Born in 1941, Ruth Brown is the creator of some of Britain's best loved children's books. She has created a great many picture books for Andersen Press and is highly respected as an author and illustrator. She attended Bournemouth College of Art, 1957–59; Birmingham College of Art, degree (with first-class honors), 1961; Royal College of Art, M.A., 1964. She is married to artist Ken Brown and they have two grown-up sons and one grandchild.
A lovely and beautifully illustrated book with an interesting take on fairy tales! Could be used in an English lesson for creative writing inspiration or just as a nice book to finish the school day with.
Night-time Tale by Ruth Brown – HOW DID I MISS THIS IN 2005? Wow. Really excited to discover this book. A lovely parent donated it to the library recently. So excited. I’m a huge long-time fan of Ruth Brown. I especially enjoyed reading A Dark, Dark Tale which is one of my favorite books- I now partner that book with The Dark by Lemony Snicket. This one is a classic story partnered with a classic partnered with a fairy tale on top of another fairy tale. So fantastic. There are so many other books I’d share this book with- especially with Janet and Allen Ahlberg.