Scissorella: The Paper Princess

I’m delighted to say that Scissorella: The Paper Princess is out now, published by Andersen Press!

Scissorella is a reimagining of the classic fairy tale, Cinderella, inspired by the life and work of the German animator, Lotte Reiniger. When I first read the beautifully inventive text by author Clare Helen Welsh, I was over the moon; Lotte is one of my all time illustration heroes. Her work has had me inspired and obsessed ever since I discovered The Adventures of Prince Achmed and her fairy tale animations a few years ago.

Clare’s story takes details from Lotte’s life and inventively weaves them into the much loved tale of Cinderella.

I was commissioned by the wonderful Sue Buswell at Andersen Press, and worked closely with the hugely talented Rebecca Garrill on the design. It was a new challenge for me to work with paper textures and a lot more colour than usual!

The picture book has a rather exciting laser cut reveal, which I’ll share more of soon…

I’m so thrilled that Scissorella is out in the world!

You can purchase a copy here and in most good bookshops. You can also see more of my work at www.laurabarrett.co.uk. Finally, you can read more about Clare’s Scissorella writing process here.