Peterpan

'The contents are not only a pleasing translation, as it were, but written with the hallmarks of a craftsman: skilful simplicity and a well trained eye for the telling phrase.'

Theatre Magazine

It is highly wrought, subtle, and compelling... an extraordinary accomplished storyteller'

Ian Hislop
Sunday Telegraph

Stories from Shakespeare
Murderers, mad kings, mistaken identities, shipwrecks, soldiers, swordfights, ghosts, witches and feuds, they're all here in stories to haunt and delight you and sometimes chill you to the bone. A brilliant way to discover Shakespeare.

A Dolphin Paperback from Orion.

'A handsome retelling...vigorous, dynamic prose'

The Horn Book Guide (US)

El Cid
Illustrated by VICTOR AMBRUS

Chief Marshal of the royal army of King Sancho II, Ruy Diaz, fell from favour when Sancho's brother came to the throne. Banished to the south, where Moorish invaders held sway, he fought as a mercenary both for the Moors and against them. But in 1094 he made his greatest mark on history by capturing the stronghold of Valencia. It was the beginning of the end of the Moorish occupation

Oxford University Press

'A very good book indeed....a lively and eloquent writer..'

The School Librarian (US)

The Jesse Tree
Illustrated by BEE WILLEY

Inside a dusty church, old Mr Butterfield is carving a 'Jesse Tree', once so common, now a rarity, a tradition almost lost. From its branches, like tempting fruit, hang images of the Bible stories Mr Butterfield has known all his life. Then in from the sunlight strolls a boy who asks to be told the stories afresh. As the Jesse Tree grows so a bond of friendship develops between the old man and the boy. Are more wonders at work here than mere carpentry?

LION Children's Books

'For those who will never read A Pilgrim's
Progress this is the perfect way to get to
the heart of it without bothering to'.

The Horn Book Guide (US)

'In gripping British language, McCaughrean includes impressive amounts of the original material'

New York Times

The Odyssey
Illustrated by VICTOR AMBRUS

After ten years of war, Odysseus just wanted to go home. But the journey was long and there were many dangers to overcome - one- eyed giants, beautiful sorceresses, terrifying whirlpools, six-headed sea monsters. Until at last he arrived back, alone and exhausted, to find one hundred fierce warriors waiting for him.

Oxford University Press

'A brilliant tour de force'

Junior Bookshelf (US)

A Pilgrim's Progress
llustrated by JASON COCKCROFT

On his journey of a life-time to the City of Gold, Christian meets an extraordinary cast of characters, such as the terrible Giant Despair and the monster Appollyon. Together with Hopeful, his steadfast companion, he survives spiders, mantraps, the Great Bog, Vanity Fair, Lucre Hill and Doubting Castle. But will he find the courage to cross the final river to the City of Gold and his salvation?

Hodder Children's Books

One Thousand and One Arabian Nights
King Shahryar kills a new wife every night, before she can stop loving him. But a new bride Shahrazad has a clever plan to save herself. Her nightly stories - of Sinbad the Sailor and Ali Baba - are so exciting that King Shahryar finds himself postponing her execution again and again.

Oxford University Press

The Canterbury Tales
Illustrated by VICTOR AMBRUS

To pass the long journey the pilgrims told each other stories: of magic and trickery, of animals with blazing eyes and firebrand tails, of two thousand men battling before smoking walls, stories of Love and Death and the Devil.

Oxford University Press
Rand McNally (U S)

'...has a muscular quality to the writing that reflects the spirit of the original.'

Times Educational Supplement

Moby Dick
Illustrated by VICTOR AMBRUS

A retelling of the story of the crazed Captain Ahab and his relentless hunt for the great white whale, the montrous Moby Dick, a creature as vast and dangerous as the sea itself.

Oxford University Press