Book description
When fruit is stolen from his golden tree, the King is furious!
Prince Jack must locate the culprit, but his simple quest to find
the thief soon turns into a thrilling tale of love, friendship and
betrayal . . .
This story is a magic bean. It may not look much like a bean, but I
can promise you that it is. For if you plant it in a young mind, it
will grow into a love of story and reading. These beans are favourite
fairytales and legends that will delight, thrill and thoroughly
entertain. Each story has been brilliantly crafted by one of the
best-loved writers for children.
This story was published by David Fickling Books as part of the
Magic Beans anthology. The complete anthology is available in hardback
and in ebook format.
Alan Garner OBE (born in Congleton, Cheshire, in 1934) spent his
childhood in Alderley Edge, Cheshire. Many of his works, including
The
Weirdstone of Brisingamen
and its sequel
The Moon
of Gomrath
, are drawn from local legends.
The Owl
Service
won both the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Carnegie Medal in
1968.
The Stone
Book
(which received the Phoenix Award in 1996) is poetic in style and
inspiration. His collection of essays and public talks,
The Voice
That Thunders
, contains autobiographical material as well as critical reflection upon
folklore and language, literature and education, the nature of myth and
time.
