An illustrated collection of twenty stories from many Celtic regions, including The Battle of the Birds, Finn MacCool and the Scotch Giant, and The Ship that Went to America.
Full of interesting stories, great art work and enjoyable read. I pick up this book for a friend who was looking for a copy and she loves it.
Best Celtic Fairy Tales book, IMHO
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I collect Celtic Fairy Tales. I have Jacobs, Young, and many more. Usually the books are inappropriate for very young children because of their graphic violence or too-abstract artistry. But Philip manages to take the traditional tales, and make them sound better, shorter, and less violent. And the illustrations are simply breathtaking with the gold-leaf papers and thick, gold-edged paper... the book is vaguely reminisent of the old books (e.g. Book of Kells) in that every page is illustrated in some way -- it's absolutely breathtaking. This is an excellent selection of stories as well.
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