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Long, long ago, storytellers all around the world told tales of wonder both to enchant and entertain us, and also to teach us that - if we are good and kind and courageous enough - we can change the world for the better. For this is what fairy tales do. They give us hope. As we travel through the dark and dangerous world of the fairy tale, as we fight dragons and outwit ogres and save our sisters and brothers, we learn that we are capable of anything. And then we return to our own world with all that we have learned along the way, stronger and braver than before. The stories in this book come from all the corners of the world. Some were told in deep time before history was recorded, and some were written not so long ago. All of them have been unjustly forgotten. In this collection of long-lost fairy tales, author Kate Forsyth and illustrator Lorena Carrington work together to bring tales of wisdom, compassion, and courage to life for the modern-day reader. This enchantingly beautiful book will transform the way you think about fairy tales.

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"""Kate Forsyth's lyrical storytelling and Lorena Carrington's astonishing artwork are a perfect match. This book is pure magic.""(Juliet Marillier, author of the Blackthorn & Grim and Sevenwaters series.)"

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"Dr Kate Forsyth is an award-winning author, poet, and storyteller. Her most recent novel is The Crimson Thread, a reimagining of 'The Minotaur in the Labyrinth' myth set in Crete during the Nazi invasion and occupation of World War II. Other historical novels include Beauty in Thorns, a reimagining of 'Sleeping Beauty' told in the voices of four women of the Pre-Raphaelite circle of artists and poets; The Wild Girl, the story of the forbidden romance behind the Grimm brothers' fairy tales which was named Most Memorable Love Story of 2013; and Bitter Greens, a retelling of 'Rapunzel' which won the 2015 American Library Association award for Best Historical Fiction. Kate's non-fiction books include Searching for Charlotte: The Fascinating Story of Australia's First Children's Author, co-written by her sister Belinda Murrell, with the assistance of the Nancy Keesing Fellowship. It was longlisted for the 2021 Readings Non-Fiction Prize and the Indie Book Awards. Her collection of essays, The Rebirth of Rapunzel: A Mythic Biography of the Maiden in the Tower, won the Aurealis Convenors' Award for Excellence in 2016 and the William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism in 2017. Kate has a BA in literature, a MA in creative writing and a Doctorate of Creative Arts in fairy tale studies, and is also an accredited master storyteller with the Australian Guild of Storytellers. She has taught writing retreats in Australia, Fiji, Greece, and the United Kingdom. Lorena Carrington is an illustrator and writer with a background in fine arts, photography and design. She is known for her work in fairy tales and children's books, which have been published in Australia and overseas. She also exhibits regularly in galleries, presents at literary and arts festivals around Australia, and visits schools and libraries to give talks and hold workshops on illustration, books and story. Lorena won the 2020 Australian Fairy Tale Society award, for her ""outstanding contribution to the field of Australian Fairy Tales"" and received a 2023 May Gibbs Creative Time Fellowship for her work in children's literature."

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