The Kingfisher Treasury of Stories for Six Year Olds
by Nancy Blishen (Editor), Edward Blishen (Editor)
Kingfisher Treasury of Stories
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A collection of traditional and modern tales by such authors as Florence Botsford, Joel Chandler Harris, and the Brothers Grimm.Tags
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Contents:
- Giacco and his Bean by Florence Botsford
- The Flying Postman by V.H. Drummond
- The Chatterbox, a traditional Russian tale retold by Edward Blishen
- How the Hedgehog Beat the Ostrich, a tale from the Sahara retold by Edward Blishen
- Don't Cut the Lawn! by Margaret Mahy
- The Little Pot and the Flood of Porridge, a traditional Germany story retold by Edward Blishen
- How the Frog from Osaka met the Frog from Kyoto, a Japanese tale retold by Edward Blishen
- Brainbox by Philippa Pearce
- How the Little Boy and the Little Girl Went for a Walk in the Mud, a French fairy tale retold by Jan Vladislav
- The Donkey that could conquer the World, retold by Edward Blishen
- The Lord who Longed for Honey by Leila Berg
- Brer Rabbit, he's a Good show more Fisherman by Joel Chandler Harris
- Teeny-Tiny by Joseph Jacobs
- The Prince who had Donkey's Ears, retold by Edward Blishen
- The Enormous Apple Pie by Diana Ross
- The Cat and the Mouse by James Reeves
- The Little Boy who didn't always Tell the Truth, a French story retold by Edward Blishen
- Prickety Prackety by Diana Ross
- Hare and Crocodile, a Ugandan tale retold by Edward Blishen
- The Little Drummer, a Grimm's fairy tale retold by Edward Blishen
- The Wonderful Cake-Horse by Terry Jones
- Tim Rabbit by Alison Uttley
- Toby, the Beans, and the Hedgehog by Nancy Blishen
- The Musicians of Bremen, a Grimm's fairy tale retold by Edward Blishen show less
- Giacco and his Bean by Florence Botsford
- The Flying Postman by V.H. Drummond
- The Chatterbox, a traditional Russian tale retold by Edward Blishen
- How the Hedgehog Beat the Ostrich, a tale from the Sahara retold by Edward Blishen
- Don't Cut the Lawn! by Margaret Mahy
- The Little Pot and the Flood of Porridge, a traditional Germany story retold by Edward Blishen
- How the Frog from Osaka met the Frog from Kyoto, a Japanese tale retold by Edward Blishen
- Brainbox by Philippa Pearce
- How the Little Boy and the Little Girl Went for a Walk in the Mud, a French fairy tale retold by Jan Vladislav
- The Donkey that could conquer the World, retold by Edward Blishen
- The Lord who Longed for Honey by Leila Berg
- Brer Rabbit, he's a Good show more Fisherman by Joel Chandler Harris
- Teeny-Tiny by Joseph Jacobs
- The Prince who had Donkey's Ears, retold by Edward Blishen
- The Enormous Apple Pie by Diana Ross
- The Cat and the Mouse by James Reeves
- The Little Boy who didn't always Tell the Truth, a French story retold by Edward Blishen
- Prickety Prackety by Diana Ross
- Hare and Crocodile, a Ugandan tale retold by Edward Blishen
- The Little Drummer, a Grimm's fairy tale retold by Edward Blishen
- The Wonderful Cake-Horse by Terry Jones
- Tim Rabbit by Alison Uttley
- Toby, the Beans, and the Hedgehog by Nancy Blishen
- The Musicians of Bremen, a Grimm's fairy tale retold by Edward Blishen show less
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Edward Blishen was born on April 29, 1920. He was an English author and broadcaster. He may be known best for the first of two children's novels based on Greek mythology, written with Leon Garfield, and illustrated by Charles Keeping. For The God Beneath the Sea, Blishen and Garfield won the 1970 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, show more recognizing the year's best children's book in England. Blishen was born in Hertfordshire, England. He died on December 13, 1996. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Children's Books, Fiction and Literature
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- 808.8 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism Rhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literatures Literature Collections
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- PZ5 .T766 — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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