Age 4-7 This compact compendium of nursery rhymes and stories is beautifully presented and has almost every classic bedtime reading option you'll every need. All the familiar and comforting names are here, including Little Red Riding Hood , Puss-in-Boots , Goldilocks and the Three Bears , Chicken-Licken and Jack and the Beanstalk . The verses and stories are grouped into sections such as "Rain and Shine"" and ""Creatures, great and small"" for those who have favourite subjects and the book offers a pretty comprehensive selection. With its attractive, colourful illustrations, this book would make a lovely gift for any young child. -- Rachel Ediss "

 

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Gillian Clarke is a poet, editor and occasional broadcaster with an infectious passion for words. She has published several volumes of her own poetry, including Letting in the Rumour and The King of Britain's Daughter, both of which were Poetry Society recommendations. Although this is Gillian's first anthology for children, she has extensive experience of running creative writing workshops for children in schools. Born in Cardiff, Gillian now lives in Wales with her husband and a menagerie of pets. Justin Todd studied at the Royal College of Art and now teaches at the University of Brighton. A highly regarded illustrator, he is best known for his interpretations of Alice in Wonderland and The Wind in the Willows. He has exhibited his work in Great Britain to great acclaim. Justin combines his extraordinary imagination with a painstaking gouache technique to create his beautiful illustrations. He lives in Sussex with his wife.