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Five Stars For Fairies


LOCAL AUTHOR PETER CRUSSELL CREATES SOME ENCHANTED STORIES…


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t’s every child’s dream to meet fairies so imagine their surprise and joy when Becca and her best friend, Emma, do just that.


One minute they are playing in Bluebell Wood, looking for the end of the rainbow and the next minute they fi nd it, and discover fairies using it as a slide. Written and illustrated by Little Downham based, Peter Crussell, author, playwright and lyricist, the stories are set in the village of Little Hamden and the surrounding woods. The Tales From The


Enchanted Forest series takes the reader on a magical journey with fairies, Hobgoblins, magic and adventure. Find out


what


happens when the


girls discover a Dove with a broken


wing; enjoy accompanying them on their Brownie Pack


Holiday weekend – what is the curious


creature that visits them in the middle of the night when all the other children are asleep?; discover how they


help the Tooth Fairy fi nd her pot of gold after it unexpectedly goes missing – who is the


mischievous Robin Goodfellow and did he have anything to do with the missing pot? The series, which was


launched in 2016, has already


November Literary Festival From poetry to politics,


fi ction to fi nance,


history to hip-hop and comedy to current aff airs, Cambridge


Literary Festival brings an eclectic mix of today’s best writers, thinkers and speakers to Cambridge all year round.


Established in 2003


as ‘Wordfest’ before re- branding as Cambridge Literary Festival and


becoming a registered charity in 2014, the organisers deliver two literary festivals each year with their Winter Festival being held in from November 29 to December 1. The event features authors


from Darcey Bussell to Tom Bradby full details and booking information is available at www.cambridgelivetickets.co.uk


Left: Full details of featured books and authors at this month’s Cambridge Literary Festival are available on line.


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received several


Amazon fi ve- star reviews and, as well as in the UK,


is selling all around the world including India, America,


Scandinavia, Australia, Germany and Belgium. The fourth book in the series, Autumn Adventures, will published this month. More books in the series are planned, the next will be published next year.


This year, the series was


included in the Brilliant Book List Y6 – Essential reading for every Y6 classroom list, which is sent to every primary school in the country.


For further information, or to purchase copies, contact New


Report Publishing on enquiries@ newreportpublishing.co.uk.


Books in the Series: Summer Holiday Brownie Pack Holiday The Tooth Fairy Autumn Adventures Also available: Tales From The Enchanted Forest Colouring & Activity Book.


Above: The Tales From The Enchanted Forest series was included in the Brilliant Book List aimed at Year Six.


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