Fairytale Frankie and the Tricky Witch

By Author / Illustrator

Greg Gormley, Steven Lenton

Genre

Adventure

Age range(s)

Publisher

Hachette Children's Group

ISBN

9781408333853

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

07-04-2016

Synopsis

Beneath this glitter-tastic cover is a page-turning hide-and-seek adventure full of favourite fairytale characters from princesses to unicorns to knights, with a magically funny and reassuring twist at the end. Fairytale Frankie is a fearless tomboy who wakes up one morning to find a princess hiding under her bed and a frog in the cornflakes . . . all the characters appear to be hiding from a baddie and Frankie is determined to keep them safe. This funny, fast-paced story is a visual feast - a real treat from one of the most exciting contemporary artists working today, illustrator of the much-loved top seller Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam.

Superbly imaginative and wonderfully illustrated with joy and verve - Parents in Touch

Reviews

This is a beautiful book! A fantastic story about how some of our favourite fairytale characters, including a brave knight, a pretty princess and a unicorn come to Frankie to ask her to help them hide from the witch. Frankie is delighted and quickly hurries everyone into position, leaving only herself to face the witch. We had lots of fun bringing this story to life and meeting each of the characters along the way. The delightful twist at the end left us all smiling and wanting more. Frankie is the fearless, kind girl we see in Greg Gormley's 'Fairy-tale Frankie and the Mermaid Escapade'. Frankie oozes determination and I find the children really relate to her character. The wonderful illustrations are bright, colourful and fun to share, we spent a long time examining the brilliant double page spread and retelling this exciting part of the story. The unicorn in the story definitely works as an added bonus as lots of children seem to be mad for these magical creatures at the moment. Children will enjoy this story as a fun way to spot key characters of fairy tales following any work done on features of fairy stories and traditional tales. Picture book / Ages 3+ / Reviewed by Nikki Stiles, teacher.