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The Book of Bedtime Stories
Classic Tales for Children
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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...
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Description
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
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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