The Fairy Tale Fan Club: Legendary Letters Collected by C.C. Cecily

FAIRY-LAND EXCLUSIVE! Discover THE TRUTH about your favourite fairy-tale characters in Richard Ayoade's second children's book.

"The 8+ answer to The Jolly Postman." The Guardian

"A wonderful, funny book of fairy tales with a twist, with equally fabulous illustrations by the brilliant David Roberts." Liz Pichon, author of Tom Gates



Read about the real lives of fairy-tale characters in this exclusive collection of letters between curious kids and their fairy-tale idols.

What are they doing now? Was it really Happily Ever After? Is the Big Bad Wolf actually that bad? When will Sleeping Beauty get out of bed? And what makes frogs so kissable?

Only one man has the answers, direct from the ACTUAL LEGENDS themselves: meet C.C. Cecily, Senior Secretary of the Fairy Tale Fan Club.

BAFTA-winning comedian, actor/director and presenter Richard Ayoade brings his trademark comic genius to Fairy Tale Land.
“Funny, bonkers and brilliant.” Stylist
"Richard Ayoade is one of the funniest people ever to write a book." Greg Jenner

This witty, sardonic series of letters to and from fairytale figures – the disillusioned Little Mermaid, a split-in-two Rumpelstiltskin, hatched-out Humpty Dumpty, and more – explores life beyond the happily ever after. It’s the 8+ answer to The Jolly Postman. The Guardian
Ayoade’s eccentric, oddball and often childish humour […] transfers to children’s books with aplomb […] The book is beautifully written, full of the kind of silly pedantry that Ayoade’s The IT Crowd character, Moss, would approve of. […] daft laugh-out-loud moments. The Big Issue, Best Children’s Books of 2024
“A wonderful funny book of fairy tales with a twist with equally fabulous illustrations by the brilliant David Roberts.” -- Liz Pichon, author of Tom Gates Liz Pichon
In addition to the text there are a number of textured, sometimes finely detailed sketches as well as vignettes preceding each epistolary exchange; a perfect complement provided by David Roberts. Altogether a very clever, tongue-in-cheek compilation that will appeal to book lovers especially those like me with a penchant for traditional tales. Red Reading Hub
Children in Year 4 upwards will enjoy both the bonkers humour of Richard Ayoade’s writing and the accompanying artwork from the pen of illustrator David Roberts, while imaginative teaching staff will be able to find all sorts of ways to use the short texts to prompt reading and writing activities in class. World’s Smallest Library

Richard Ayoade is a highly-tolerated British comedian, BAFTA-winning actor (The IT Crowd), writer, director and TV presenter (the BAFTAS, Travel Man). He regularly appears on shows such as 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. He wrote and directed the film Submarine from the novel by Joe Dunthorne, and directed and co-wrote The Double. His highly-acclaimed children’s books include The Book That No One Wanted to Read and The Fairy Tale Fan Club. He has also written books on film and a biography of playwright Harauld Hughes.

David Roberts is the author-illustrator of the Dirty Bertie books and the illustrator of many beloved books for children, including The Fairy Tale Fan Club; The Bolds; the Rosie Revere, Engineer series; the Kate Greenaway-shortlisted The Dunderheads; and the non-fiction children's book Suffragette: The Battle for Equality. Find him online at davidrobertsillustration.com.

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