The Puffin Book of Five-Minute Stories

Perfect for reading aloud and sharing - again and again!
There's always time for a five-minute story and this lively collection is filled with delightful stories about animals, magic, mermaids, and even a restless bathtub and travel plans! Well-loved traditional tales combine with contemporary favourites in this very special book. with enchanting illustrations by Steve Cox.

Contents:
The Little Wooden Horse from Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse by Ursula Moray Williams --Clever Cakes by Michael Rosen -- The Orchestra That Lost Its Voice by Geraldine McCaughrean -- Ostriches Can't Fly by Jeremy Strong -- Little Red Riding-Hood by Charles Perrault -- Miss Dose the Doctor's Daughter by Allan Ahlberg -- Ticky Picky Boom Boom by Pat Thomson -- A Thousand Yards of Sea by Adele Geras -- The Gingerbread Man (Traditional) -- Blessu by Dick King-Smith -- Hedgehogs Don't Eat Hamburgers by Vivian French -- Mrs Simkin's Bathtub by Linda Allen -- The Horrendous Hullabaloo by Margaret Mahy -- How the Leopard Got His Spots (Traditional) -- Puffling in a Pickle by Margaret Ryan -- Cold Feet by Susan Eames -- The Fish Cart by Ruth Manning-Sanders -- Wil's Tail by Hazel Hutchins -- the Three Billy Goats Gruff (Traditional).