Tuck-Me-In Tales
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Selected as Outstanding by the Parent Council Best Books for Bedtime
Around the world each night, parents tell stories to children as they put them to bed. Margaret Read MacDonald--a folklorist, storyteller, and children's librarian--uses bedtime tales in the daytime to end her story hours on a calm note. Here she includes five of her favorite folktales from around the world. "Chin Chin Kobokama" tells the story of a young Japanese girl who overcomes her fear of the dark--and learns there are good reasons to clean up her room. "Snow Bunting's Lullaby," a lovely Siberian tale, shows the lengths to which Papa and Mama Bunting must go to protect their children--and get them to sleep. A South American tale explains the movement of the sun and moon. And "Kanji-Jo, the Nestling," a lively Liberian tale, shows, as so many folk stories do, that there's no place like home. In elegant, finely detailed watercolors, artist Yvonne Davis joins MacDonald in guiding the reader on a bedtime trip around the world.
Around the world each night, parents tell stories to children as they put them to bed. Margaret Read MacDonald--a folklorist, storyteller, and children's librarian--uses bedtime tales in the daytime to end her story hours on a calm note. Here she includes five of her favorite folktales from around the world. "Chin Chin Kobokama" tells the story of a young Japanese girl who overcomes her fear of the dark--and learns there are good reasons to clean up her room. "Snow Bunting's Lullaby," a lovely Siberian tale, shows the lengths to which Papa and Mama Bunting must go to protect their children--and get them to sleep. A South American tale explains the movement of the sun and moon. And "Kanji-Jo, the Nestling," a lively Liberian tale, shows, as so many folk stories do, that there's no place like home. In elegant, finely detailed watercolors, artist Yvonne Davis joins MacDonald in guiding the reader on a bedtime trip around the world.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0874836220
ISBN13:9780874836226
Release Date:December 2005
Publisher:August House Publishers
Length:64 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 8.6" x 11.0"
Age Range:3 to 7 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 2
Customer Reviews
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Poppa, Turn the Stories Back On.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
"'Poppa, turn the stories back on.' How is that for a review from my six-year old daughter? After a long car trip when we needed some peace and quiet among daughters ranging from 12 to 3, we found that for the younger ones especially, they could easily drift off into the 'story trance' while listening. Nice collection from around the world." -Storyteller.net Reviews
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