The Puffin Book of Five Minute Stories

by Margaret Mahy, Allan Ahlberg, Steve Cox, et al.

This is a lively collection of nineteen five-minute stories - a mix of old and new, from Perrault's "Little Red Riding Hood" and the traditional tale of "The Gingerbread Man", to Margaret Mahy's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141308796
• ISBN13: 9780141308791
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Better than Nytol!

This book has proven to be a Godsend for our 4 and 2 year old boys - it converts them from rambunctious destroyers to nuzzling geeks just in time for bed. The stories are replete with quirky characters, the occasional moral and cute (but not too cute) depictions. I'll confess that some of these rich tales do extend into the 7 or 8 minute range but you'll hardly notice.