Shirley Barber's Fairytales Treasury (Hardcover)

Shirley Barber's picture books delight children the world over. Each magical painting takes them into the world of the imagination, and the gentle stories hold simple lessons and messages of peace and friendship. The pictures, words and characters spring to life on the page. Shirley Barber's Fairytales Treasury is a compilation of 20 original short stories. Previously published in two separate Treasury volumes (Fairyland Treasury and a Wonderland Treasury).

Shirley Barber grew up in Guernsey in the  Channel Islands. She is a third-generation artist and dreamed of writing and illustrating children's books. She moved to Australia in 1965. Her first picture book was Martha B Rabbit- Fairies Cook, published by Five Mile Press in 1988.

It became an instant success. The following year it won first prize at the Critica Erba awards at the Bologna Children's Fair, an extraordinary achievement for a first book. 

Shirley Barbers' books have sold over 10 million copies and published around the world. 

Fairytales Treasury is a hardback book with a beautiful 3D cover. 

Age 5-8

Publication date:  2022