Anne Fine, Vivian French, Adele Geras, Mary Hoffman and Michael Rosen are among the contributors to this collection of 50 stories. Perfect to read aloud, each one timed for two, five or ten minutes, they all have the magic touch that means children will want to hear them again and again. A huge value-packed book with gorgeous pictures.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Read Me .

This book has been graded for interest for readers up to 5 years.

There are 256 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 in 2002 by Hachette Children's Group .

Wendy Cooling has been a teacher, Head of Children's Book Foundation and is now well-known as a freelance children's book consultant and anthologist. Penny Dann is a well-known children's illustrator whose Secret Fairy range has sold over 1. 5 million copies worldwide. She lives in Brighton.