Jane Ray

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  • Bibliography:
    18 Books
  • First Book:
    May 1966
  • Latest Book:
    March 2017
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Fairytale Retellings: Snow White

Snow White (Nov-2009)

Book List in Order: 18 titles

  • Mary Into Mair

    Harlequin Romance - 1013

    Mary was reluctant to leave her good job in London to transform an old Welsh house into a cafe and shop for her Aunt Dilys, but soon found compensations among the warm-hearted Welsh people, even if Owen Pritchard, her nearest neighbor, seemed so cold...

  • Noah's Ark

  • The Story of the Creation

    Winner of the Smarties Prize, The Story of Creation is magnificently illustrated in beautiful detail by Jane Ray, with the words being adapted from the book of Genesis. The Story of Creation has been translated into ten different languages, and Jane ...

  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses

    A retelling of a classic fairy tale finds twelve princesses dancing their shoes to pieces night after night, much to the dismay of their father the king, who offers a young soldier the hand of his princess of choice if he can get to the bottom of thi...

  • Hansel and Gretel

    A retelling of one of the oldest and most treasured folktales in the world follows two brave children, who, armed with only their cleverness and goodness, save themselves from their wicked stepmother and an evil witch....

  • Story of Christmas

  • Can You Catch a Mermaid?

    Have you ever seen a mermaid? Eliza has! And this is the bewitching tale of how she and a little mermaid became the most inseparable of friends . . .

    Eliza lives next to the sea, with her father, a fisherman. Eliza doesn't know why, but sh...

  • The Apple-Pip Princess

    With sumptuous artwork, Jane Ray tells an original fairy tale of a humble princess whose love for nature’s beauty restores a kingdom.

    Once there was a kingdom full of laughter, happiness, trees, and birdsong. But when the queen dies, the lan...

  • Snow White

    Fairytale Retellings: Snow White

    In exquisite three-dimensional scenes, Jane Ray retells and illuminates the story of Snow White, creating a gift book worthy of a fairy tale.

    Once there was a beautiful girl with skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and hair as dark as...



  • The Dollhouse Fairy

    What if a little girl looked in her dollhouse and found an injured -- and very untidy -- fairy? A sweet story from celebrated illustrator Jane Ray. When Rosy discovers a real fairy living in her beloved dollhouse -- the one her dad made just...

  • Ahmed and the Feather Girl

    Ahmed is a poor orphan boy who lives with a travelling circus, working for cruel Madame Saleem, the circus-owner. But his life is changed when he finds a beautiful egg in the forest, and brings it back to the circus. From the egg hatches a child, ...

  • The Twelve Days of Christmas

    With luminous artwork full of elaborate detail, the acclaimed Jane Ray brings new life to a classic holiday song. In this lushly illustrated interpretation of the familiar Christmas carol, each spread offers surprises for the eye as nostalgic city...

  • Cinderella

    Charming three-dimensional scenes transform the story of Cinderella into a fairy-tale gift to treasure. Jane Ray’s layered cut-paper artwork elegantly retells the time-honored tale of a scullery maid turned royalty. Six meticulously detailed tab...

  • The Emperor's Nightingale and Other Feathery Tales

    With this extraordinary collection of stories -- each featuring a bird as a central character -- Jane Ray has crafted a special gift for children who love to read and be read to. Ray, an internationally renowned picture book artist, retells and stunn...

  • The Little Mermaid and Other Fishy Tales

    The sea is full of mystery and enchantment -- and this extraordinary collection captures every drop of its magic. Retold and illustrated by the renowned picture-book artist Jane Ray, The Little Mermaid and Other Fishy Tales features an international ...

  • The Lion and the Unicorn and Other Hairy Tales

    For her third collection, acclaimed author and illustrator Jane Ray ventures into forests, jungles, mountains, and even imaginary worlds to find stories about animals of all kinds: rough-skinned elephants, yellow-eyed tigers, hulking great bears, ele...

  • The Nutcracker

    Christmas eve is the most magical night of the year, when the house is scented with wood smoke and spices, and there are secrets under every bed! Snow whispers down like feathers and every child waits, breathless, for the curtain to rise on Christmas...

  • The Elephant's Garden

    A humorous fantasy story of greed set in a small Indian village, stunningly illustrated and retold by award-winning artist Jane Ray. Jasmine’s garden has the most delicious fruit in the village -- but someone is eating all her beautiful apples a...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Jane Ray has published 18 books.

Jane Ray does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Elephant's Garden, was published in March 2017.

The first book by Jane Ray, Mary Into Mair, was published in May 1966.

No. Jane Ray does not write books in series.
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