Gloucestershire Folk Tales for Children

Why do giants throw stones? Where does the immortal cat lurk? Who cooks old boots in stews? Why do the fairies guard the wells? Why does a rolling wheel help the sun shine? Dive into these tales from forest, vale and high, high hill and go on a journey that will take you far into the past, deep into other worlds, and through the festivals of the year - all without leaving Gloucestershire! These strange and fabulous tales from all over the county are brought to life by Stroud storytellers Anthony Nanson and Kirsty Hartsiotis.

Auteur

ANTHONY NANSON and KIRSTY HARTSIOTIS are popular Stroud-based storytellers and the authors of Gloucestershire Folk Tales. Separately, and together in their company Fire Springs, they have performed widely in Britain and beyond. Anthony teaches creative writing at Bath Spa University and is the author of Storytelling and Ecology, Words of Re-enchantment and co-editor of Storytelling for a Greener World. Kirsty is the author of Wiltshire Folk Tales and Suffolk Folk Tales and co-author of Suffolk Ghost Tales, and combines storytelling and writing with work as a museum curator in Cheltenham.