Патрик Джеймс Линч

These are ten tales of our memories, the classic fairy tales told to children throughout history. Exquisitely illustrated by the award-winning artist of The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, and simply told, these tales will transport adult and child alike to a world of mystery and folklore.

One of those rare picture books that resonates, in word and image, with the wisdom of myth and folklore, Catkin tells the story of a cat who is so small he can sit in the palm of a child's hand. Given to a farmer and his wife to keep watch over their baby girl, Catkin proves his merit when he must rescue the child from the merry, heedless Little People.

"Lynch gives his smokeless saurian . . . large, liquid, forward-facing eyes that positively broadcast appeal." — KIRKUS REVIEWS Even though he can run faster and fly higher than any of his friends, Ignis the young dragon is still sad. There’s just one thing he can’t do: breathe fire. So Ignis leaves Dragonland on a quest - meeting unforgettable friends, sharing wonderful times, and feeling trul...

Cursed by an evil fairy at her christening, Princess Melisande grows up bald but finds herself facing another set of problems when her wish for golden hair is fulfilled.

Award-winning Irish illustrator P. J. Lynch lends his talent to this classic tale by Frank Stockton about an elderly "Bee-man's" search for his true form. Constantly surrounded by bees that have made his hut "nothing more than an immense beehive," the Bee-man lives a satisfying life, eating honey and keeping his insect friends company. But when a Junior Sorcerer tells him that he's be...

The adventures of three king's sons, who are challenged to find the source of the heavenly music heard throughout the kingdom, include encounters with hospitable old men, a captured maiden, lots of food, and a fierce giant with an appetite for princes.

A collection of classic Irish legends, retold for children of eight and over. Within the pages are tales of battles and invasions, prophecies and spells, ancient heroes and villians, spirits, love affairs and beasts.

Once upon a time a great White Bear tapped on the window pane of a poor man's cottage and offered to make him as rich as he was then poor, if he would only give him the youngest and most beautiful of his daughters. So begins this most romantic fairy tale, in which the four winds themselves play a part. It is an epic story of a bewitched prince and the determined girl who loves him; a tale of ...