Classic Nursery Tales
- 96 pages
- 4 hours of reading
A wonderful collection of the greatest nursery tales designed for reading aloud with children at bedtime.






A wonderful collection of the greatest nursery tales designed for reading aloud with children at bedtime.
Magical characters from every continent, including a kettle that transforms into a dancing badger from Japan, an Aboriginal tale of friendship between an owl and a hurricane and witches and butterflies from Persia. A collection of stories full of imagination, colour and wonderful detail taken from all over the globe.
When a meek mouse is spared from becoming a hungry lion's next meal, she promises to return his great kindness. The little mouse later rescues a huge cat from a hunter's trap.
Mother Bear has her hands full with Newborn Bear, but she must keep a watchful eye over Baby Bear, or else their trip to the woods will end in tears. Suggested level: junior
Five Rhymes and Five Jigsaws
An illustrated version of the song Lavender's Blue. A princess and her girlfriend wander through the gardens together
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Read it Yourself is a series of popular, traditional tales written in a simple way for children who are learning to read. The Three Billy Goats Gruff is one of the level 1 stories, which are for children who are ready to take their first steps in reading.
The prospect of seeing the chestnut tree cut down makes a child think of all the good things that will come from its removal; but then come thoughts about all the good reasons for letting the tree stay where it is.
According to Captain Beaky and His Band
Captain Beaky and his Band set out to spread the Good News to their fellow creatures in the woods. But it rains, so they spend their afternoon under a boat listening to Artful Owl reading the Woodland Bible. He tries to answer their tricky questions, such as 'Is Heaven sideways or up?'In 'The Woodland Gospels' the teaching of Jesus is brought home to them - and to us - in an absolutely fresh and engaging way.Jeremy Lloyd's great gifts as a story-teller blossom in this charming narrative for readers of any age. Countless admirers of Captain Beaky, Artful Owl, Batty Bat, Timid toad, Reckless Rat and Hissing Sid will need no further recommendation.'Beaky and his Band do have something special to share with all of us, both children and adults. I hope you will enjoy the story of Jesus told in this new and exciting way.' - The Archbishop of Canterbury