Illustrations for
‘The Falcon in the Garden’
for ‘Tales From Beyond the Rainbow’,
a collection of ten LGBTQ+ fairy tales proudly reclaimed
collected and adapted by Peter Jordi Wood
designed and produced by Sophia Watts
Penguin Random House Children's UK, 2023
a collection of ten LGBTQ+ fairy tales proudly reclaimed
collected and adapted by Peter Jordi Wood
designed and produced by Sophia Watts
Penguin Random House Children's UK, 2023
‘The Falcon in the Garden’ (‘Vasilisa the Priest's Daughter’) is a Russian folk tale, celebrating brave and smart character of Vasilisa, the non-binary daughter of the priest. In a series of tests if Vasilisa is a girl or a boy she outsmarts cunning and jealous king Barkhat.
"Ah, King Barkhat, raven that you are, you could not surprise the falcon in the garden! For I am not Vasily Vasilyevich, but Vasilisa Vasilyevna!"
