Bringing together stories from all over the world, this collection features tales from Eleanor Farjeon, Margaret Mahy, Jean Chapman and many other popular children's authors.

 

This book is part of a book series called Kingfisher Treasury Of Stories .

There are 160 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2004 by Pan Macmillan .

Edward Blishen was a recognised expert authority on children's literature. In 1970, he won the Carnegie Medal jointly with Leon Garfield for The God Beneath the Sea. He also compiled the acclaimed anthology, Children's Classics to Read Aloud, published by Kingfisher. Together with his wife Nancy he compiled several anthologies for Kingfisher, including The Kingfisher Treasury of Stories for Children. Edward Blishen died in 1996. Edward and Nancy Blishen have long been recognized as expert authorities on children's literature. In 1970, Edward Blishen won the Carnegie Medal (jointly with Leon Garfield) for The God Beneath the Sea. He also compiled the acclaimed anthology, Children's Classics to Read Aloud, published by Kingfisher. Together, Edward and Nancy Blishen compiled several treasuries for Kingfisher, including The Kingfisher Treasury of Stories for Children and the age-ranged Treasury of Stories for. series. Nancy Blishen lives in Hertfordshire. Polly Noakes is an illustrator and author with a passion for creating lyrical images for children's books. Her love of illustration started at Cambridge School of Art and Polly graduated from the MA in Children's Book Illustration in 2015. Polly lives in the countryside with her family and rescued Romanian street dog Bertie, who likes long lively walks!

This book has the following chapters: "The Rare Spotted Birthday Party", Margaret Mahy; "The Cat and the Parrot", Virginia Haviland; "How the Starfish was Born", Donald Bisset; "The Witch and the Little Village Bus", Margaret Stuart Barry; "The Cross Photograph", Dorothy Edwards; "Round the World with a Tyre", Edward Blishen; "The Donkey that Helped Father Christmas", Elizabeth Clark; "The Old Woman and her Pig", retold by Edward Blishen; "The Giant who threw Tantrums", David L. Harrison; "The Mermaid's Crown", Ruth Ainswoth; "Mother Kangaroo", John Kershaw; "The Toymaker's Shop", Marie Smith; "A Little Bit of Colour", Nancy Blishen; "The King who Wanted to Walk on the Moon - A Persian Tale", retold by Edward Blishen; "Things are Puzzling", James Reeves; "The Elephant Party", Paul Biegel; "The Tale of Mr and Mrs Peppercorn and their Cuckoo-Clock", Elizabeth Clark; "The Stamping Elephant", Anita Hewett; "RAbbit and the Wolves", Ruth Manning-Sanders; "The Sea-Baby", Eleanor Farjeon; "One at a Time - A Slevenian tale", retold by Edward Blishen.