Ardizzone's English Fairy Tales: Twelve Classic Tales

by Edward Ardizzone

Twelve tales chosen and edited by Ardizzone from the folklore collection of Joseph Jacobs.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone, CBE, RA was an English artist, writer and illustrator, chiefly of children's books.

For Tim All Alone (Oxford, 1956), which he wrote and illustrated, Ardizzone won the inaugural Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject.

For the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005) it was named one of the top ten winning works, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite.

Reviews

[T.E. Shepherd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love love love this version of The three bears! No mention of Goldilocks, just a wicked woman who breaks into houses, eats porridge, breaks chairs, and sleeps on someone else's bed!

[Kay · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very old fashioned.