Product Description

Forty gentle, reassuring folk tales from around the world, both traditional and new, delightfully retold by a master storyteller.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #186036 in Books
• Published on: 2003-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 120 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780745946542
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
“A good introduction for younger children to the cultural heritage of many nations.” -- Carousel

From the Publisher
In this new collection of international folk tales, storyteller Bob Hartman blends familiar stories with little–known tales. Each story has been chosen for its integrity and for its ability to encourage and inspire children who are learning to understand the world around them. A captivating anthology that reflects the storyteller’s humor and joy of life, both of which are echoed in Susie Poole’s lively watercolor illustrations.

About the Author
BOB HARTMAN, author of the best-selling Lion Storyteller Bible and other titles in this range, the highly acclaimed Angels, Angels All Around and A Night the Stars Danced for Joy. As well as writing, Bob enjoys storytelling, particularly in schools. SUSIE POOLE, illustrator of many children's books for a range of publishers. For Lion these include all the Lion Storyteller books, You Are Very Special, Sleepy Jesus and The First Rainbow.

Customer Reviews

Great Bedtime Stories
This book contains 40 stories from all over the world -- and they are the perfect length to tell at bedtime, 2-4 pages each. There are selections from Africa, Java, Brazil, Japan, North America, France, Russia, Egypt, Spain, Norway, Wales, Austrailia, Scotland, Puerto Rico, Greece, England, Finland, Germany and India -- and one new selection by the author. However they are all great stories (there isn't even one that I wouldn't want to read to my daughter) with sweet illustrations. You could probably even read 2 or three stories a night in the same time it would take to read a regular story book.

great read aloud for young and old
These stories are timeless; they relate complex moral truths in a palatable symbolic form. They are well written for interesting and animated storytelling. They are not very long. In a nutshell, this book contains the perfect recipe for my active three-year-old! And you'll love the stories, too!

Wow!
What adorable and likeable stories - my five year old can't get enough of them. Is it a good sign when Mom is sick of reading them because they've been requested so much? This book,and a book of quirky, local bedtime stories from Florida (Bob-Tales by Bob Morgan) are the only two Leslie will let me read to her at night! Buy them both now!!