The Happy Prince
by:
Jane Ray (author)
Oscar Wilde (author)
An adaptation of the writer's original fairy tale features a gilded statue of a prince that mourns the hardship and misery of the land that surrounds it and the gentle swallow that performs the helpful deeds that the statue cannot do itself.
An adaptation of the writer's original fairy tale features a gilded statue of a prince that mourns the hardship and misery of the land that surrounds it and the gentle swallow that performs the helpful deeds that the statue cannot do itself.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780525453673 (0525453679)
Publish date: 1995-01-01
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
From their aerial view, a beautiful statue and a swallow team up to help the poor in the city below. Read by John Moffatt.Broadcast on:BBC Radio 7, 5:45am Friday 2nd April 2010Category:Drama
This review is for the picture book abridgment (by Jane Ray) of Oscar Wilde's original tale. This is the story of a little swallow who's destiny is changed the moment he lands to rest for a moment on a golden statue. Soon the swallow discovers that the statue is crying. He is crying for all the p...
I remember watching its animation as a kid.It's a charming,heart-wrenching story;it is the story of love.
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