TALES OF WISDOM & WONDER. [Illustrated by Niamh Sharkey,plus Audio CD.]

UK,slim,Qrto French flaps,illustrated,1st edn,3rd imp, plus audio CD. [French flaps are a design in which the covers includes an extra internal folded piece of cover inside each side,giving the publisher more room to tell you about the book,and also gives you a built-in bookmark to fold into place.] FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to front inner flap of card cover.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy,colour pictorial artwork illustration by Naimh Sharkey, illustrated externally and internally too,card covers, with capitalised black+grey lettered title,teller & illustrator capitalised black-lettered names and an adhesive illustrated roundel 'with STORYTIME CD' text all to front cover; spine/backstrip with capitalised, black-lettered title within a yellow panel,black-lettered teller+illustrator names within a grey panel and capitalised,black-lettered+ illustrated name+colophon within a white panel,to foot of same,rear panel with colour illustration. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation.UK, slim,Qrto,French wraps,softback,illustrated,1st edn,3rd imp,+audio CD,6-64pp [paginated] includes 7 illustrated stories each with a colour thumbnail illustrated headpiece and either part or full-page colour illustrations by Niamh Sharkey,plus an audio CD in a white card wallet pasted to inside of rear flap; last pages as Sources with colour thumbnail headpieces and individual story explanation. Stories include Monkey and Pap God (Haiti), The Curing Fox (Cree), The Pedlar of Swaffam (England), The White Rat (France), The Blind Man and the Hunter (West African), Fish in the Forest (Russia) and The Shepherd's Dream (Ireland). Plus [unpaginated] colour thumbnail illustrated title page,and a double-page colour illustrated Contents list/table. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 25+ year-old age and nature, i.e. a child's ephemeral p/back book. It really is an exceptional, exemplary example copy for its cleanliness,brightness, complete with CD and lack of detracting faults. How can a blind man seemore than his companion,the hunter? What will become of the pedlar who decides to follow his dream? And how do fishes find themselves swimming in the grass of a forest? Nothing is quite as it seems in this book; so prepare yourself to be astonished,intrigued and enchanted as you follow the magical transformations that occur among these pages.In 'Tales of Wisdom & Wonder', you will meet remarkable animals as well as extraordinary people,among them a curing fox,an inquisitive monkey,a clever farmer and a very unusual butterfly. Beautifully captured by Niamh Sharkey's quirky and perceptive illustations,these tales have all of the colour and vigour of the countries and cultures they represent.At the same time,they each remind us in different ways of how vast and mysterious our world is,and how our lives can be transformed in the most unexpected circumstances. Book was the winner of the Bisto Book of the Year Award,Ireland and the Mother Goose Award,England.

Hugh Lupton's prestigous career as a professional storyteller spans over twenty years. Hugh's other books for Barefoot include 'The Story Tree' (PB +CD ), which was chosen by Smithsonian Magazine as a Notable Book for Children,2001 and 'Riddle Me This' (P/back). He also retells 'Adventures of Odysseus' (HC+Story CD). Niamh Sharkey is the 1999 winner of the prestigious Books for Children Mother Goose Award for best new illustrator. She is also the winner of the 1999 Bisto Award,the Irish award for best illustrator. She lives in Dublin, Ireland. Niamh has also worked with Barefoot Books on 'Tales of Old Ireland' (HB+CD) and 'Jack and the Beanstalk' (P/back+CD). Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/ P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **