The Lion Storyteller Bedtime Book: Text only edition

by Bob Hartman, Krisztina Kallai Nagy (Illustrator)

Overview

This popular title (originally also available as The Lion Storyteller Book of World Stories) is the second title in the relaunch of the immensely popular Storyteller series in a newly illustrated portrait format.

Bob Hartman's retellings of 40 warm and reassuring bedtime stories, taken from around the world and retold especially for reading aloud.

This new edition is enhanced by useful storytelling tips to help with reading the stories aloud.

As the author says in the introduction: "Bedtime stories need to leave the listener with that safe, warm, happily-ever-after feeling'. And that's what this collection does, time and time again' - "Manchester Evening News".

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780745967998
Publisher:	Lion Children's Bks
Publication date:	03/21/2014
Series:	Lion Storyteller
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	773 KB
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Bob Hartman is a professional storyteller and award-winning children’s author of over seventy books. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but now lives in Wiltshire. He has been entertaining audiences on both sides of the Atlantic for over 30years with his books and performances, which bring together retellings of Bible stories and traditional tales from around the world with his own imaginative stories. His books are full of humour and insight, whilst his storytelling sessions are exciting, engaging, dynamic – and above all, interactive! The Lion Storyteller Bible is used in schools across the United Kingdom as part of a Bible project called Open the Book, and is regularly performed for over 800,000 children in more than 3,000 primary schools. He is well known for his hugely popular The Lion Storyteller collection, the Telling the Bible series, and the highly acclaimed picture books: The Wolf Who Cried Boy, Dinner in the Lions’ Den and The Three Billy Goats’ Stuff.

 

Krisztina Kallai Nagy graduated from the Hungarian College for Applied Arts in Budapest. She is a talented Hungarian artist who has illustrated many children's book in her home country and for publishers in the US and UK. She is a member of the Hungarian Illustrator's Society and has won the beautiful children book award in Hungary three times. Her illustrations are meant to reflect humor, kindliness, and playfulness.

Editorial Reviews

"As the author says in the introduction, 'bedtime stories need to leave the listener with that safe, warm, happily-ever-after feeling.' And that's what this collection does, time and time again."  —Manchester Evening News

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