Based on "Rapunzel", Trish Cooke's glorious text and Sophie Bass's vibrant illustrations give new life to a much-loved fairy tale.
Trish Cooke Book order






- 2024
- 2022
Six Plays By Black and Asian Women Writers
- 226 pages
- 8 hours of reading
A collection of plays for stage, screen and radio showing the vitality of Black and Asian writing in Britain.
- 2017
Tales from the Caribbean
- 258 pages
- 10 hours of reading
A collection of favourite tales gathered from the many different islands of the Caribbean, one of the world's richest sources of traditional storytelling. From the very first Kingfisher to Anansi the Spider Man, these lively retellings full of humour and pathos, are beautifully retold by Trish Cooke. The book includes endnotes with a glossary, additional information as well as ideas for activities that children can do to explore the stories further.
- 2016
In Bright Sparks, read all about ideas that will make your head spin.
- 2016
King Kafu isn't afraid of anything ... or so the people in his village think! The truth is, he's scared of the dark. One night, the king notices that a piece of the moon is missing, and each night the missing piece gets bigger! Can the villagers rise to the challenge and bring the moon safely to him? And will a young boy have the answer to the king's problem?
- 2013
Look Back!
- 26 pages
- 1 hour of reading
In Look Back!, an award-winning writer and illustrator celebrate the relationship between a grandmother and her grandson as she tells him about her Caribbean childhood adventures in the rainforest in search of a mysterious creature called Ti Bolom. Is Grannie's Ti Bolom real or just one of her stories?
- 2011
- 2011
Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales: Level 8: How Anansi Got His Stories
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series is a collection of some of the best known stories from around the world carefully adapted for children to read themselves. Anansi is a character who appears in many African and Caribbean tales, and will do anything to become King of Stories.
- 2008
So Much
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
A special 25th anniversary edition of a modern classic, this is a tender, exuberant celebration of modern family life. Mum and baby are home alone when Ding Dong! Auntie and then Uncle and Nannie and Gran-Gran and the cousins come to visit. And they all want to hug and kiss and squeeze and eat the baby right up because everybody loves the baby so much! So Much is a celebration of family life. Helen Oxenbury's characteristically warm, funny illustrations, paired with Trish Cooke's rhythmic, cumulative story capture the joy of being a baby in a large extended family, a baby who knows that he is absolutely, utterly adored. With a foreword and gorgeous golden foil on the cover and spine, this edition is one to share and treasure