Debi Gliori's Bedtime Stories

by Debi Gliori

Following on the success of The DK Book of Nursery Rhymes, Debi Gliori has applied her wit and paintbrush to familiar bedtime tales such as "The Little Red Hen," "The Lion and the Mouse," and eight other favorites. Painted with sweet humor and a special care for the details children love, these ever-so-slightly-twisted tales are updated favorites sure to please parents who grew up with them and their children who are hearing them for the first time.

Genres: Fiction, Childrens

Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Debi Gliori (born 1959) is a Scottish author and illustrator of children's books.
She grew up as an only child in Glasgow, and when young began drawing and writing stories. She started writing children's books in 1976, and attended art school in Edinburgh from 1979 to 1984. She then received a travelling scholarship award to go to Milan, and worked as a freelance from 1984 onwards.
She is the author/illustrator of many books for children including Mr Bear, the winner of a Children's Book Award. She is best known for her black comedy Pure Dead series for older children, which display strong elements of family lives amid dark and fantasy-based plots.

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This prolific Children's author is fantastic! Her fun, poetic, imaginative versions of traditional bedtime stories had just enough dark and interesting bits to keep my four-year-old interested, but not so many that they were scary.

The family favorite was the Very Fat Cat who kept devouring everyone he came across until a clever fly tricked him into, um, releasing his gastronomical captives. We read it 100 times before sending it back to the library.

[Kitty Tomlinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun bedtime stories stories told with a fun new twist.

[Dolly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful bunch of bedtime stories, most of which are familiar tales that have a twist. I love the rhyming ditties - they are fun to read aloud and, accompanied by fantastic illustrations, make for a terrific storytime. Many have a slightly English slant and I loved that I was able to bring back a little bit of English culture home to our girls. (Our girls loved these stories, too!)

[Renee Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gliori's tongue-in-cheek humor is a treat, but her prose works better than her rhyming text. Fractured versions of nursery stories. Better for older children or those accustomed to "twists" and "not happily ever after" endings.

[Logan So · Rating 4 out of 5]

My mother and father read me this book when I was younger as bedtime stories. My grandparents gave this book to me. Today I finished reading Debi Gliori's Bedtime Stories once again, and I don't think it's childish. Fantasy bedtime stories are great!

[Leona · Rating 3 out of 5]

traditional stories--3 little pigs, little red hen, etc. with cute gliori pics.

[The Brothers · Rating 4 out of 5]

These were some really fun re-telling of common bedtime stories.

The illustrations were great.