<p>Edited by ex-Children's Laureate Siobhan Parkinson, seven top Irish writers write brand new fairy tales for the 21st century, but with plenty of the magic, wisdom and laughter that we find in the traditional Irish tales. Including wolves and dragons, magic frogs, a kind monster, a mysterious mermaid, a mischievous wee man, a heroic sky snake, as well as human boys and girls, this is a spellbinding collection of contemporary writing. Each story is beautifully and decoratively illustrated with Olwyn Whelan's jewel-like, brightly coloured paintings.The stories are:<i>The Princess and the Other Frog</i> by Siobhan Parkinson;<i> Eleanor</i> by John Boyne;<i> Badness</i>,<i>Madness and Trickery</i> by Malachy Doyle; <i>Finbar the Furious</i> by Paula Leyden;<i>The Woman who Stroked Stones</i> by Maeve Friel; T<i>he Princess who Wanted to be Queen</i> by Deirdre Sullivan;<i> Nora and the Sky Snake</i> by Darragh Martin.</p>