Jack Breaks the Beanstalks
A Story about Honesty
Part of exciting new series that brings fairytales into the modern day, with each story focusing on a different fairytale character, a different strength or core virtue and a challenge to overcome, often with the help of their friends. In this story, learn about honesty with Jack and his friends.
Jack loves climbing, but he isn't allowed to climb the beanstalks in his garden. One night, Jack can resist no longer and starts to climb the tall, green beanstalks. Will Jack's Mum find out? And will he tell her the truth? Learn all about honesty with Jack and his fairytale friends! The Fairytale Friends series features modern day scenarios young children can relate to and learn from, with each book telling the story of a different fairytale character, exploring a different strength or core virtue, and a challenge to overcome. This new modern twist on Jack and the Beanstalk features key elements from the original fairy tale, plus characters from the other books that children will enjoy spotting. It also has notes and questions at the back that summarize what the character has learned and prompt further discussion, plus activities for even more fairytale fun.
AUTHOR BIO
Sue Nicholson was previously an editor for publishers including Macmillan Education, DK and Kingfisher. She has written books for all ages on a wide variety of subjects, but her particular interest is in producing material for the under-5s and early readers. Sue loves writing original fiction and non-fiction, re-telling and adapting stories.
Flavia Sorrentino lives and works as a freelance illustrator in Rome. She loves her city and the figure of speech, "Rome wasn't built in a day", which inspires her each day to seek new ways of communication and expression. She has a true passion for Toulouse Lautrec, poetry, historical costume, typography, Tina Turner and tomato sauce!