rhyming stories that flow off the tongue
They are such a joy to read aloud
To perform!
We have loved sharing this book as the nights start to draw in

This stunning book
With gorgeous illustrations by Marta Altes
Retells five classic tales from The Brothers Grimm

Little Red Cap
The Elves and the Shoemaker
Hansel and Gretel
The Musicians of Bremen
Cinderella

Each traditional tale
Has been given a dusting of magical dust
Bringing heart and humour
To these originally grisly and horribly gory
Fairy tales

We love following Little Red Cap into the woods
As she heads off to Grandma’s house
With a freshly baked cake and some elderflower wine
We love the oversized wolf
Especially as he lays draped over the edges
Of Grandma’s bed having gobbled her whole
We love that the woodcutter is a woman
With a bow and arrow
And we loved that Little Red Cap
Having narrowly escaped death
Still heads straight back into the woods
Strays off the path
And comes face to face with an oversized bear

Brilliant storytelling
A joyous marriage of raucous rhyme
And quirky illustrations
Filled with fun details that add
Layers of rich humour to the tales
I adore Marta’s art work

I love the picture of the elves
Sewing giant shoes
The endpapers are glorious
And some of the finer details are pure comedy
Especially in the story of Cinderella

There are also tender moments
Between the shoemaker and his wife
And Hansel and Gretel, reunited with their father

This book is a lot of fun for little readers
And their grown ups
It provides perfect fireside reading

A funny, action-packed collection
Of some of the most famous and familiar
Tales by the Grimm Brothers
Retold and reinvented
To captivate a whole new generation of readers

A brilliant and beautiful book
That might make a gorgeous gift
This Christmas
(It is coming!)