Twisted Fairy Tales: Think You Know These Classic Tales? Guess Again! - Hardcover

by Stewart Ross (Author), Samantha Newman (Author), Jo Franklin (Author)

Once upon a time, six famous children's stories were magically reimagined ... with hilarious results!

Meet the sneaky Ninjabread Man; cheeky Little Rude Riding Hood; ground-shaking Cinder-Elephant; and clever Octo-Puss in Boots. Snow White has ditched her woodland cottage for a spaceship and seven robots ... and the Three Little Narwhals are on the run from the Big Bad Shark!

This wonderful hardcover compendium brings together riotously funny retellings of well-known tales by popular children's authors Chris Jevons, Samantha Newman, and Jo Franklin. It's packed with fun and mayhem, and brought to life by laugh-out-loud full-color illustrations.

Author Biography

Stewart Ross is one of Britain's most popular and versatile writers, with over 300 published titles to his name. As well as prize-winning books for children, such as the Washington Post & Sunday Times Best Children's Book of 2011 for Into the Unknown (Candlewick), he has written novels, several plays, three librettos, and a musical. He lives in Canterbury, in the United Kingdom.

Samantha Newman is a children's fiction author with a talent for humor and a flair for the fantastic. She has adapted folk tales from around the world; brought Shakespeare to a modern audience; and remixed fairy tales, with hilarious results. She lives in London, with her fiancé, and during her infrequent desk breaks, she enjoys yoga, cooking, and befriending the birds in the park.

Jo Franklin is the popular author of the 'Help!' series (Troika Books). She lives in South London.

Chris Jevons is a children's book illustrator based in Harrogate, UK. He has illustrated many books including picture books, board books and fiction series.

James Hearne has illustrated numerous children's books and supplied thousands of decorative designs to company's around the world as a freelance artist. Originally from the UK, he lives in Calgary, Canada and while avoiding extreme cold and bears, he loves to create decorative and narrative illustrations from his warm safe house.