By the author of the acclaimed children's book, Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?, here are 17 lively stories retold from the Scriptures in language that makes them accessible to young children. The book is suitable for the National Literacy Hour and PSHE and Citizenship, Key Stage 2.

 

This book is part of a book series called Stories From the Bible .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 76 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 2001 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Martin Waddell is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest living writers of books for children. He has won many awards for his work, including the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. Geoffrey Patterson was formerly an interior designer and a set designer for the BBC. He is now an author/illustrator of children's books and was winner of the 1986 Smarties Prize.