Russell Brand rewrites fairy tales 'to change the way children see the world'

Trickster Tales, a series of children's books illustrated by Chris Riddell, will kick off this autumn with The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Fresh from penning a call to revolution, Russell Brand is embarking on a series of children's books in which the comedian will share his own interpretation of classic fairy stories because "once we start changing the way children see the world, oh we can do all sorts of stuff".