Forgotten Fairy Tales of Kindness and Courage
Forgotten Fairy Tales of Kindness and Courage breathes new life into a collection of once much-loved, now forgotten tales, beautifully retold by Mary Sebag-Montefiore. A disabled prince fights for his kingdom, and learns the importance of understanding others. A princess finds the courage to rescue her friend from goblins. A girl steps into the world of a book, only to find what it means to be herself. Full of magic and enchantment, these stories celebrate kindness, courage and the importance of being true to yourself. With a foreword by Dr Zoe Williams, NHS GP, TV presenter and health educator.
Chapters in this book include:
- Foreword (Dr. Zoe Williams)
- The Prince in the Tower (based on a book by Dinah Craik)
- The Cuckoo Clock (Mary Molesworth, who wrote it under the pen name, Ennis Graham)
- The Girl in the Book (Maud Stawell)
- The Princess and the Goblins (George MacDonald)
- The Water Babies (Charles Kingsley)
- Amelia and the Elves (Juliana Ewing)
- The Ruby Ring (Mary Molesworth)
- About the Stories
- Afterword from the Editors
Mary Sebag-Montefiore (Author)
Mary Sebag-Montefiore is a best-selling children's author, whose re-tellings of classics have been published all over the world. She is the author of over 25 books and has adapted everything from Dickens to 'War and Peace'. She has also published articles on children's books academically and in the national press, and for adults, has written 'Women Writers of Children's Classics'.
"Mary Sebag-Montefiore's retellings are perhaps the best - well-written and dramatic"
The Telegraph