Here are eight gloriously imaginative stories for eight satisfying sessions of bedtime reading. There's a flying apple pie, a cat that's bigger than an elephant, a house that lays an egg, storybook animals that leap out of their books at night, and a wealth of other wonderful characters and ideas, all with the colorful, dreamlike quality of the very best fairy tales. Joan Aiken's delicious prose is a joy to read aloud to very young listeners yet simple enough for the independent reader to savor on his or her own. Kevin Hawkes's illustrations-nearly 60 of them-capture with great flair and fun the magical adventures and the triumph of the good over the bad.

• ISBN: 044041850X
• ISBN-13: 9780440418504
• Author : Joan Aiken
• Illustrator : Kevin Hawkes
• Category : Juvenile Fiction - Short Stories
• Language : English
• Format:  Paperback - Search for other formats
• Publication Date: 6/1/2003
• Publisher Imprint: Dell Yearling
• Price ($AUD): $10.95


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