Treasury of Fairy Tales and Myths

Mary Hoffman, Julie Downing, Nadine Wickenden, DK

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Multiple-component retail product, slip-cased

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About the book

This beautiful children's story treasury brings together 14 classic children's fairy tales and 17 well-known myths and legends from around the world in one magical collection.

Perfect for children aged 5-7, these charmingly illustrated books bring together the best-loved characters and stories from across time, ideal for enjoying together at bedtime or reading aloud to little ones. A First Book of Fairytales includes everlasting favourites such as Sleeping Beauty, The Princess and the Pea, and Cinderella, while A First Book of Myths brings well-known tales to life including The Fall of Icarus, How Butterflies Began, and The Kingdom Under the Sea.

Brought together in a beautiful slipcase, A First Book of Fairytales and A First Book of Myths are the perfect gift for a young loved one.

Full contents
Fairytales: Cinderella, The Selfish Giant, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, The Frog Prince, Beauty and the Beast, Diamonds and Toads, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Fisherman and his Wife, The Princess and the Pea, Rumpelstiltskin, The Snow Queen.
Myths: The Fall of Icarus, The Golden Touch, Andromeda, Wolf Babies, Coyote Dances with a Star, The First Corn, A Newborn Warrior, How the Animals Got Their Shapes, How Butterflies Began, Balder the Beautiful, Rama and Sita, The Enchanted Island, The Kingdom Under the Sea, The Crocodile and the Baby, How the Sun and Moon Appeared, The Goddess and the Farmboy, The Weaver and the Cowherd

About the Author

Mary Hoffman

Mary Hoffman has written more than 70 books for children, and her powers of observation bring vitality and humour to all her stories and retellings.Her previous titles for Dorling Kindersley include Henry’s Baby and A First Bible Story Book. Her best-known picture books are Amazing Grace, Three Wise Women, and An Angel Just Like Me. Mary lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and they have three daughters. The girls were brought up on myths and legends, of which Mary and her husband have an extensive collection.