Over The Wall – An Extract from The Secret Garden
Today marks the 1911 publication anniversary of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved children’s novel – The Secret Garden. It numbers amongst Burnett’s most famous works and is a classic of English children’s literature. The Secret Garden is […]
The Story of The Bird Feng – A Chinese Fairy Tale
A mysterious and beautiful maiden, a bamboo flute, and a bird of many colours. The Story of The Bird Feng – A Chinese Fairy Tale – IN the Book of the Ten Thousand Wonders there are […]
The Goose Girl – A Brothers Grimm Tale
A talking horse, a false bride, and a princess with hair of gold. The Goose Girl – A Brothers Grimm Tale – ONCE upon a time there lived an old Queen, whose husband had been dead […]
The Son of Seven Queens – An Indian Fairy Tale
Seven Queens living in a dungeon, a white witch disguised as a hind, and fourteen eyeballs on a string. The Son of Seven Queens – An Indian Fairy Tale – ONCE upon a time there lived […]
The True History of Little Golden Hood – A British Tale
A journey through the wood, a wolf disguised as a Granny, and a magical golden hood. The True History of Little Golden Hood – A British Tale – YOU know the tale of poor Little Red […]
The Dancing Water – A Sicilian Fairy Tale
A boy with a star on his forehead, a girl with a moon on her brow, and a deer as a guardian. The Dancing Water, The Singing Apple, and The Speaking Bird – A Sicilian Fairy […]
The Three Little Pigs – An English Fairy Tale
Three little pigs building three little houses, and a very hungry wolf that meets a sticky ending. The Three Little Pigs – An English Tale – ONCE upon a time there was an old sow […]
The Yellow Dwarf – A French Fairy Tale
A marriage promised to a small trickster, an ugly Desert Fairy, and a pair of lovers eternally bound together by a mermaid. The Yellow Dwarf – A French Fairy Tale – THERE was once a […]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – A Shakespearean Fairy Tale
The spellbinding tale of forest nymphs, four charmed lovers, and a fairy queen who falls in love with an ass. A Midsummer’s Nights Dream – A Shakespearean Fairy Tale – – By Charles Lamb – THERE […]
The White Cat – A Brothers Grimm Tale
Three tasks set by the King, a court of hands, and a beautiful white cat. The White Cat – A Brothers Grimm Tale – There was once a King who had three sons, all handsome and […]
Sunshine Stories – A Summer Reading List 2020
This Summer Reading List for 2020 is packed full of tales ready to whisk you far far away – even if you’re only in your garden.With summer in full swing, we’ve collected our favourite sunshine reads […]
Mrs Nightingale’s Evening Party – A Story from Fairy Land
An evening invitation, a nap inside a buttercup, and a journey home on a nightingale’s back. Mrs Nightingale’s Evening Party – A Story from Fairy Land – MRS. NIGHTINGALE was going to give an evening […]
