Step into a magical world of enchanted forests, talking animals and
wicked witches . . .
A breathtaking collection of six brand-new fairytales by
award-winning author Jamila Gavin.
Jamila Gavin (Author)
Jamila's first book, The Magic Orange Tree, was published in 1979
and she has since been writing steadily, producing critically
acclaimed novels and collections of short stories.
She has been shortlisted for many of the major children's book
awards, including the Smarties Award and the Guardian Award. Coram
Boy won the Children's Whitbread Award and was shortlisted for the
Carnegie Medal, before being adapted for the stage. The Wheel of
Surya, part one of the Surya trilogy, was runner up for the
Guardian Children's Fiction Award, and the other two titles were
also shortlisted.
Richard Collingridge (Illustrator)
Richard Collingridge was born in London, studied Illustration at
the University of the West of England, graduating in 2008, and
after living in France for a few years, has recently moved back to
the UK.
At about the age of five Richard noticed that real people didn't
look like a bunch of sticks with a circle on the top. But to his
amazement, no one else in his classroom, including the teachers,
seemed to be able to see this. So with this secret in mind, he
decided that when he grew up, he wanted to draw pictures for a
living.
He has always enjoyed creating different worlds and universes for
his non-stick people, and after illustrating book covers and other
people's stories, he decided to put some words next to his own
drawings. This seemed to work rather well and resulted in Richard's
stunning debut picture book, When it Snows.
These joyful stories are a delight.
*The Times*
Love, sacrifice and endurance are foregrounded in these
timeless-feeling tales, delivered in language as sharp and sweet as
the ripe fruit of the title. An instant classic, subtly enriched by
Richard Collingridge's delicate, shadowy illustrations.
*Metro*
Jamila Gavin is one of our most consistently good writers of
fiction for children young and old […] the feel is timeless, but
the stories are all original, touched with the magic of Gavin’s
vibrant and varied imagination.
*Independent on Sunday*
Gavin’s six stories are spooky, engaging and refreshing in their
originality. Complemented by Richard Collingridge’s atmospheric
illustrations, this lovely book deserves to become a classic.
*Bookseller*
Absolutely gorgeous . . . Perfect for sharing and for reading
alone, I can't recommend Blackberry Blue and Other Fairy Tales
highly enough.
*The Bookbag*
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