The Valiant Little Tailor
There is nothing you cannot do.
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Eight fairy tales, told again for children and the grown-ups who read to them.
Fairy tales carry patterns older than any of us. Through these timeless tales, children and adults alike are reminded how to tell when glory is present, when it has gone, and how to find our way back home.
Jonathan Pageau retells these timeless stories in ways which may surprise us, revealing their hidden structures and their relationships to each other. Each story is accompanied by rich, hand-drawn illustrations which unveil as much about the ancient tales as the words themselves.
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A tailor, a belt, and a boast.
Albert is a humble tailor, struggling to provide for his family. When he swats seven flies in a single blow, his wife and children make him a belt that boasts of it. As his wife fastens it on, she tells him, “There is nothing you cannot do”. It is a story about the courage other people give us, as a small man overcomes giants with his wits.
Written by Jonathan Pageau. Illustrated by Éloïse Scherrer.
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Each tale is illustrated by hand in full color, with small details you’ll catch on the second or third read.
The truest stories connect us to our past and to each other.
Hardcovers made to be read aloud many times over and passed down.
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