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The Book of Bedtime Stories

Classic Tales for Children
By Debi Gliori
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The Book of Bedtime Stories by Debi Gliori is a treasure-trove of classic bedtime stories accompanied by beautiful and charming illustrations. This book takes little ones on a magical journey into the world of popular bedtime tales. Read along with your children as you introduce them... Read More
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The Book of Bedtime Stories by Debi Gliori is a treasure-trove of classic bedtime stories accompanied by beautiful and charming illustrations.

This book takes little ones on a magical journey into the world of popular bedtime tales. Read along with your children as you introduce them to well-known stories including Little Red Hen, Three Little Pigs, The Lion and the Mouse, and many more.

Young readers will love poring over the endearing illustrations that accompany and enrich the stories and bring the quirky characters to life.

These classic tales we all know and love so well are perfect for bedtime reading and will allow parents and young ones to enjoy them time and time again.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241668528

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 June 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DK Children

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 222.0mm

Height: 282.0mm

Weight: 577g

Pages: 80

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About the Author

Debi Gliori, born in Glasgow in 1959, is an illustrator and writer of over 80 books, a veteran school visitor, festival eventer, and public speaker. She is well-known for both her picture books and her novels for children and has been shortlisted for all the major prizes, including the Kate Greenaway Award (twice) and the Scottish Arts Council Award. Debi was the Shetland Islands' first Children's Writer-in-Residence. For DK she has written and illustrated Bedtime Stories and Nursery Rhymes. Her bestsellers include What's the Time, Mr. Wolf? and Mr. Bear to the Rescue. She published her first book in 1990 and since then has published so many successful books that she has lost count. She lives in Scotland.

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