A bed-time book full of stories by well-known authors and illustrators such as Shirley Hughes, Tony Ross and John Prater. There are funny stories, lyrical tales, poetic moments and real experiences.

 

There are 128 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 1999 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

John Prater, whose books include "Is It Christmas?" and "Tom's Box," has been shortlisted for the Mother Goose Award. Ingrid Mennen studied Languages and Art History at the University of Pretoria and Stellenbosch. She has recently returned to the University of Cape Town as a mature student, to further her studies in English literature. Ingrid's other titles include Somewhere in Africa, co-written with Niki Daly and illustrated by Nicolaas Maritz. One Round Moon was selected to represent South African children's books at the IBBY Conference in Groningen. Niki Daly lives in South Africa with his wife, illustrator Jude Daly. He has written and illustrated many books for Frances Lincoln including the loveable Jamela books, Once Upon a Time and the spiritually up-lifting Fly, Eagle, Fly! by Christopher Gregowski.