Yorkshire Folk Tales for Children

About this book

Yorkshire Folk Tales for Children gathers adapted legends, traditional tales and folk wisdom for readers aged seven to eleven. Carmel Page’s stories range from Brigg the Dragon and the Penhill Giant to Robin Hood’s beginnings in the Loxley Valley, with Yorkshire landscapes and local traditions shaping the collection.

Alongside giants, dragons and wild boars are tales linked to Pontefract cakes, Yorkshire pudding, the Spot Bottom Hops and Beggars Bridge. A small-toothed dog, a truth-telling tongue and a silent drummer boy add stranger and darker notes, while practical folk wisdom even offers advice about loading a dishwasher. Page, a storyteller and artist, also provides illustrations for her retellings.