Folk Tales of the Land - Hardcover

by Taffy Thomas (Author), Steven Gregg (Illustrator)

"We can't look out for the land unless we love the land, and we can't love the land unless we know its stories." --Taffy Thomas MBE

This book is the third in a trilogy of nature-inspired volumes of folk tales by well-loved storyteller Taffy Thomas. Collected over many years spent travelling the length and breadth of the British Isles in his work as a professional storyteller, and told in his well-honed style, these traditional tales are engaging, entertaining, humorous and powerful. With captivating illustrations and a center section of illustrated trails by the talented illustrator and animator Dotty Kultys, this collection will reconnect readers to the land through story.

Author Biography

Taffy Thomas is a professional storyteller who gives around 300 storytelling performances across the country each year. He was the founder of legendary '70s folk theatre company Magic Lantern, who used shadow puppets and storytelling to illustrate folk tales. After surviving a major stroke in 1985 he used oral storytelling as speech therapy, which led him to find a new career working as a storyteller.

One of the UK's most loved storytellers, he was made an MBE in the 2000 New Year's Honors List for services to storytelling and charity. In 2000-2011 he became the first laureate for storytelling, a role created to promote the power of stories. Taffy is the artistic director of the Northern Centre for Storytelling in Grasmere and the author of many collections of folk tales for The History Press. He lives in Grasmere, Ambleside.