The Puffin Book of Stories for Six-Year-Olds

The Puffin Book of Stories for [blank]-year-olds

by Wendy Cooling (Editor)

The Puffin Book of Stories for Six-year-olds, edited by Wendy Cooling is essential reading for all six-year-olds!

Brilliant stories from some of our best-loved authors, including Geraldine McCaughrean, Philippa Pearce and Penelope Lively.

With a Martian in a supermarket, a monkey in trouble, and a magic pearl tree, there's something for everyone to discover in this special collection.

Perfect for six-year-olds to share or read alone.

Contents:
The Martian and the Supermarket - Penelope Lively
Kind Polly and the Wolf in Danger - Catherine Storr
The Hodja and the Saucepan - Anon.
The Thrush Girl - Godfried Bomans
Ranjit and the Tiger - Paddy Kinsale
Anna-Magdelena's Dark Secret - Kay Kinnear
The Leaning Silver Birch - James Riordan
Making Pancakes When My Mother Was Out - Paddy Kinsale
The Pearl Tree - Ira Saxena
Careless Conrad - M. Joyce Davies
How Trouble Made the Monkey Eat Pepper - Grace Hallworth
The Tortoises' Picnic - Katherine Briggs
In the Beginning and Pandora's Box - Geraldine McCaughrean
The Crooked Little Finger - Philippa Pearce

144 pages, Paperback

First published April 6, 1999

About the author

Wendy Cooling, a former teacher and Head of the Children's Book Foundation (now Book Trust), works as a freelance book consultant, reviewer and editor. She recently put together the successful millennium collection, CENTURIES OF STORIES. Wendy lives in Hertfordshire. (less)

Reviews

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some better than others. I enjoyed the Martian, tiger, pearl, careless Conrad, monkey, tortoise, Pandora, crooked finger and detectives ones best.

[Pippa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some fabulous stories in here. Highly recommend.