Puss in Boots

Classic Treasury 1 The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales #7

by John Patience

The French fairy tale in which a clever cat wins his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.

Genres: Childrens

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

John Patience was born in Lancashire, England, in 1949 and trained in typography and book design at the Harris College in Preston, Lancashire. After college, he worked briefly as a designer for a couple of publishers in London, England but he really wanted to have his own children's books published. He did various jobs to earn a living, whilst writing and developing his skills as an illustrator.

John's first self-authored illustrated children's book was published in 1980 - 'The Seasons in Fern Hollow'. Over the next few years this grew into four further series called 'Tales from Fern Hollow', eventually totalling 17 titles.

Since then John has had more than 100 titles published in many countries around the world and translated into many languages. He has written, designed and illustrated both "flat" books and pop-up books.

He lives with his wife in rural France and as well as his writing and illustrating he enjoys producing digital sculptures.

Reviews

[Juli19]

I have always liked fairy tales, this kind of stories help children develop their critical thinking skills. They help children understand what is right or wrong and they boost children’s imagination.

[Valiant Vasquez]

Not my favorite, but the story was better than I expected. That reminds me that "where there is a will, there is a way." The lies and deception were a drawback to the overall message conveyed.

[Rachel Inbar]

Written very nicely and excellent illustrations. We really enjoyed this :-)