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This is a lively collection of nineteen five-minute stories - a mix of old and new, from Perrault's Little Red Riding Hood and the traditional tale of The Gingerbread Man , to Margaret Mahy's Horrendous Hullabaloo and Dick King-Smith's Blessu . There are stories about animals, magic and mermaids - and much more too in this very special book, illustrated in full colour throughout by Steven Cox.
By: Allan Ahlberg, Charles Perrault, Dick King-Smith, Margaret Mahy
Illustrated by: Steve Cox
Imprint: Puffin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 195mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN:
9780141308791
ISBN 10: 0141308796
Pages: 128
Publication Date: April 2012
Audience: Children / Juvenile , 5-7 years
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In stock at Abbey's Bookshop
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Various leading authors including Perrault, Allan Ahlberg, Jeremy Strong, Dick King-Smith, Adele Geras and Vivian French.
A wonderfully lively collection of traditional nursery stories like 'The Gingerbread Man' and 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff', and modern flights of fancy like 'A Thousand Yards of Sea' by Adele Geras and 'The Horrendous Hullabaloo' by Margaret Mahy. It is a rich source from which to pick bedtime stories, amusingly illustrated and well designed. (4-7 yrs) (Kirkus UK)
'A beautiful, memorable stirring book.' -- Times Literary Supplement 'The story piles up into a rhythm of epic excitement.' -- The Scotsman 'Floris Books' campaign to bring back into print grand books from Scottish writers continues with Allan Campbell McLean's Ribbon of Fire. This is a superb thriller/adventure story set in the past ... the shameful injustices of the Clearances the struggle to defend family, livelihood and a whole way of life are the reasons for the action.' -- School Librarian, Spring 2003 'A paperback edition of a fast-paced novel, aimed at younger reader and set in Skye in the 1880s.' -- The Scots Magazine, June 2003 'This is a very exciting, thought-provoking story with moments of real suspense, particularly Alasdair's escape from a deep hole in the hillside by way of an underground tunnel.' -- Treasure Islands: A guide to Scottish fiction for young readers aged 10-14, Summer 2003
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