It's Not About The Beanstalk!

Description

The series follows three friends who love to share stories. In It's Not About the Beanstalk! The storytellers recount their very own versions of beloved fairytale 'Jack and the Beanstalk'. As one friend starts the story, the others are reminded of versions they know so each volume has three stories within one framework. The stories come from around the world, and Veronika Martenova Charles provides a note at the end of each book to describe the origins.The Easy-to-Read Wonder Tales series is designed for children who are just beginning to read stories independently.

VERONIKA MARTENOVA CHARLES is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books include The Birdman, illustrated by Annouchka Gravel Galouchko and Stephan Daigle. She has studied at Ryerson University, the Ontario College of Art and Design, and has a graduate degree in Folklore from York University. Veronika Martenova Charles lives in Toronto. DAVID PARKINS is the award-winning illustrator of over fifty children's books. He began his career at Dyfed College of Art in Wales, studying wildlife illustrations.

Praise for Easy-to-Read Spooky Tales: ". . . a series that is not only informational but also entertaining. Young readers...will find the short lines and large print inviting and accessible." - MultiCultural Review Praise for The Birdman: ". . . the story is simple, very touching, and elegantly told . . . " - Starred Review, Quill & Quire ". . . this story of grief turned to compassion is lovely to look at and elegantly told." - School Library Journal