Jack and the Beanstalk

Richard Walker was a professional storyteller who told his tales at a variety of venues from folk festivals, schools and theatres to private homes. He was also a freelance broadcaster and editor of Fact and Fiction, the storyteller's magazine. Niamh Sharkey, an award-winning Irish illustrator. She was the Laureate na nÓg or Irish Laureate for Children's Literature from 2012 to 2014, and is currently the creator and executive producer of Disney Junior’s television series Henry Hugglemonster, which is based on her book I’m a Happy Hugglewug. She has also illustrated Jack and the Beanstalk, The Gigantic Turnip and Tales of Wisdom and Wonder for Barefoot Books.