A Featured Selection of the Children's Book-of-the-Month, filled with much-loved international folk tales, now in paperback

Bob Hartman's retellings of 40 warm and reassuring bedtime stories, taken from around the world and retold especially for reading aloud, are combined with Kriszta Kallai Nagy's naive and colorful illustrations, which give a freshness to the text. Each story has been chosen for its integrity and for its ability to encourage and inspire children who are learning to understand the world around them. Useful storytelling tips from the author are included to help with reading the stories aloud. This popular title from the Lion Storyteller series has had worldwide sales of more than 120,000 copies and has been translated into seven different languages.