These pictures are some of the characters and things the story tells about. Let the child to whom you are reading SEE and SAY them. Then, as you read the story text and come to a picture instead of a word, pause and point to the picture for your listener to SEE and SAY. You'll be amazed at how quickly children catch on and enjoy participating in the story telling.
In a story of the triumph of light and love over darkness and selfishness, we meet Thumbelina, the tiny girl come-to-life through a flower, who is misplaced when she is kidnapped by an ugly toad. Thumbelina meets one misfortune after an other while at the same time experiencing. grace and mercy from unexpected sources. At last she is rescued and borne away to a beautiful land of sunshine and fl…
One beautiful summer day Mrs. Duck was proudly watching her children as they played about among the leaves and grass under an old tree.
Once upon a time a mother duck sat hatching her eggs but was very bored as no one came to see her. But one day the eggs began to crack and tall the little ducklings peeped out. "Cheep,cheep," they said, "What a big world!" "Quack, quack," said the mother duck, happily.
The Nursery Collection brings together the world's best-loved traditional stories and nursery rhymes. Retold with very young children in mind, the stories are excellent for reading aloud while the rhymes retain all their fun and jollity. Hilda Offen's richly colourful illustrations breathe life and mischief into all the wonderful characters to be found in this collection.
Today's youngsters will be equally moved by the hapless ugly duckling, who, ridiculed and rejected by all, suffers terrible hardships. And they will celebrate along with him when he finally emerges triumphant as the most beautiful swan of all! Bernadette Watts's detailed illustrations chronicle the bittersweet story with charm and poignancy.
For two hundred years, Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling has been a childhood favorite all over the world. Now Robert Ingpen brings his spectacular adaptation to new generations of readers. Born bigger and different than the other hatchlings, the ugly duckling is ridiculed by his brothers and sisters, rejected by the other ducks, and eventually shunned by his own mother. The little b…
Once upon a time there was a poor miller who had one beautiful daughter. One day the king sent for the miller. When the miller stood before the king, he was rather frightened. Instead of remaining quiet, the foolish man said the first silly thing that popped into his head. "I have a daughter who can spin straw into gold," he said.
This series features brand new retellings of classic stories by top authors and illustrators, in keeping with the National Literacy Strategy.
The Nursery Collection brings together the world's best-loved traditional stories and nursery rhymes. Retold with very young children in mind, the stories are excellent for reading aloud while the rhymes retain all their fun and jollity. Hilda Offen's richly colourful illustrations breathe life and mischief into all the wonderful characters to be found in this collection.