Dorset Folk Tales for Children by Tim Laycock

A new collection of 14 traditional West Country tales, retold by Tim Laycock, with beautiful illustrations by Zoe Barnish

Dorset is full of mythical creatures from Britain’s most legendary folk tales, including demons, dragons, Jack-o’-lanterns, giants and mermaids. Read on to bring the landscape of the country’s rolling hills and Jurassic coast alive, and let author Tim Laycock inspire you to rediscover the county you thought you knew.

• Dorset Folk Tales for Children by Tim Laycock at History Press or Amazon 

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