Tales of Wisdom & Wonder (Revised) - Softcover

Hugh Lupton has been a professional storyteller for the past two decades. He has written many other titles for Barefoot Books, including The Story Tree + CD (1-905236-12-3). When Hugh isn't performing in festivals around the world, he resides in East Anglia. Niamh Sharkey, an award-winning Irish illustrator, graduated from the College of Marketing and Design, Ireland, in 1994 with First Class Honours. She works in oils on a gessoed textured background to create the richness in colour that has already established her as a world class illustrator. Niamh has illustrated a number of best-selling titles at Barefoot Books: Tales from Old Ireland + CD (1-905236-03-4), The Gigantic Turnip + CD (1-902283-29-5) and Tales of Wisdom and Wonder (1-84148-191-2).

How can a blind man see more than his companion, the hunter? What will become of the peddler who decides to follow his dream? And how do fishes find themselves swimming in the grass of a forest? Nothing is quite as it seems in this book; so young readers should prepare themselves to be astonished, intrigued and enchanted as they follow the magical transformations that occur. They will meet remarkable animals as well as extraordinary people. Now comes with free story CD.