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10 Ten Minute Bedtime Stories by Various
Category: No Category | Series: Illustrated Story Collections Ser.
Ten familiar tales, retold for young readers and gorgeously illustrated, including favourites Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and The Magic Porridge Pot, as well as classics The Wind in the Willows and Alice in Wonderland. Ideal for sharing with younger children; as children learn to read, they can tackle t ...Show more
10 Ten-Minute Fairy Stories by Various
Category: No Category | Series: Illustrated Story Collections
Stories prompted by research that shows that reading or being read to for just ten minutes every day will significantly improve children's reading skills. This short story collection supports this - each story is selected from Usborne's Reading Programme and will take about ten minutes to read. Ideal fo ...Show more
10 Ten-Minute Stories by Usborne Publishing, Limited
Category: Childrens Classic Fiction | Series: Illustrated Story Collections
A treasury of short stories, carefully selected because they make speedy bedtime reads. Each of these ten traditional tales each take just ten minutes to read aloud. For sharing with younger children; as children learn to read on their own they can tackle these simple stories on their own. Studies have ...Show more
10 more ten-|Minute Stories by Various
Category: Children's | Series: Illustrated Story Collections
Reports show that reading or being read to for ten minutes every day will significantly improve children's reading skills. This short story collection supports this - each story taking about ten minutes to read. Ideal for sharing with younger children; as children learn to read on their own they can tac ...Show more
Arabian Nights (Usborne Illustrated) by Anna Milbourne
Category: No Category | Series: Usborne Illustrated Story Collections
A gloriously illustrated collection of the most enchanting stories from 'The Thousand and One Nights', in a luxurious, traditional cloth binding. From the adventures of Sinbad and Aladdin, to tales of genies and magical lands, children will be enchanted by these stories of magic and wonder. Perfect for ...Show more
Ballet Stories (Usborne Illustrated) by Yvonne Gilbert Nanos
Category: Childrens Classic Fiction | Series: Illustrated Story Collections
Discover the tales which inspired famous ballets in this selection of twelve stories, retold especially for readers today. A perfect introduction to the famous ballets. Includes Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia and Don Quixote. Beautifully produced, with stylish illustrations by Yvonne Gilbert Nanos ...Show more
Canterbury Tales (Usborne Illustrated) by Geoffrey Chaucer
Category: Childrens Classic Fiction | Series: Illustrated Story Collections
An ill-matched band of strangers sets off on a pilgrimage from London to Canterbury. To amuse themselves along the way, they hold a storytelling competition - but the tales soon turn from ripping yarns to slanging matches. Geoffrey Chaucer's outrageous comic tales from the 14th century are retold for ch ...Show more
Classics for Boys (Usborne Illustrated) by Lesley Sims
Category: No Category | Series: Illustrated Story Collections Ser.
A lively collection of six thrilling classic stories of action and adventure in a luxurious, traditional cloth binding. Stories include Moonfleet, Around the World in 80 Days, Gulliver's Travels, Robin Hood, The Canterville Ghost and Robinson Crusoe, retold for younger readers. A brilliant gift that is ...Show more
Classics for Girls (Usborne Illustrated) by Various
Category: No Category | Series: Usborne Illustrated Story Collections
This is a delightful collection of six timeless classic stories to enchant and delight in a luxurious, traditional cloth binding. Stories include: The Story of Heidi, Little Women, The Railway Children, Black Beauty, The Secret Garden and The Wizard of Oz, retold for today's readers. It is a brilliant g ...Show more
Forgotten Fairy Tales of Brave and Brilliant Girls by Various
Category: Picture Books | Series: Illustrated Story Collections
Here are eight forgotten fairy tales, with heroines who are not quiet and passive, but adventurous, intelligent and daring. Stories include a sleeping prince rescued by a princess, sisters who fight a goblin to rescue a bear, and a young girl who outwits a giant to save her family.
Grimm's Fairy Tales (Usborne Illustrated) by Ruth Brocklehurst
Category: No Category | Series: Usborne Illustrated Story Collections
This new, deluxe edition is shrink-wrapped in cloth binding and larger format. It is a wonderful collection of stories from the famous collectors of fairytales, The Brothers Grimm. Stories include: "The Frog Prince", "Rapunzel", "Hansel and Gretel", "Little Red Riding Hood", "The Bremen Town Musicians", ...Show more
Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales (Usborne Illustrated) by Hans Christian Andersen
Category: Children's | Series: Usborne Illustrated Story Collections
This new, shrink-wrapped, deluxe edition is presented in cloth binding and larger format. Beautifully illustrated throughout, it is a collection of fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen retold for younger readers. It includes "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Ugly Duckling", "The ...Show more