The Kingfisher Treasury of Stories for Six Year Olds

by Blishen, Edward; Blishen, Nancy; Knowles, Tizzie

• ISBN13: 9780753457122
• ISBN10: 0753457121
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-10
• Publisher: Kingfisher

Summary

Twenty-four stories from around the world have been specially selected for six year olds. With delightful illustrations on every page and a marvelous mix of traditional and contemporary tales, this is a real treasure trove of words and pictures. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Edward Blishen won the Carnegie Medal with Leon Garfield for the God Beneath the Sea (1970). For Kingfisher he has compiled several collections in the Treasury of Stories series and Children's Classics to Read Aloud.

Table of Contents

Giacco and his Bean	p. 9
The Flying Postman	p. 13
The Chatterbox	p. 23
How the Hedgehog Beat the Ostrich	p. 37
Don't Cut the Lawn!	p. 41
The Little Pot and the Flood of Porridge	p. 47
How the Frog from Osaka met the Frog from Kyoto	p. 53
Brainbox	p. 59
How the Little Boy and the Little Girl Went for a Walk in the Mud	p. 69
The Donkey that could conquer the World	p. 71
The Lory who Longed for Honey	p. 75
Brer Rabbit, he's a Good Fisherman	p. 82
Teeny-Tiny	p. 85
The Prince who had Donkey's Ears	p. 87
The Enormous Apple Pie	p. 95
The Cat and the Mouse	p. 104
The Little Boy who didn't always Tell the Truth	p. 106
Prickety Prackety	p. 108
Hare and Crocodile	p. 117
The Little Drummer	p. 121
The Wonderful Cake-Horse	p. 134
Tim Rabbit	p. 137
Toby, the Beans, and the Hedgehog	p. 143
The Musicians of Bremen	p. 147
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