Usborne Forgotten Fairy Tales of Hope and Happiness

This heartwarming collection of fairy tales celebrates the power of hope, and gently encourages questions about what happiness really means. Meet a brave princess who brings happiness to her kingdom by forging her own path, two children on a quest to discover the meaning of happiness, and a magician's daughter who discovers the power of positivity. Featuring diverse, inspiring and empowering characters, each story centers around a celebration of hope and happiness. Beautifully illustrated throughout, these seven stories have been re-imagined to inspire a new generation of readers. Chapters in this book include: - Introduction - The Last Dragon (based on 'The Last of the Dragons' by Edith Nesbit) - The Magic Weather Boy (adapted from 'Fairies Afield' by Mary Louisa Molesworth) - The Bluebird of Happiness (adapted from 'The Blue Bird' a children's play by Maurice Maeterlinck) - The Magician's Daughter (adapted from 'The Spell of the Magician's Daughter' by Evelyn Sharp) - The Wanderings of Caspian (based on Mary De Morgan's fairy tale of the same name) - The Badly Behaved Princess (inspired by 'The Magic Medicine' by Denis Mackail) - Where the Rainbow Ends (adapted from a children's play, by Emilie Mills and John Ramsey) - The Stories and their Writers