Frankenstiltskin: Fairy Tales Gone Bad

Featured in The Bookseller’s October previews. * The Bookseller *I would recommend it to people who like freaky stories and excitement. – Danny (10 years old) * Books Up North *A wildly wicked twist on the Brothers Grimm classic Rumpelstiltskin, the reader is easily immersed and enthralled in the storyline. * ReadPlus *This is a funny, clever and very enjoyable verse retelling of Rumpelstiltskin. The story takes Rumpelstiltskin back to its original darkly horrifying roots and adds a smart, likeable heroine who saves the day with a story. The lavish illustrations are warm and fun and a nice counterpoint to the gross and gory content. * BookTrust *This is a deliciously dark and funny mash-up of fairy tales. – . * The Week Junior *

Joseph Coelho is an award-winning poet, playwright and writer from London. His first poetry collection, Werewolf Club Rules!, won the CLPE Children’s Poetry Award, and he has been writing and performing ever since. His picture books include If All the World Were… illustrated by Allison Colpoys and Luna Loves Library Day and Luna Loves Art both illustrated by Fiona Lumbers. His poetry books for children include Overheard in a Tower Block illustrated by Kate Milner and A Year of Nature Poems illustrated by Kelly Louise Judd. The first in the Fairy Tales Gone Bad series is Zombierella. Follow him on Twitter as @Poetryjoe and on Instagram as @josephcoelhoauthor.

Freya Hartas is an award-winning illustrator of children’s books. She illustrated Dark Lord: Teenage Years which won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, and she won the Lemniscaat Illustration Award for her first standalone picture book, Little Kong. She also illustrated the Isle of Misfits series and Frankie Frog and the Throaty Croakers. She is the illustrator of the first story in the Fairy Tales Gone Bad series, Zombierella, written by Joseph Coelho. Find her on Twitter and Instagram as @FreyaHartas.