The Adventures of Robin Hood

by John Grant (Retold), Victor G. Ambrus (Illustrator)

These three tales - Robin the Outlaw, Little John and The Silver Arrow - tell the thrilling adventures of Robin Hood and his brave and loyal band. Hiding beyond the law in Sherwood Forest, they fight to protect their friends, and outwit their evil Norman foes.

51 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1995

About the author

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John Grant is a Scottish author and illustrator, possibly best known as the author of the Littlenose series of children's stories, which he read on the BBC's Jackanory in 55 programmes from 1968 to 1986.
As a student, Grant earned extra cash illustrating learned academic papers and designing menus, toast lists and illuminated addresses, and during National Service he drew cartoons for the official army magazine Soldier.
He originally invented Littlenose to entertain his children, but failed to find a publisher until BBC commissioned him to both write and present his stories of a little Neanderthal boy who was always getting into trouble. These proved a great success, and he went on to write and illustrate over 13 Littlenose books between 1968 and 1993.

Reviews

[Ralph Wechuli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good read.... I like the place where Robin Hood meets Friar by the river and requests him to ferry him across the river like the good saint Christopher Columbus did in the days yonder....🤠🤠🤠😂

[shannon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not my favorite retelling. The book has nice illustrations but some of the language was a bit cumbersome for elementary age.