Antonia Barber

Antonia Barber
Antonia Barber's The Ghosts was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and filmed as The Amazing Mr Blunden. The Mousehole Cat was a finalist for the Smarties Prize, winner of the 1990 British Book Award and Commended for the 1991 Kate Greenaway Medal; it was later made into an animated film. In 1993 Tales from Grimm was selected for Child Education Best Collections of the Year.

The Frog Bride

A Russian tsar tells each of his three sons to shoot an arrow and marry the woman he finds where the arrow lands. Virginia Lee's haunting, other-worldly illustrations transform Antonia Barber's elegant retelling of a Russian folk tale into an enchanting fairytale classic.

Category: Picture story books, Myths and Legends
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Item is currently out of stock
Hardback    £11.99
Hidden Tales from Eastern Europe

A collection of little-known folk tales from Poland, Slovakia, Russia, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Romania to stimulate childrens' interest in their European neighbours.

Category: Anthologies / collections, Picture story books
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Paperback    £6.99
The Monkey and the Panda

Who is more lovable - lean, lively Monkey or fat, friendly Panda? An original story for animal lovers everywhere.

Category: Picture story books, Myths and Legends
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Paperback    £5.99
Tales from Grimm

A splendid selection of Grimm's fairy tales retold with a contemporary approach.

Category: Anthologies / collections, Myths and Legends
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
 
Paperback    £8.99