Richard Monte

Richard Monte is the author of The Dragon of Krakow and is a children’s book reviewer and former bookseller who has contributed articles on Poland to the BBC and other magazines. He is married to a Polish wife. He lives in St. Albans, Hertfordshire.

Paul Hess was born in Sydney, Australia, in 1961. He went to art college in Sydney and then worked as a graphic designer and Art Director for various companies both in Sydney and London from 1981 to 1991. He has worked as a freelance art director and illustrator since then. His books for Frances Lincoln are Death in a Nut, Nail Soup, Cow on the Roof, The Dragon of Krakow, Hidden Tales from Eastern Europe, The King with Horse’s Ears, and The King and the Seed. He lives in Northumberland.

Books Authored

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Author(s):
Richard Monte
Illustrator(s):
Paul Hess
Genre(s):
Multicultural, Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, Fables, 9–12

The Mermaid of Warsaw and Other Tales from Poland

October 18, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Janice Floyd Durante

“Enlivened by expressive drawings that evoke Old World places and people, The Mermaid of Warsaw is a collection worth dipping into.”

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