title: Fantasy Stories (Story Library)
author: Diana Wynne Jones
description: Grade 4-6-A compilation of fantasy and folktales, one of which is by Jones. Consisting primarily of excerpts from classics such as Tove Jansson's Finn Family Moomintroll (Transaction, 1989), Norton Juster's The Phantom Tollbooth (Knopf, 1972), C.S. Lewis's The Silver Chair (Macmillan, 1986), Edith Nesbit's Five Children and It (Puffin, 1985), L. Frank Baum's The Land of Oz (Ballantine, 1985), etc., the book also contains a story by the Brothers Grimm and one by Andrew Lang. Andre Norton, K.M. Briggs, Joan Aiken, and Jane Yolen are also among the 18 authors represented. This is a fine introduction to the genre; although the stories are long, they are well suited to reading aloud.<br /><i>Anne Connor, Los Angeles Public Library</i><br />Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  ## [About the Author](../Text/Contents.html#ata-01)
  
  
  Elizabeth Dunk is the contemporary romance writing alter-ego of Nicole Murphy,
  who cut her teeth writing science fiction and fantasy. A long-time romance
  fan, Nicole couldn’t resist attempting to sit fair and square in the modern
  world and bring two fabulous characters together and thus Elizabeth was born.
  As Nicole, she has dozens of short stories in print and published an urban
  fantasy trilogy, The Dream of Asarlai. As Elizabeth, she’s published a couple
  of short stories. This is the first novel-length work under her new name and
  there are plans for many more. Find out more about Elizabeth/Nicole at
  [http://nicolermurphy.com](http://http//nicolermurphy.com).
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## [Acknowledgements](../Text/Contents.html#ack-01)
  
  
  My biggest thanks go to my grandmother, whose immense Mills & Boon collection
  was what started me on the path to romance. Thanks to the supermarket co-
  worker who came to Australia as part of an arranged