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Siobhán Parkinson


Children's fiction
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Book Details:
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Price: €5.99
Binding: pb
Pages: 64
Size: 196x130mm
ISBN-10 0-86278-966-4
ISBN-13 978-0-86278-966-4

Rights held: World, all languages.


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The Henny Penny Tree


by Siobhán Parkinson

Purple Flag; For readers aged 5+ (includes Pandas)
Purple Flag; For readers aged 5+ (includes Pandas)

A new tale in a traditional style

Great Uncle Fergus gives a gold coin, a silver coin and a copper coin to his three nieces, Tall One, Middling and Littlest.

Now, you can buy lots of lovely things with gold and silver, but what can the Littlest girl do with her copper coin?
Why did she get stuck with that one?

Large print and uncomplicated text with illustrations on every page make this ideal for beginner readers.

Extract available: read some of this book now ...
Littlest, Middling and Tall One

The Author Speaks
About Sisters: Writing Sisters ... no way!
About Call of the Whales: Researching Call of the Whales

Links
Siobhán's personal website
Wikipedia page for Siobhán


Praise for The Henny Penny Tree

'a delightful read … lovely pen illustrations' Inis

Editor's Choice - 'There isn’t one word too many in this brilliant retelling of a traditional tale. It is funny and fast, and simultaneously modern and timeless. Lisa Jackson’s illustrations serve the words admirably; they are fresh and full of energy and bring an extra touch of modernity and quirkiness to the text' CBI's Bookfest - Recommended Reading Guide

'O'Brien Legends series provide an exciting introduction to Irish legends for the young child. They are guaranteed to capture and sustain the interest of the emergent reader' InTouch Magazine

Robert Dunbar’s Top 30 Children’s books of 2008 - 'A traditional story is given a sparkling retelling: great fun!' The Irish Times

'A familiar story to some that is retold with wit, verve and a contemporary feel.' Irish Independent

'O’Brien Panda books are one of the best places to start reading full-length books by yourself. Now, having built up a library of new children’s literature, the O’Brien Press have decided to give traditional Irish tales a re-working for the same 5+ age group in a new sub-series called Panda Legends' Evening Echo

'Reads like an old Irish tale and even has some old fashioned magic in it' Books Ireland

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