Once upon a Bedtime Story: Classic Tales

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Summary: Stories infused with a gleeful twist of imaginative writing!
Review: I read these stories to my fourth grade struggling readers and we could not have had more fun! Who can resist this troll in "Three Billy Goats Gruff"? Yolen writes, "The troll was nine feet tall and he was nine feet wide. He was mean and he was green. He had a nose like a banana. He had ears like leaves. He had teeth like knives. And he was very, very ugly." Just think of poor Little Billy Goat Gruff having to come up against that guy when all he had were horns that were nothing more than nubbins!

What a great time people can have when they read this to children..or just one will do.

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Summary: Preschool friendly fairy tales
Review: Jane Yolen has choosen the "least scary" of the fairy tales to introduce preschoolers and early elementary to wonderful tales of the imagination. The illustrations are simple and engaging. Great collection to read night after night to your youngest children.