This is a fantastical treasury filled with magical tales, perfect for young children. It contains five stories adapted from the "First Reading" series: "The Magic Pear Tree", "The Golden Goose", "The Magic Porridge Pot", "The Wish Fish" and "The Three Wishes". Each tale is beautifully illustrated and perfect for storytime, either for reading aloud or for more confident readers to tackle alone.

 

This book is part of a book series called Story Collection For Children .

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .

Author: Jillian Powell is an ex-teacher of English and Art History. She is now a full-time writer, specialising in children's fiction and educational books. Jillian lives in Bristol. Illustrator: Elisa Squillace is an established illustrator whose work is well known in Europe. She lives and works in Italy. The artist, Mike Gordon, specialises in humorous illustrations and has won several awards for his work. He is based in Santa Barbara in California. Carmela LaVigna Coyle's first book, Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?, is enjoyed by little princesses everywhere and has been succeeded by four other princess books. She lives in Denver, Colorado. Mike Gordon's award-winning illustrations span fiction, non-fiction, entertainment, and educational books worldwide. He lives in Santa Barbara, California. Carl Gordon and his father have been a team since 1999. Mike Gordon creates the line art illustrations, and the color is computer generated by Carl. He lives in Hove, England.