A Traveller girl creates her own musical instrument from a willow branch and lots of recycled objects. She plays it enthusiastically, but it sounds terrible! Ignoring warnings not to awaken the ogre in the hills, Ossiri goes there to practise playing her instrument. Will she wake the ogre, and will it appreciate her playing? Told by a Romani storyteller and a picture book author, this original tale offers a fascinating insight into Travelling lifestyles and cultures. Includes a CD with an audio recording of the story, read by Richard O'Neill.
This is Book 5 in the Travellers Tales Series. See all Travellers Tales books here.
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Richard O'Neill was born and brought up in a large traditional Romani family in the North of England. He is an award-winning storyteller and writer who tells his original stories in schools, museums, libraries and theatres throughout the UK. A sixth generation storyteller, he grew up in a vigorous oral storytelling tradition, learning his skills from some of
More about Richard O'NeillHannah Tolson is a freelance illustrator, originally from West Yorkshire and currently based in Falmouth, Cornwall. She has previously studied at Leeds College of Art and Falmouth University, where she gained her degree in illustration in 2013. Hannah is inspired by bold colours, playful compositions and a sense of naivety in style.
