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Bedtime Stories to read aloud

By: Zanna Davidson, Mairi Mackinnon, Kimberley Kinloch

Illustrated by Emma Allen

Series : Illustrated Story Collections

Age 3+

RRP NZ$29.99

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Curl up with these six cosy stories - perfect for reading aloud to little children. Meet the troll who has always wanted to brush his teeth, a naughty bunny who can't get to sleep and a dragon who lights the stars each night. An enchanting collection that will be sure to bring magic to bedtime.

Chapters in this book include:
- The Bunny Who Wouldn't Go to Bed
- The Wide-Awake Bird
- The Troll Who Wanted to Brush his Teeth
- Just One More
- A Tiger's Tale
- Tiny Dragon and the Star Bear

Details

Extent:: 128 pages
Dimensions:: 259 x 196mm
Hardback ISBN:: 9781805317159
Publication Date:: February 2025
Work Reference:: 9455

Contents

Chapters in this book include:
- The Bunny Who Wouldn't Go to Bed
- The Wide-Awake Bird
- The Troll Who Wanted to Brush his Teeth
- Just One More
- A Tiger's Tale
- Tiny Dragon and the Star Bear

Author

Zanna is an award-wining children's author, whose titles include Fairy Unicorns, Billy and the Mini Monsters and Izzy the Inventor. She lives in a cottage on the edge of some woods. She loves wide skies, secret worlds, long walks and reading books.

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Mairi Mackinnon has lived in England, Scotland, France, Italy and Spain, and worked as a teacher, translator and tour manager before joining Usborne. Over the years she has written and edited Usborne books in sixteen languages, from Arabic to Welsh. She lives in a house full of thousands of books and many strange musical instruments, from electric cellos to didgeridoos.

Find out more about Mairi Mackinnon

Kim always loved reading and writing from a very young age. One of her earliest memories is eagerly reading her own stories to her primary school class, every week.

She went on to study Creative Writing at Roehampton University and later became a Children's Bookseller at Waterstones. This was where she fell in love with children's books and never looked back.

After university, she knew she wanted to work in children's publishing and eventually became a member of the brilliant Usborne sales team. However, she recently returned to her writing roots, joining the buzzing editorial team. Now she can be found writing stories for Usborne or reading stories to her two young daughters - feeling so happy she didn't give up on her dream.

Find out more about Kimberley Kinloch

Illustrator

Emma Allen

Emma Allen is a British children's book Illustrator based in Kent. Emma illustrates digitally, with a background in traditional techniques, and finds great enjoyment in the little quirks and details that bring an illustration to life. Emma illustrates a variety of different subjects but perhaps most of all children, animals, mini beasts, quirky characters and all forms of plant life from tiny toadstools to towering trees. Emma is a past winner of the 'Student of the Year' award at the London Art College and is represented by Sylvie Poggio Artists.

Series

Featuring gorgeous illustrations in a beautiful hardback edition, these make perfect gifts for young readers.

View series: Illustrated Story Collections