Colette translated by Christopher Fry. Coloured illustrations by Gerard Hoffnung.Right from childhood, the Ravel opera \"L\'Enfant et les Sortileges\" held a high place in the imagination and affection of Gerard Hoffnung. When only twenty-four he painted for his own pleasure a series of pictures illustrating the opera and showed them to Colette (who had written the original libretto). She was enchanted with them and immediately agreed to write a new short text.It is these pictures and the Collette text, subsequently translated by Christopher Fry, which are now reproduced in full for the first time, to make a book which children and their parents will find a joy.The illustrations in four colours are without doubt Hoffnung\'s most exciting work - his imagination fused with Ravel\'s to create for our delight a delicate vision of childhood fantasy.The dust cover has shelf wear and some open and closed tears.A dedication on the flyleaf from a previous owner (1966).