Tales from Wales is a pocket-sized volume comprising fifteen of Wales's earliest myths and legends, and retold by the author, Rhiannon Ifans. King Arthur is a very prominent character, supported by a whole cast of knights, giants, fairies, saints, magical swords and submerged cities. These stories are told in easily accessible language in no more than some half a dozen pages, each and every one illustrated in a lively manner by artist Helen Holmes. They retell the story of how Snowdon was built in a day; how four white clovers grew in every one of Olwen's footsteps and how Culhwch won, this, the most beautiful woman in the world's hand in marriage; how a cave in Nant Gwynant contains the body of a one-handed, hairy monster; how Owain had to remember to keep an important secret about his well; how the marriage of Branwen turned out to be the most gory wedding ever; how the secret of Prince March's horse's ears finally got out, and, of course, one of the best known Welsh stories - how Arthur managed to take the sword from the stone. Tales from Wales , currently in its sixth print impression, is a simple but effective introduction to the characters and stories of Welsh myth and legend. It is aimed principally at children, but is also just as informative and entertaining for adults, as all good children's literature should be. What better way to entertain the children on a long journey, or even to remind yourself of some of our most ancient and important literature?.