Since returning to the UK, he has illustrated numerous books, and was runner-up for the prestigious Mother Goose Award for children’s illustration. He studied fashion before moving to Hong Kong to work as a fashion illustrator. About the Authorĭavid Roberts was born in Liverpool. David Roberts and Lynn Roberts-Maloney introduce Cinderella as a 1920s flapper girl who spends an evening in a beautiful art deco ballroom Sleeping Beauty as a 1950s sci-fi nerd who pricks her finger on a record player and is woken by a resourceful young historian and Rapunzel as a groovy 1970s chick who lives in a tower block! These are classic fairy tales for a modern audience. These stories have a feminist twist with leading ladies full of personality. Star illustrator David Roberts joins forces with his author sister, Lynn, for the retelling of three classic tales: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Rapunzel. A humorous, stylish, and empowering retelling of three classic fairy tales
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