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Share your child's favourite fairy tale to win one of TEN sets of Elli Woollard books!

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UrsulaMumsnet · 09/05/2016 10:34

Fairy tale fun from the creators of The Giant of Jum!

When a kind young boy helps a strange-looking bird, a beautiful friendship forms. But what these two friends don't realise is that one is a young knight...and the other a young dragon! What will they do when they discover they are enemies and destined to FIGHT?

The Dragon and the Nibblesome Knight is a bold, funny and heartwarming story from a perfect picture book pairing; the uniquely talented Elli Woollard and award-winning Benji Davies.

Can knights and dragons ever be friends?

Share your child's favourite fairy tale to win one of TEN sets of Elli Woollard books including The Dragon and the Nibblesome Knight, The Giant of Jum and Swashbuckle Lil The Secret Pirate!

This competition will close and we will announce the ten lucky winners on this discussion thread on 6 June.

This discussion is sponsored by Macmillan Children's Books

Share your child's favourite fairy tale to win one of TEN sets of Elli Woollard books!
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Dinu2013 · 11/05/2016 08:39

My son who will be 3 years on Sunday, 15th loves reading any book...... He does not have a favourite story yet. He he loves to hear me read 'The Owl and Cat' every day when he goes to bed. He enjoys the book more when I ask him 'where are the stars? can you see a boat? how many fish can you see? and it goes on and on for good 20-30 minutes which we both enjoy and love and it gives me extra bonding time with him.

Choccybadger · 11/05/2016 01:49

The Tinderbox is one of my DDs favourites. She's 7.
She also loves The Tin Soldier which is sad but beautiful.
We are working through the original Grimm tales. It may be too scary to carry on

amysmummy12345 · 10/05/2016 21:29

Rumpelstiltskin here with my 2 year old DD! When we read it she has to do the repeated refrain "that's not my name!" We're always doing it at random times of the day 😊

Thecatknowsshesboss · 10/05/2016 20:42

DD favourite is the Magic Faraway Tree as we've read three chapters a night since she got the three books at Christmas. Me and DH are bored completely of reading it now but she thinks it's wonderful (as admittedly I did too when I was 6 or 7).

bambooleaves · 10/05/2016 20:42

Both my daughters love red riding hood. We often have to look out for Wolves whilst in woods!!

Theimpossiblegirl · 10/05/2016 20:22

DD1: Beauty and the Beast.
DD2: Sleeping Beauty.
Me: Snow White and Rose Red (really hoping Disney don't spoil this one for me!).

mostlyexhausted · 10/05/2016 20:16

My two's favourite fairy tale is Jack and the Beanstalk - simple reason being that it is the one I tell without needing a book, so it's and anywhere story - on a plane, in a caravan on a wet weekend in Wales, in a traffic jam, snuggled up in the dark.

Feelingblue222 · 10/05/2016 19:58

My 5 year old DS absolutely adored the magic faraway tree series. Hard work to read though!

Coffeechick · 10/05/2016 19:56

My daughter lives rapunzel, with her long golden locks. It's something she adores

FeelingSmurfy · 10/05/2016 19:54

Three Billy goats gruff if the voices are done properly Smile

I didn't think it was a fairy tale but it's in a book of fairy tales Smile so I guess it is

Claraoswald36 · 10/05/2016 19:54

Dd1 favourite is rapunzel. I've had to read a dozen different versions of it over and over she just loves it.
After that it would be the snow queen.
The author Berlie Doherty did a series of retell ing fairy tale books we found in the library. Dd1 adores them and isn't scared by original versions.

AllThePrettySeahorses · 10/05/2016 19:46

It's got to be The Enormous Turnip, with all the actions including me falling on my bum Hmm.

After that, Snow White and Rapunzel and Frozen obs

BathshebaDarkstone · 10/05/2016 18:50

Both my DC say Three Little Pigs.

SandyAndy · 10/05/2016 17:28

On World Book Day DS dressed up as the gingerbread man. He loves this story and looked good enough to eat in his costume!

MummyBtothree · 10/05/2016 14:43

'The three Billy Goats Gruff' has always been a favourite with my three boys.

kateandme · 10/05/2016 14:15

deff Cinderella or any of the ladybird fairytale books in that old style print.

ozgirl74 · 10/05/2016 14:04

It was always Cinderella in our house......

Wilberforce2 · 10/05/2016 13:51

My little girl is 2 and absolutely loves Rupunzel, we read it quite often before bed and end up both shouting at the top of our voices "Rupunzel, Rupunzel let down your hair"!!

Apart from that it would be the Three Little Pigs which makes her all squealy with the fear of the wolf but not enough that she wants me to stop reading!

StillNoFuckingEyeDeer · 10/05/2016 13:01

DD1 loves the story of Rapunzel. She really enjoys the Rapunzel, wash your hair! and Kitty Lacey Rapunzel stories too. I think it's the long hair that appeals to her.

She also loves the tale of the gingerbread man.

asuwere · 10/05/2016 12:42

My DC like a different story every night, and we haven't don't a lot of traditional fairy tales. Three little pigs is probably the closest they have to a favourite.

Eyre89 · 10/05/2016 12:36

The three little pigs and goldilocks and the three bears are my ds favourite. Anything with animals will please him.

Ratbagcatbag · 10/05/2016 12:08

My daughter absolutely loves Rapunzal, and although not a fairy tale Room on the Broom is fab, she's 3 and she finishes off the words in the books with me. We love reading together and we always sneak extra books at bedtime. :)

Teacupkat · 10/05/2016 11:41

My dd loves Snow White, she has my old Dick Bruna copy from when I was a child, slightly battered and seen better days (like me!) but still magical

mpr2000 · 10/05/2016 11:33

The Saint George Legend!

Emrob86 · 10/05/2016 11:02

My daughter loves the Gruffalo's Child but I don't know if that counts as a fairy tale! :) She also love Alice in Wonderland.