These beautifully illustrated storybooks introduce young children for the first time to classic stories from the world's major religions. They have easy-to-read text written by a children's author who specializes in writing about religions. Four different stories in each book are chosen specifically for the age group. Stories cover key beliefs for each religion and many also link to festivals such as Divali and Christmas. Supporting notes for parents and teachers include commentaries on each story to explain its meaning and context, plus a brief introduction to the main beliefs of each religion.

 

This book features in the following series: Buddhism Series, Stories From Faiths .

There are 36 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 2008 by QED Publishing .

Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author of children's books, specializing in geography. Jeremy Brooks grew up in Burundi, central Africa, where he worked as a solicitor for a number of years before returning to Britain to become a priest in the Church of England. He uses prayer and storytelling in his work with children in church and in school. LAURE FOURNIER was born in Antibes, in the South of France. She studied at the Emile Cohl School of Art in Lyons before coming to England to study illustration at Swindon College. Her books include Voiceplay (OUP), The Sound the Hare Heard and Other Stories (QED) and The Little Giraffe(Usborne). She currently lives in Lyons