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Four Tales

  • Imprint: Puffin

  • ISBN: 9780241410042

  • Length: 640  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 38mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 437g

  • RRP: £9.99

Four Tales

Four stories of myth, magic and adventure from the master teller of tales

The Firework Maker's Daughter
I Was A Rat!
Clockwork
The Scarecrow and His Servant

A devilish inventor, a girl who must face a Fire Fiend, a scarecrow brought to life by a bolt of lightning, and a boy who can only say the words 'I Was a Rat!' . . .

Drawing on the rich tradition of fairytales, these are four incredible stories that will obsess and enchant readers. Includes a prologue and epilogue from the uniquely talented Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials


'Exciting, scary, romantic and deliciously readable' Guardian

'Full of hilarious, loveable characters' Sunday Times

  • Imprint: Puffin

  • ISBN: 9780241410042

  • Length: 640  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 38mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 437g

  • RRP: £9.99

Reviews

  • Exciting, scary, romantic and deliciously readable

    Guardian

  • Full of hilarious, loveable characters

    Sunday Times

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About the Author

Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman is one of the most highly respected children's authors writing today. Winner of many prestigious awards, including the Carnegie of Carnegies and the Whitbread Award, Pullman's epic fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials has been acclaimed as a modern classic. It has sold 17.5 million copies worldwide and been translated into 40 languages. In 2005 he was awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. He lives in Oxford.

Philip Pullman

Peter Bailey

Peter Bailey has illustrated numerous children's books, and lives in Liverpool. He has illustrated books by some of Britain's best known authors and poets including Allen Ahlberg, Alexander McCall Smith and Philip Pullman.

Peter Bailey

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