Tales From Beyond the Rainbow : Ten LGBTQ+ fairy tales proudly reclaimed

Author: Wood, Pete Jordi, Wood, Pete Jordi, Khullar, Anshika, Silva, Ez, Woodgate, Harry, So, Jenn, Hounkanr

Interest age: from c 9 years

Published on 1 June 2023 by Penguin Random House Children's UK (Puffin Classics) in the United Kingdom.

Ten captivating stories of adventure and resilience celebrating LGBTQ+ characters, published as an illustrated collection of queer classics for the first time.

These are the fairy tales that history forgot - or concealed. Tales in which gender is fluid and where queer stories can have a happy ending.

Meet the humble sailor who finds his very own handsome prince and the Black trans market girl who becomes queen. Journey to the ends of the earth with an Indian prince, and discover the gay ghosts whose love lasted beyond death.

From Europe to Asia via the African savannah, LGBTQ+ folklore researcher Pete Jordi Wood has combed through generations of history and adapted ten unforgettable stories, each illustrated by an artist who shares heritage with the culture from which the stories were born.

'Representative of so many members of the community and brought to life with vibrant illustrations' - Independent