![]() ![]() The author’s wholesome stories featuring small and cute woodland animals are charming, and the delicate and detailed watercolour illustrations are classic and timeless. ![]() However, one buttonhole remains unfinished because there was "no more twist!" Simpkin gives the tailor the twist to complete the work and the success of the waistcoat makes the tailor's fortune.īeatrix Potter (1866–1943) is still one of the world's best-selling and best-loved children's authors - her books have been adored and cherished for years. The work has been done by the grateful mice. The tailor falls ill and is unable to complete the waistcoat, but, upon returning to his shop, he is surprised to find the waistcoat finished. ![]() When Simpkin returns and finds his mice gone, he hides the twist in anger. ![]() Whilst Simpkin is gone, the tailor finds mice the cat has imprisoned under teacups. It measures 4” x 5½” (10cm x 14cm).Ī tailor in Gloucester sends his cat Simpkin to buy food and a twist of cherry-coloured silk to complete a waistcoat commissioned by the mayor for his wedding on Christmas morning. This adorable Beatrix Potter original print is from the First Edition book “The Tailor of Gloucester” published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, London in 1903. ![]()
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The stage production featured actress Rosalie Craig as the title character. In 2013, a musical version by Tori Amos and Samuel Adamson inspired by the original story was premiered for the Royal National Theatre in London. An animated version was released in 1978. Drawing on inspiration from Sleeping Beauty, it tells the story of a princess afflicted by a constant weightlessness, unable to get her feet on the ground, both literally and metaphorically, until she finds a love that brings her down to earth. The Light Princess is a Scottish fairy tale by George MacDonald. ![]() ![]() this book is a fun and exciting book! hope you like it!!!!!" The Herdmans are a family that do a lot of bad things. there was so much going on with the Herdmans. You can really picture everything that is going on in the story. "I thought this book was a fascinating story. 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Available Septemfrom Hachette Audio as a digital download, and in Print and Ebook from Hachette Books. 37/20 Title: Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul Author: Nikita Gill Genre: poetry, fantasy, short stories, retelling, feminism, fairytales, fiction Publisher: Hachette Books Pages: 176 Rate: 4.25/5 'Take this as your reminder. Instead, lines blur between heroes and villains. Complete with beautifully hand-drawn illustrations by Gill herself, Fierce Fairytales is an empowering collection of poems and stories for a new generation. In this book, gone are the docile women and male saviors. Through her gorgeous reimagining of fairytale classics and spellbinding original tales, she dismantles the old-fashioned tropes that have been ingrained in our minds. 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