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|title=My Favourite Fairy Tales
|author=Tony Ross
|borrow=Yes
|isbn=978-1842709801
|pages=96
|publisher=Andersen Press
|date=September 2010
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Tony Ross has picked, retold and illustrated his favourite fairy tales, taking in such classics as ''Rumpelstiltskin'' and ''Beauty and the Beast'', whilst also offering up slightly lesser-known ones like ''The Hedley Kow and '', ''The Musicians of Bremen'', ''Sweet Porridge'', ''Prince Hyacinth'' and ''Fairy Gifts''.
The interesting selection is both a strength and a weakness of ''My Favourite Fairy Tales'' - it can be good to have something a little different from [[Snow White by Jane Ray|Snow White]] or [[The Elves and the Shoemaker by Lucy M George and Rachel Swirles|The Elves and the Shoemaker]]. However, the classics are classics for a reason, and if presented as a selection of favourites, you can't be too obscure. Broadly speaking, the selection strikes the right balance, but it doesn't scream out to be read over and over and over at first glance.
My thanks to the publishers for sending it to Bookbag.
With fairy tales on the table, we can go all out with further reading suggestions! [[The Winter Sleepwalker by Joan Aiken]] has eight fairy tales with a modern twist. [[Instructions by Neil Gaiman]] also features a twist on the norm. [[The Orchard Book of Swords, Sorcerers and Superheroes by Tony Bradman and Tony Ross]] (just illustrations from Tony Ross this time) goes for all the big names in myth, rather than fairy tales, and has much deeper stories, but is excellent. Its sister books [[The Orchard Book of Magical Tales by Margaret Mayo]] and [[The Orchard Book of Heroes and Villains by Tony Bradman and Tony Ross]] are also great choices. If you want nursery rhymes, look no further than [[Favourite Nursery Rhymes by Brian Wildsmith]]. For individual fairy tales, the aforementioned [[Snow White by Jane Ray]] and [[The Elves and the Shoemaker by Lucy M George and Rachel Swirles]] are good choices, as is [[The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Rachel Isadora]]. Teens and adults will enjoy [[Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale and Nathan Hale]]. [[In Their Shoes: Fairy Tales and Folktales]] is surprisingly strong. We've also seen [[A Fairy Tale by Tony Ross]].
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