The Fairytale Hairdresser and Beauty and the Beast, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2016)

The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Princess and the Pea, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2016) Red Riding Hood knows her Granny is sure to win first prize - she makes the best cakes - but when Kittie and Red visit her cottage, Granny and her cakes are nowhere to be seen! And there is a mysterious paw-shaped footprint on the ground. A clue! Kittie and Red decide to investigate . . . The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Princess and the Frog, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2018)Longstaff appears in the British Library’s current list of the "Top 500 Most Borrowed Authors" at number 192. [5] Imogen Russell Williams, "Picture books that draw the line against pink stereotypes of girls ", The Guardian, 30 July 2015 The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Little Mermaid, published in 2015, is the sixth story in the enjoyable series of picture books about Kittie Lacey, the Fairytale Hairdresser. It is written in a lively style by Abie Longstaff, and beautifully illustrated by Lauren Beard. The series features regular characters such as Cinderella, Rapunzel, Princess Rose, Snow White, Clara the ballerina and the Sugar Plum Fairy. Longstaff was raised in Australia and lived in Hong Kong and France before relocating to England, where she resides today. She lives in Hove. [1] Before becoming a writer Longstaff was a barrister and a legal policy analyst with an interest in policing. [4] Writing career [ edit ]

a b "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov . Retrieved 16 August 2017. The Beast's heart is melted by the beautiful and artistic Bella - but could she ever love someone so beastly? Imogen Russell Williams, "Picture books that draw the line against pink stereotypes of girls", The Guardian, 30 July 2015

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Abie Longstaff is an Australian-born British [1] author of children's fiction known for The Fairytale Hairdresser picture book series, [2] [3] illustrated by Lauren Beard, as well as books for older children and educational books for schools. Dawn Finch, "Tally and Squill written by Abie Longstaff, illustrated by James Brown", An Awfully Big Blog Adventure, 2 Sept 2016, retrieved 28 Jul 2017

This bestselling picture book has had a gorgeous makeover to celebrate 10 years of The Fairytale Hairdresser! Editors, "A picturebook a week: The Fairytale Hairdresser and Snow White", Library Mice, 11 June 2014, retrieved 28 Jul 2017 Along with illustrator Lauren Beard, she is the winner of the Never Too Young Award [6] for the best book for children under four for The Mummy Shop. Editors, "The Fairytale Hairdresser and Snow White", The School Librarian, Volume 62, No. 3, p 156, Autumn 2015Surprisingly enjoyable, this is a magical post-feminist fairy tale with a brave modern heroine, where roles are not entirely as you might expect them to be. And it's a lovely, fun way to enable children of about 4-6 years to spot traditional fairytale themes. My local library obtained a copy of this book when I asked them. Little did they know that its first enthusiastic reader would be someone ... just a little older than the target audience. There are plenty of references to known fairytale stories. Thus they are enjoyable both for young children and for the adults who read along with them. Adults will also enjoy the detail in the illustrations, and the insertion of tiny recognisable elements, (for example, a recurring owl, pussycat and pea-green boat) which do not feature in the story. Does your little girl (or little boy) unerringly gravitate towards all things pink and sparkly? Does steering them gently towards gender-neutral material meet with a luke-warm reaction? Then with books of this quality, perhaps you should just give in to the inevitable.

Longstaff was a judge for the Amnesty (Carnegie) CILIP 2018 Commendation which was eventually won by Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give. [7] In 2019 she was elected to the Management Committee of the Society of Authors [8] Television [ edit ] The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Sugar Plum Fairy, illustrated by Lauren Beard: Random House (2015)Longstaff's books for older children make use of historical references, [17] and complex literary elements such as footnotes and non-fiction material, alongside characters who are ‘brave and smart and inspirational’. [18] Books [ edit ] Picture books [ edit ]