The Book of Goodnight Stories

This delightful collection of stories has been attractively and imaginatively arranged to provide "good night" reading for every night of the year. Children aged four to seven will enjoy the established favorites including the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and others, but the majority will be new to both parents and children alike. Virtuous younger sons and stepdaughters, sweet and nasty princesses, greedy and benevolent kings, foolish merchants and wise fools, animal and human tricksters - all appear in these tales of romance, adventure, and fantasy. Perhaps what is most unusual about this collection is the number of exquisitely funny stories, in which the hero does something entirely unexpected, or a punishment is carried out in the zaniest way. Many of these stories appeal to folklore enthusiasts; fables boasting the smooth patina of old coins passed down from generation to generation. This is a book which will long be remembered by children and their parents.