Little and large, feathered and furry, all kinds of creatures star in this anthology of animal stories, folk tales and fables by authors including Rudyard Kipling, Edward Lear, Hans Christian Andersen, Ted Hughes, Aesop and the Brothers Grimm.

 

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

Jane Olliver was born in New Zealand. She began her career as a teacher before moving into children's publishing as an editor. She was Publishing Director of Grisewood and Dempsey, the book packager and publisher which became Kingfisher Books. Jane lives in Suffolk with her husband and daughter. Annabel Spenceley has illustrated a number of titles for Kingfisher. These include the Bedtime Stories, Spooky Stories and Animal Stories Treasuries. Annabel Spenceley has illustrated many books for children of all ages, both fiction and non-fiction, including Cinderella in the Storyteller series.

This book has the following chapters: "The Elephant's Child", Rudyard Kipling; "The Hare and the Tortoise", Aesop; "Why the Raven has Black Feathers"; "The Seven Families of Lake Pipple-Popple", Edward Lear; "Brer Rabbit Gets Himself a House", Joel Chandler Harris; "The Seal Catcher"; "Billy Bear's Stumpy Tail"; "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin", Rudtard Kipling; "The Lioness and the Mouse", Aesop; "How the Polar Bear Became", Ted Hughes; "Henny Penny"; "The Ostrich and the Hedgehog"; "The Two Frogs"; "Tigers Forever", Ruskin BOnd; "Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse"; "Old Sultan", Brothers Grimm; "The Ugly Duckling", Hans Christian Anderson; "The Raven and the Fox", Aesop.