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Aladdin - Philip Pullman

ISBN: 340877847

Andersen loved the story of Aladdin - and Pullman's version is one of the best around. Enjoy the story of Aladdin again and watch out for influences on Andersen's own stories.

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Hans Andersen's fairy tales (12 book set) - Hans Christian Andersen

ISBN: 713996412

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Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy tales 10 CD Box set - Hans Christian Andersen

ISBN: MV14042

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Happy Prince - Oscar Wilde

ISBN: 140621377

Wilde's iconic tale of loyalty and friendship still resonates with young readers and inspires artists.

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Haroun and the sea of stories - Salman Rushdie

ISBN: 140366504

What happens when your father the Shah of Blah loses his storytelling gift? Haroun sets out to save the situation - and the world - on a quest to the Sea of Stories. A fabulous tale of magic, adventure and humour told with wit and vigour by a master storyteller

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Hobbit - JRR Tolkien

ISBN: 6754023

"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit" - and so begins the extraordinary adventure of Bilbo Baggins and a quest to enthral both young and old.

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How to train your dragon - Cressida Cowell

ISBN: 340860685

Well, how do you train a dragon? Find out from this very funny story. Lively prose, amusing illustration - not all fantasy is serious so go on - have a laugh.

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Jack and the beanstalk - Josephine Poole

ISBN: 750019921

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Jolly postman - J&A Ahlberg

ISBN: 670886246

Meet the Jolly Postman with his bag full of letters. Who are they for and who are they from? Cheerful rhymes and lively illustrations introduce fairytale characters - and there are real letters to read. A magical journey to share with the very young.

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Life of Pi - Yann Martel

ISBN: 184195392x

A magical journey across the ocean - reality and dream world - but which is which? This is the essence of the wonder tale

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Nutcracker - Berlie Doherty

ISBN: 552548340

Hoffman's strange classic tale, so well known through its stage version, is retold by Berlie Doherty whose lively prose is given a magical accompaniment in the illustrations by Ian Beck. This is a real fairy tale

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Oxford companion to fairy tales - Jack Zipes

ISBN: 198605099

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Paper bag princess - Robert Munsch

ISBN: 439973406

Humorous story about how an enterprising princess rescues her betrothed from a dragon and learns the truth about her prince

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Pea and the princess - Mini Grey

ISBN: 99432331

Mini Grey's witty interpretation of this favourite tale by Andersen gives it a sparkle for a modern audience.

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Phantom tollbooth - Norton Juster

ISBN: 6754252

When bored Milo is given a genuine turnpike tollbooth, he does not realise it is the gateway to a truly extraordinary adventure. Join our hero on his hilarious action-packed journey to reconcile Rhyme and Reason.

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Rumpelstiltskin and other Grimm tales - Carol Ann Duffy

ISBN: 571196314

Classic tales with a new twist, not for the squeamish!

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Sabriel - Garth Nix

ISBN: 7137311

An extraordinary tale of magic and high adventure as Sabriel learns of her birth right as Abhorsen in a battle for the kingdom.

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Singing sack - 28 story songs from around the world - Helen East

ISBN: 713658053

These stories are great for storytelling, and role playing and are enjoyed by all ages

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Squash and a squeeze - Julia Donaldson

ISBN: 1405004770

Hilarious rhyming story

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Uses of enchantment - Bruno Bettelheim

ISBN: 140137270

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Virago book of fairy tales - Angela Carter

ISBN: 1853814407

Angela Carter has been described as superbly witchy and wrote brilliant inversions of fairy tales herself. She also collected magical tales from across the world, which Virago had the good sense to let her edit and publish. I read this for as a student but it really didn't feel like work.

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Witch child - Celia Rees

ISBN: 747550093

Mary is the granddaughter of a witch; the year is 1659 - as her story unfolds, the reader is transported back to a time of superstition and fear in a taut, fast -paced novel that is truly gripping.

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Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula Le Guin

ISBN: 140304770

Ged challenges a rival student to a magical duel with no thought for the consequences. And so a shadow is brought into the world. A modern classic of fantasy; as spellbinding now as when it first appeared.

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