Father Bear had a BIG voice. Mother Bear had a middle-sized voice. Baby Bear had a tiny little voice. You could only just hear it.The pages of this collection of favourite first tales are filled with bright, warm illustrations. The text is large and easy to follow, the characters have witty asides in speech bubbles and all the stories are told with originality and humour. The Three Bears arrive home to find Goldilocks causing mayhem in their house and the Three Little Pigs learn the importance of good building materials. This volume has lots that children will enjoy listening to and reading along with. An ideal gift.Stories featured are "The Little Red Hen", "The Three Little Pigs", "The Gingerbread Man", "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" and "The Three Billy Goats Gruff". (Ages 0-4) --Rachel Ediss

 

There are 144 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2000 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Alan MacDonald lives in Nottingham. He writes both non-fiction and fiction as well as writing for radio and TV. He has a particularly good track record for writing page-turning and accessible historical books. A member of the Society of Authors, with over 60 titles to her name, Irene Yates has also written for the Times Education Suppliment, Scholastic Teachers' Magazine and BBC Schools' Radio. An expert in literacy and language development, she became a writing member of the first SCAA KS1 Test Development Team, and contributed to the Reading Tests in 1995, 1996 and 1997. She also visits schools reqularly as a Writer and Poet, and runs teacher training days in all aspects of language development, particularly literacy. Ronne Randall has written and edited dozens of titles, for international publishers. Graham Howells has illustrated many children's books for publishers around the world. Nicola Baxter is the author of Castle Under Attack and Mission to the Arctic . Liz Pichon studied graphic design at Middlesex Polytechnic and Camberwell School of Art in London. She won the Smarties Book Prize Silver Award. The Unknown Adventurer is still believed to be at large in the wild.