By Chrissy Donoghue Ward (author) , Monika Mitkute (illustrator)
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The Travellers lived happily, travelling from place to place, until one day the bad king and queen arrived in Ireland.
The king of the Travellers, and his grandchildren run away to the woods. There they meet the lovely fairy queen, who turns all the Travellers into leprechauns so they can hide from the bad queen's soldiers.
A tale rooted in the oral tradition of the Irish Traveller community, by beloved storyteller Chrissy Donoghue Ward.
Chrissy Donohue Ward is a Dublin-based poet and storyteller. Her stories are from the oral tradition of the Irish Traveller community. Chrissy has a long history of activism and community engagement and is passionate about education and the opportunities it provides for all. The Fairy Queen is her first book for children.
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The Travellers lived happily, travelling from place to place, until one day the bad king and queen arrived in Ireland. The king of the Travellers, and his grandchildren run away to the woods.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Fairy Queen and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-6 years old
The Fairy Queen features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Traditional Tales, PSHE: Bullying and Discrimination, PSHE: Multiculturalism, Diversity and Inclusion, Children’s picture books, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Multicultural, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts, Relating to Irish Travellers, Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Relating to Romani people and Travellers, Relating to peoples: ethnic groups, indigenous peoples, cultures and other groupings of people, Relating to specific groups and cultures or social and cultural interests, Interest qualifiers
Hardback. £13.49, down from the £14.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Fairy Queen was written by Chrissy Donoghue Ward and published by Little Island Books
The Fairy Queen has 32 pages
£13.49, reduced from £14.99. In Stock.
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