Jeanette Winterson

Jane Ray

The greedy and self-centered king of Capri has a reversal of fortune when the wind blows all of his precious things into the backyard of a kind and generous Naples washerwoman, Mrs. Jewel.

The King of Capri

Michael Rosen

A prose retelling, incorporating lines from the play, of the tragic consequences of a deadly feud between two rival families in Renaissance Verona.

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

In a land that has stood barren, parched by drought and ravaged by frosts since the Queen's death, the King sets his three daughters the task of making the kingdom bloom again, and discovers that sometimes the smallest things can make the biggest difference.

The Apple-pip Princess

Berlie Doherty

Cinderella (Ashputtel) - The sleeping beauty in the forest - Beauty and the Beast - Rumpelstiltskin - Rapunzel - Snow White (Snowdrop) - Aladdin and the enchanted lamp - Little red riding hood - The fire-bird - Hansel and Gretel - The frog prince - The wild swans.

Fairy Tales

Carol Ann Duffy

On the edge of the forest, high in the old oak tree, sits Jub, shaking out the happy endings into the violet night air.

The Lost Happy Endings

The Emperor's Nightingale and Other Feathery Tales

Margaret Mayo

Learn why you should never look at a mermaid, how the unicorn always walks alone, why there are so many dragons in China and how the Phoenix lives forever. These ten fabulous stories of the world's most magical birds and beasts are retold with wit and warmth by Margaret Mayo and brought to life in glorious colour by Jane Ray. A magical gift to treasure.

The Orchard Book of the Unicorn and Other Magical Animals

Jane Ray is one of todays foremost childrens illustrators and won the Smarties Prize in 1992 for The Story of Creation. With this picture book, she retells the Christmas story, with a fold-out Nativity scene and stand-up characters'

The Nativity

Oscar Wilde

México Secretaría de Educación Pública

Comisión Nacional de Libros de Texto Gratuitos (México)

basado en un cuento de Oscar Wilde

El príncipe feliz

This delightful version of the children's classic by Oscar Wilde that has enchanted readers for more than 100 years combines a lovely use of language and repetition with magical illustrations to tell the story of two dear friends, a statue and a swallow, and their accomplishments. Esta hermosa versión de un clásico para niños de Oscar Wilde, que ha maravillado a lectores por más de cien años, combina un encantador uso del lenguaje con mágicas ilustraciones para contar la historia de dos muy queridos amigos, una estatua y una golondrina y sus logros.

Mary Hoffman

Discusses the stories which people from the ancient world told to explain their understanding of what they could see in the sky.

Sun, Moon and Stars

Glowing with colour and filled with animals, fish, planets, oceans and forests, this timelessly beautiful book tells the story of the creation as if for the first time. Fantastic illustration creates a timeless new version of the Bible's first great tale.

Story of the Creation

When Rosy discovers a real fairy living in her beloved dolls' house she cannot believe her eyes. But Thistle is no ordinary fairy and has one or two very unfairylike habits. Can Rosy help the fairy to mend her wing and fly again? In turn, perhaps the fairy can help Rosy when she needs it most.

The Dolls' House Fairy

When Rosy discovers a REAL fairy living in her beloved dolls' house she cannot believe her eyes! But Thistle is no ordinary fairy and has one or two very unfairylike habits! Can Rosy help the fairy to mend her wing and fly again, and in turn, perhaps the fairy can help Rosy when she needs it most... A touching and memorable tale about friendship and caring for others from Jane Ray, the much-loved and world-renowned illustrator and storyteller.

Available for the first time as a paperback picture book, this exquisitely illustrated re-telling of Cinderella is a must for any child's library. Cinderella is one of the best-loved fairy tales of all time. Retold by Berlie Doherty, this enchanting story is beautifully illustrated by award-winning Jane Ray. It is a fairy tale magic to treasure forever.

Cinderella

"At the very beginning of the world the earth was a dry and dusty place, where nothing could live and nothing could grow. So God made a mist, which watered the ground all over. Then, with his great hands, he formed the first man out of the clay of the newly watered earth."Jane Ray's beautiful version of the familiar story takes into account creation myths the world over. The story of Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden is powerful because it is the story of all the children growing up and going out into the world. The need to recreate that perfect garden and live again in harmony with the environment is more pressing today than ever before.An Eden Project Book

Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden

The Nutcracker

With this extraordinary collection of stories--each featuring a bird as a central character--Jane Ray has crafted a special gift for children who love to read and be read to. Ray, an internationally renowned picture-book artist, retells and stunningly illustrates a rich variety of tales from around the world. Some, like Oscar Wilde's "The Happy Prince," are beloved; others, like the charming African myth "Mulungu Paints the Birds," will become new favorites. The writers include the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and Edward Lear. Jane's writing style simply glides along, revealing tales of wonder, magic, and mystery.

On each of the twelve days of Christmas, more and more gifts arrive from the recipient's true love.

The Twelve Days of Christmas

Discovering a fairy with an injured wing in her dollhouse, a surprised Rosy nurtures her untidy and demanding houseguest while Rosy's father recuperates in the hospital.

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