The Fairy Tale Fan Club: Legendary Letters Collected by C.C. Cecily
Richard Ayoade author David Roberts illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Walker Books Ltd
Publishing:28th Aug '25
£8.99
This title is due to be published on 28th August, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
FAIRY-LAND EXCLUSIVE! Discover THE TRUTH about your favourite fairy-tale characters in Richard Ayoade's second children's book.
"A wonderful, funny book of fairy tales with a twist, with equally fabulous illustrations by the brilliant David Roberts." Liz Pichon, author of Tom Gates
Read about the real lives of fairy-tale characters in this exclusive collection of letters between curious kids and their fairy-tale idols.
What are they doing now? Was it really Happily Ever After? Is the Big Bad Wolf actually that bad? When will Sleeping Beauty get out of bed? And what makes frogs so kissable?
Only one man has the answers, direct from the ACTUAL LEGENDS themselves: meet C.C. Cecily, Senior Secretary of the Fairy Tale Fan Club.
BAFTA-winning comedian, actor/director and presenter Richard Ayoade brings his trademark comic genius to Fairy Tale Land.
“Funny, bonkers and brilliant.” Stylist
"Richard Ayoade is one of the funniest people ever to write a book." Greg Jenner
This witty, sardonic series of letters to and from fairytale figures – the disillusioned Little Mermaid, a split-in-two Rumpelstiltskin, hatched-out Humpty Dumpty, and more – explores life beyond the happily ever after. It’s the 8+ answer to The Jolly Postman. * The Guardian *
Ayoade’s eccentric, oddball and often childish humour […] transfers to children’s books with aplomb […] The book is beautifully written, full of the kind of silly pedantry that Ayoade’s The IT Crowd character, Moss, would approve of. […] daft laugh-out-loud moments. * The Big Issue *
A wonderful, funny book of fairy tales with a twist, with equally fabulous illustrations by the brilliant David Roberts. * Liz Pichon, author of the Tom Gates series *
Bibliophiles will love this story from the beginning. . . . Droll sketches, rendered in pencil with bits of digital color, perfectly complement the text. Happily ever after, mortal reader! * Kirkus Reviews (starred review) *
Definitely providing a public service, C. C. Cecily, senior secretary of the Fairy Tale Fan Club, has assembled a set of querulous letters from children to renowned fairy-tale characters. . . indispensable. * Booklist (starred review) *
ISBN: 9781529526271
Dimensions: 198mm x 128mm x 21mm
Weight: 270g
128 pages