Pavilion's Children's Books have gathered together the favourite tales from master-storytellers Terry Jones and Nanette Newman in one enchanting volume, illustrated throughout in the magically vivid watercolours of Michael Foreman.

A boastful herring; a lying, flying tiger; a cat called Spider; and a rather unconventional bear - all these magical creatures and more are waiting to whisk you away in these delightfully different bedtime stories.

This book is part of a book series called Stories .

There are 192 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 2005 by Pavilion Books .

Terry Jones is a writer, actor, comedian, screenwriter, film director, presenter, poet, historian and author. He is best known as a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Michael Foreman has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice. His books are published all over the world. Nanette Newman's acting career made her a household name. On becoming a grandmother she turned her attention to writing for children and now lives in Surrey with her husband, Bryan Forbes.