Lion Book of Five-Minute Bedtime Stories

Giggle your way through to bedtime with this gleeful collection of traditional tales. Each one of the ten amusing stories has a theme suitable for bedtime - always goodhearted and morally uplifting, yet curiously mischievous as well!John Goodwin's warm and witty writing combines with Stephen Waterhouse's vibrantly detailed illustrations to bring these traditional folktales to life.A one-line introduction gives the point of each story, with thoughts and morals including gentle persuasion being better than rough force, families being stronger when working together, and the importance of sharing, wisdom and being kind. The stories are designed to be read as individual episodes in just five minutes each - perfect for bedtime or reading to a group of children.The stories are: The Wind and the Sun, Stone Soup, The Shoemaker’s Slippers, The Greatest Pearl in the World, The Golden Goose, The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Three Bundles of Sticks, The Giant’s Footprint, Green Leaves, and Two Islands.