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Laura Barella

Laura Barella

  • 5 stars across 12 books
Traditional Fairy Tale modernised by Childs Play.


Illustrator biography:

Laura Barella was born in Italy in a countryside area near the Alpi mountains. After completing her Diploma at Artistic High School she attended the European Institute of Design in Turin. She started working as a naturalistic illustrator and for several years she has illustrated for children's books.


She plays the piano and she likes to play early music for viola da gamba with her friends. She loves lakes and she likes, when she can, to take a rowing boat, a book, a camera and spend a beautiful afternoon on the lake.
30th June 2006

The Little Mermaid

The little mermaid lives at the bottom of the sea, where the water is as clear as glass and the sand as fine as powder. ... MoreThe Little Mermaid

(7 reviews) Review
31st October 2000

Sleeping Beauty

There are roles for everybody in this humorous stage version of Sleeping Beauty . Complete with Dame, Principle Boy ... MoreSleeping Beauty

(3 reviews) Review
1st July 2013

Jack and the Beanstalk - Read it yourself with Ladybird: Level 3

The classic fairy tale. When Jack sells his cow for some magic beans, they grow into a beanstalk with a GIANT surprise a... MoreJack and the Beanstalk - Read it yourself with Ladybird: Level 3

(3 reviews) Review
30th March 2014

The Brave Little Tailor

Step into the magical world of Child's Play fairy tales... Traditional tales are a well-established part of all cultures... MoreThe Brave Little Tailor

(1 review) Review
16th July 2012

The Stonecutter

Step into the magical world of Child's Play fairy tales... Traditional tales are a well-established part of all cultures... MoreThe Stonecutter

(0 reviews) Review
1st March 2011

Donkey Skin

Step into the magical world of Child's Play fairy tales... Traditional tales are a well-established part of all cultures... MoreDonkey Skin

(0 reviews) Review
14th August 2014

Sleeping Beauty

When a wicked fairy curses the Princess, she falls asleep for a hundred years. Everyone in the kingdom falls asleep to... MoreSleeping Beauty

(0 reviews) Review
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