Rumpelstiltskin (Ladybird Tales, age 5+)

Description

This beautiful hardback Ladybird edition of Rumpelstiltskin is a perfect first illustrated introduction to this classic fairy tale for young readers from 3+. Ladybird Tales are based on the original Ladybird retellings by Vera Southgate, with beautiful pictures of the kind children like best – full of richness and detail. Children have always loved, and will always remember, these classic fairy tales and sharing them together is an experience to treasure.Other exciting titles in the Ladybird Tales series include Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Rapunzel, The Magic Porridge Pot, The Enormous Turnip, Puss in Boots and The Elves and the Shoemaker.Ladybird has published fairy tales for over forty-five years, bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children.    About the Author Ladybird books are known and loved the world over. For millions of people, they bring back the golden days of childhood – learning to read, discovering the magic of books, and growing up.The very first Ladybird book ever was produced by a jobbing printer called Wills & Hepworth during the First World War. The company, based in Loughborough, Leicestershire, began to publish ‘pure and healthy literature’ for children, registering the Ladybird logo in 1915. Despite the company’s claims, however, those books would no longer be politically correct. In the ABC Picture Book, for example, A stood for armoured train!