Timeless stories featuring high quality and creative artwork are retold by Joy Cowley.
Children can learn universal values of wisdom, courage, honour, justice, patience,
love and friendship, through these stories.
Children can learn universal values of wisdom, courage, honour, justice, patience,
love and friendship, through these stories.
Thumbelina
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Puss in Boots
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The Three Little Pigs
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The Wild Swans
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Little Red Riding Hood
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The Nightingale
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The Adventures of Monkey King
238x250mm / 36pp UK softcover: 978-1-925234-18-3 One of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature, this is an account of a Buddhist monk’s pilgrimage to retrieve sacred texts aided by a cast of colourful characters. |
The Nutcracker and the
Mouse King 238x250mm / 36pp UK softcover: 978-1-925234-17-6 A toy soldier called "The Nutcracker", comes to life on Christmas Eve. After defeating the evil Mouse King in battle, The Nutcracker takes Marie away to a magical kingdom. |
The Swineherd
238x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-925186-72-7 This original tale from Hans Christian Andersen, is a cautionary story about a proud princess who comes to grief when she places value in material things as apposed to what is real. |
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The Frog Prince
238x250mm / 32pp UK paperback: 978-1-925186-73-4 US paperback: 978-1-925247-22-0 US library bound: 978-1-925247-48-0 A spoiled princess reluctantly befriends a frog in this faithful retelling of the Grimm Brothers classic. The beautiful artwork combines etching and illustration techniques. |
Sly Fox and Red Hen
238x250mm / 32pp UK paperback: 978-1-925186-74-1 Fresh and lively artworks created using a modelling technique recreates this classic folktale with a contemporary approach. The simple story is a children's classic and great for first reading. |
The Wonderful Adventures
Of Nils 238x250mm / 32pp UK paperback: 978-1-925186-75-8 This classic tale about a mischievous boy who undergoes a transformative journey is perfect for a younger audience in this picture book form. |
The Three Little Pigs
230x258mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-87-4 US paperback: 978-1-925247-20-6 US library bound: 978-1-925247-46-6 Featuring pigs with personalities, this favourite tale is accompanied by delightful illustrations. We all know how the story ends, however the story's journey remains captivating as the Three Little Pigs idyllic world is nearly blown away by a wolf with a very large lung capacity and a ravenous craving for pork. |
The Bremen Town Musicians
230x258mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-96-6 US paperback: 978-1-925247-21-3 US library bound: 978-1-925247-47-3 Clever collage illustrations bring this tale of four animals that are down on their luck to life. Hoping to make a better life as musicians in the town of Bremen, the quartet instead outwits a band of thieves and retires to the country for a happily ever after. |
The Wild Swans
230x258mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-89-8 US paperback: 978-1-921790-99-7 US library bound: 978-1-925186-57-4 A princess rescues her eleven brothers from a spell cast by an evil queen that has forced them to live as swans during the day and as humans by night. This picture book beautifully evokes the mood of this classic story with warm watercolours. |
The Happy Prince
230x258mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-85-0 This is a beautiful picture book adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s story for children. At the heart of this story is a message of empathising and being generous to those less fortunate whilst staying loyal to the cause of good. |
The Red Shoes
230x258mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-86-7 A poor girl, adopted by a rich woman after the death of her mother, grows up to become vain and spoilt. When she is disobedient and wears red shoes to church, the shoes become cursed and the girl has no choice but to dance continuously. |
The Golden Fish
230x258mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-84-3 When a poor fisherman catches a golden fish, the fish grants him any wish in return for its freedom. The old man wants nothing, but his wife makes increasing outrageous wishes as her greed becomes insatiable. |
The Gingerbread Man
230x258mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-54-6 US paperback: 978-1-925247-23-7 US library bound: 978-1-925247-49-7 3D clay models are the perfect medium to bring this simple and fun tale to life. This traditional story is excellent for use as a literary text for schools as well as homes due to its repetition and rhythm. Follow the gingerbread man across the pages as he runs as fast as he can. |
Peter and the Wolf
230x258mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-55-3 The triumphant tale of a boy who beats a big bad wolf, based on the musical story of Sergei Prokofiev. Beautiful traditional painted illustrations bring the colourful cast of characters to life. |
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
230x258mm (US) / 32pp, 225x305mm (UK) / 28pp (+ 4pp foldout) UK softcover: 978-1-921790-04-1 US paperback: 978-1-925247-18-3 US library bound: 978-1-925247-44-2 Recreated with 3D modeling, there has never been a Goldilocks and the Three Bears quite like this. The timeless story leaps out of the page, as the Three Bears’ orderly and peaceful existence is thrown into chaos when Goldilocks stumbles upon their empty house. |
Cinderella
230x258mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-88-1 US softcover: 978-1-925186-05-5 US library bound: 978-1-925186-11-6 Bright, cheerful colours and humorous characters bring this much-loved classic back to life. It is told simply for young readers and the funky artwork makes this book not just for princesses, but one for all children to enjoy. |
The Wolf and the Seven Kids
230x258mm (US), 275x250mm (UK) / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-05-8 US softcover: 978-1-925186-02-4 US library bound: 978-1-925186-08-6 A devious wolf outwits seven kid goats by pretending to be their mother. However, a wolf with a belly full of kids is no match for an angry Mum. Illustrated with lots of playful details and movement, this is as much a work of art as it is a story. |
Thumbelina bestseller
230x258mm (US) / 32pp, 250x250mm (UK) / 28pp (+ 4pp foldout) UK softcover: 978-1-921790-38-6 US softcover: 978-1-925186-03-1 US library bound: 978-1-925186-09-3 When a miracle child is born, she is named Thumbelina, as she is merely the size of a thumb. In the story, Thumbelina overcomes her many problems courageously. This story has been illustrated using beautiful soft pastel watercolours. |
Little Red Riding Hood
250x250mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-38-6 US paperback: 978-1-925186-62-8 US library bound: 978-1-925186-68-0 The sweet and kind Little Red Riding Hood sets off through the woods to her sick grandmother’s house with a basket of food. On the way, she forgets her mother’s instructions to not wander off the path and when she finally arrives at grandmother’s house something is not quite right. |
The Little Match Girl
275x240mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-40-9 This heart-breaking tale is beautifully illustrated with watercolours that capture the ephemeral cold winter night in which we meet the little match girl. The story of a dying child's hopes and dreams, it cannot fail to touch every reader's heart. |
Hansel and Gretel
225x290mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-41-6 US paperback: 978-1-925186-60-4 US library bound: 978-1-925186-66-6 Hansel and Gretel are abandoned in the woods by their wicked stepmother. Lost, hungry and exhausted, they come across a strange house made of sweets. The artwork combines illustration and collage techniques to bring this spooky, but quirky classic to life. |
Sleeping Beauty
230x258mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-57-7 US paperback: 978-1-925186-64-2 US library bound: 978-1-925186-70-3 Each scene is perfectly captured frame by frame in this modern retelling. With a beautiful princess, a wicked witch, enchantment and a handsome prince, this tale has all the elements of any classic, good fairytale. And they are put together inventively in this picture book version. |
Puss in Boots bestseller
230x258mm (US), 265x260mm (UK) / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-42-3 US softcover: 978-1-925186-00-0 US library bound: 978-1-925186-07-9 When a father dies, his youngest son’s only inheritance is a cat. However, this is no ordinary cat, and as the youngest son follows the cat’s instructions, a delightful rags to riches tale plays out. |
Rapunzel
230x258mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-53-9 US softcover: 978-1-925186-01-7 US library bound: 978-1-925186-06-2 This is a wonderfully artistic return for this classic story. Trapped in a tower by a witch due to her mother's unfortunate craving for lettuce during pregnancy, Rapunzel waits to be rescued. |
Peter Pan
230x258mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-58-4 US paperback: 978-1-925186-65-9 US library bound: 978-1-925186-71-0 Briskly told, this timeless children's classic is a pleasure to read in this picture book form. All the characters are here in this fast-paced adventure story. This is a great introduction to Neverland that is accessible to early readers. |
The Emperor's New Clothes
230x258mm (US), 225x290mm (UK) / 32pp bestseller UK softcover: 978-1-921790-43-0 US softcover: 978-1-925186-04-8 US library bound: 978-1-925186-10-9 This tale of a vain king, his deceitful advisers and the meek subjects who refuse to speak the truth to avoid ridicule has become an idiom still in much use today. |
Pinocchio 230x258mm (US) / 32pp, 275x250mm / 32pp (+ 4pp foldout) UK softcover: 978-1-921790-44-7 US paperback: 978-1-925186-63-5 US library bound: 978-1-925186-69-7 The timeless story of Pinocchio, the naïve and mischievous wooden puppet is perfectly matched in this picture book with illustrations that use a detailed woodblock and etching technique. |
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
230x258mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-56-0 This is a faithful and wonderfully artistic return for this classic cautionary tale about greed and dishonesty. When the township of Hamelin fails to keep their promise and pay a piper his asking price for saving their town from a plague of rats, they pay a very high price indeed. |
The Nightingale
230x258mm / 32pp UK softcover: 978-1-921790-58-4 US paperback: 978-1-925247-19-0 US library bound: 978-1-925247-45-9 Recreated from the Hans Christian Andersen story, The Nightingale tells the tale of a nightingale’s singing voice. It is so beautiful that it even warms the heart of Death itself.Sure to move the heart of readers, the book is beautifully illustrated featuring Chinese backgrounds. |
The Little Prince
238x250mm / 32pp UK softback: 978-1-925234-19-0 This philosophical children's book deserves its status as a classic. It has been translated into over 250 languages and is enjoyed by children all over the world. |