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Bedtime Stories to read aloud
Series: Illustrated Story Collections
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Bedtime Stories to read aloud offers six snuggly, funny, and beautifully illustrated tales that are perfect for bedtime sharing. Curl up with these six cosy stories - ideal for reading aloud to little children. Meet the troll who has always wanted to brush his teeth, a...
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Description
Bedtime Stories to read aloud offers six snuggly, funny, and beautifully illustrated tales that are perfect for bedtime sharing.
Curl up with these six cosy stories - ideal for reading aloud to little children. Meet the troll who has always wanted to brush his teeth, a naughty bunny who can't get to sleep, and a dragon who lights the stars each night.
This enchanting collection is sure to bring magic to bedtime.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781805317159
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 13 February 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Peep Inside Christmas Emma Allen
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 196.0mm
Height: 259.0mm
Weight: 620g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Mairi Mackinnon has lived in England, Scotland, France, Italy and Spain, and worked as a teacher, translator and tour manager before joining Usborne. Over the years she has written and edited Usborne books in sixteen languages, from Arabic to Welsh. She lives in a house full of teenagers, books and curious musical instruments. Zanna writes fiction and non-fiction for Usborne. Her favourite things to write about are small monsters and talking animals. She used to live in London but now lives in a cottage on the edge of some woods. She is only sorry there are no bears or witches in them. Emma Allen was a trained speech pathologist, specialising in early childhood, before she returned to university to pursue a lifelong love of literature. The Terrible Suitcase won the 2013 CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood award. She writes from her Canberra home where she lives with her husband Richard and three young children Harriet, Rupert and Hazel.
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