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The Emperor's Nightingale and Other Feathery Tales

Jane Ray author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Boxer Books Limited

Published:27th Oct '22

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The Emperor's Nightingale and Other Feathery Tales cover

This wonderful anthology includes some of the best -loved stories of all time: a striking variation on Aesop's `The Goose that Laid the Golden egg ', Oscar Wilde's `The Happy Prince ' and the eponymous poem `The Owl and the Pussycat '.

"Only an author and artist of Jane Ray’s dazzling talent could do justice to this stunning collection of bird stories, which she has told with elegant simplicity and illustrated in full colour throughout. This is the perfect gift to make a child’s imagination soar."
–Shirley Hughes OBE

". . . stunning illustrations . . . this is a wonderful collection to share . . ."
–Julia Eccleshare, Love Reading and the Guardian children’s book editor

"A book to be relished for its text, art and overall design."
Booklist

". . . visually stunning . . .a gorgeous collection."
School Library Journal

"The three books are a delightful, sensory pleasure – great stories, wonderful illustration and books that have been produced to be loved and handled."
The Letterpress Project

ISBN: 9781910716540

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

176 pages