This bestselling picture book has had a gorgeous makeover to celebrate 10 years of The Fairytale Hairdresser! Longstaff appears in the British Library’s current list of the "Top 500 Most Borrowed Authors" at number 192. [5]

The Fairytale Hairdresser and Rapunzel - Penguin Books UK

Longstaff was a judge for the Amnesty (Carnegie) CILIP 2018 Commendation which was eventually won by Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give. [7] In 2019 she was elected to the Management Committee of the Society of Authors [8] Television [ edit ] I really enjoy reading this series to my 5 year old. We’ve been reading them together since she was 3. Longstaff's books for older children make use of historical references, [17] and complex literary elements such as footnotes and non-fiction material, alongside characters who are ‘brave and smart and inspirational’. [18] Books [ edit ] Picture books [ edit ] The Beast's heart is melted by the beautiful and artistic Bella - but could she ever love someone so beastly?

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Imogen Russell Williams, "Picture books that draw the line against pink stereotypes of girls", The Guardian, 30 July 2015 Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks. Home > Her Fairytale Hairdresser books have been described as giving ‘a new spin on a traditional fairy tale’. [14] The Guardian called them considerably more nuanced and subversive than they appear on the surface [15] and they are known for their positive representation of diversity and multiculturalism. [16]

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The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Princess and the Pea, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2016)

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The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Sugar Plum Fairy, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2015) Dawn Finch, "Tally and Squill written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by James Brown", An Awfully Big Blog Adventure, 2 Sept 2016, retrieved 28 Jul 2017 Abie Longstaff is an Australian-born British [1] author of children's fiction known for The Fairytale Hairdresser picture book series, [2] [3] illustrated by Lauren Beard, as well as books for older children and educational books for schools. Editors, "A picturebook a week: The Fairytale Hairdresser and Snow White", Library Mice, 11 June 2014, retrieved 28 Jul 2017