The Fantastic World of Terry Jones: Fairy Tales

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Pavilion Books, Mar 24, 2011 - Young Adult Fiction - 120 pages

This amazing collection of wonderful stories, written by the hilarious Terry Jones and illustrated by Michael Foreman, will have both children and parents rolling with laughter. Sail to the moon with a brave and beautiful princess. Swim around the world with a talking fish. Meet a boy who has a dinosaur in his shed. 

  • A fabulous new edition of the classic story collection from Monty Python's Terry Jones. Published alongside an entirely new collection of tales
  • Amazing marketing and publicity schedule, including an author tour, festival appearances, readings on the Monty Python's YouTube channel (which has over 125,000 subscribers) and newspaper and magazine features
  • Illustrated by favourite award-winning illustrator Michael Foreman
  • Stunning new hardback editions that children will treasure

Other titles in the series: Animal Tales and Fantastic Stories.

About the author (2011)

Terry Jones was perhaps best known as a scriptwriter and member of the Monty Python team. He was a successful historian, performer, director and writer for film, radio and television. His children's books have been enormously popular, including Bedtime Stories, The Knight and the Squire, The Lady and the Squire, Nicobobinus and The Saga of Erik the Viking.

Michael Foreman’s numerous books for children have earned him widespread recognition as one of the world’s leading illustrators. He has regularly collaborated with Terry Jones, Michael Morpurgo and others while several of his own books are also considered modern classics. Titles include War Boy, War Game, Terry Jones's Erik the Viking and Animal Tales, Michael Morpurgo's Farm Boy and many more.

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