Description
Oscar Wilde's stories are much-loved classics and make a fantastic story collection. They are timeless. moving and very readable. Complemented by atmospheric and evocative artwork from a leading illustrator.
Titles included are:
The Selfish Giant
The Nightingale and the Rose
The Devoted Friend
The Happy Prince
The Remarkable Rocket
The Young King
Award-winning illustrator P J Lynch illustrates Oscar Wilde's classic tales. Includes The Happy Prince , The Selfish Giant and many more.
About the Author
Oscar Wilde was born in Ireland in 1854 and is known for his poetry, plays and the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. He died in Paris in 1900. P.J. Lynch was born in Belfast in 1962, the youngest of five children. He studied art at Brighton Art College (where one of the tutor's was Raymond Biggs) and is now a well-established and critically acclaimed artist. He has won the Irish Bisto Award, the Kate Greenaway Medal (twice) and the Mother Goose Award.
Reviews
Beautifully written, timeless and moving, Oscar Wilde's children's stories should be read to every Irish child. * Mad About Books *
PJ Lynch's painting s conjure up richly coloured worlds. * Dublin Sunday Independent *
Book Information
ISBN 9780340894361
Author Oscar Wilde
Format Paperback
Page Count 112
Imprint Hodder Children's Books
Publisher Hachette Children's Group
Weight(grams) 105g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 10mm