The Town Musicians of Bremen

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• Children will love braying along with the donkey, barking with the dog, purring with the cat and crowing with the rooster in this classic story, which is perfect for reading aloud.
• Gerda Muller's beautiful detailed illustrations bring this much-loved Brothers Grimm fairy tale of animal friends to life.

A beautiful new edition of a classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale, from much-loved illustrator Gerda Muller.

Description

Four unlikely animal companions set off on an adventure to become musicians in the town of Bremen.

When night falls and they're cold and hungry, the friends find a cabin in the forest where they could rest and eat -- if it wasn't home to a band of robbers! Can the animals work together, and use their musical voices to chase the robbers away?

Children will love braying along with the donkey, barking with the dog, purring with the cat and crowing with the rooster as the animals eventually find a new home.

Gerda Muller's beautiful detailed illustrations bring this classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale of animal friends to life.

Reviews

'In this new retelling from Floris Books, Gerda Muller's illustrations are extremely attractive. The endpapers are gorgeous. The book is a very nice size.'
--Mary Medlicott, School Library Association

Author

Gerda Muller was born in 1926 in Naarden, Holland. She attended the Fine Arts School of Amsterdam and Ecole Estienne of Paris. She has illustrated over 120 books for children and her books have been translated into many languages. She is the illustrator of the Seasons board books, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, A Year Around the Great Oak, Where Do They Go When It Rains? and How Does My Garden Grow? (all Floris Books).