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This clever and funny inversion on a classic fairytale from
award-winning author Bethan Stevens tells the laugh-out-loud story
of a damsel who does not need saving! Once upon a time, hidden deep
in a valley in a magical land far away, there was a very tall
tower. And trapped at the very top of that very tall tower there
was a damsel . . . In distress! The only problem is, the damsel is
not in distress. She keeps telling the narrator that she's
perfectly fine. The "terrifying beasts"Â in the moat are a
family of ducklings. The "prickly brambles"Â are her rose
garden. And the "wicked old witch"Â is actually her grandma!
But the narrator just won't listen. When a scary, fire-breathing
dragon comes to visit, it's up to the damsel to take charge of her
story and save the day for everyone. Characterful
illustrations transport readers to the magical world of the
damsel's kingdom, and easy to read text is perfect for young
readers. This funny follow-up to the prize-winning Grumpy
Fairies is perfect for any young damsel—or prince
charming—who wants to be the hero of their own story.
The wood engravers' self-portrait tells the story of the
image-making firm Dalziel Brothers, investigating and interpreting
a unique archive from the British Museum. The study takes a
creative-critical approach to illustration, alongside detailed
investigation of print techniques and history. Five siblings ran
the wood engraving firm Dalziel Brothers: George, Edward, Margaret,
John and Thomas Dalziel. Prospering through five decades of work,
Dalziel became the major capitalist image makers of Victorian
Britain. This book, based on AHRC-funded research, outlines the
achievements of these remarkable siblings and uncovers the
histories of some of the 36 unknown artisan employees that worked
alongside them. Dalziel Brothers made works of global importance:
illustrations to Lewis Carroll's Alice books, novels by Charles
Dickens, and landmark Pre-Raphaelite prints, as well as other,
brilliant works that are published here for the first time since
their initial creation. -- .
Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, Best Illustrated
Book Category in 2021. Deep in the darkest forests, under rustling
leaves, live the fairies. You probably think that fairies are good,
kind and sweet. Well, a lot of them are. These helpful fairies take
care of the forest and they're happy to do it. But I'm sorry to
tell you that some of the fairies, particularly the littlest ones,
are GRUMPY. I meanproper grumpy. I mean foot-stompy, frowny,
bottom-lip-sticking-outy kind of grumpy. I mean 'it's just one of
those days' grumpy. But these grumpy fairies better watch out.
There's a goblin about, and grumpy fairies happen to be a goblin's
favourite food... Characterful illustrations transport readers to
the animal-filled world of the fairy's forest, and easy to read
text is perfect for young readers. This wonderful, funny debut will
bring a smile to the smallest (and grumpiest) of children.
The second edition of The Nobile Folios is prefaced by Wendy Baron,
the prime authority on Walter Sickert s work and life. Vernet s
"Dance Hall" was painted by Sickert during the winter of 1920 21,
most probably in Dieppe, and presents Sickert at his most
ambiguous. Clues are virtually nonexistent, shapes are eccentric.
Wendy Baron suggests that the painting does not depend on our
understanding of the subject, and that it is much more interesting
if it is seen as a gateway to the intriguing insights it affords
into the uncompromising objectivity of Sickert s eye and his
mischievous intelligence.It is these qualities that Bethan Stevens
addresses so successfully in her short story Daily Mirror .
Presented as a set of letters written to "The Daily Mirror" by an
Appreciator of the paper, a haunting story unravels that says as
much about the early 20th-century music halls as Sickert s
painting."
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