My First Nursery Stories Book and CD

Illustrated by Tony Ross, Read by Michael Maloney, Read by Jane Whittenshaw

JUVENILE FICTION

96 Pages, 9.5 x 11

Trade Paper and CD, $17.95 (US $17.95) (CA $24.00)

Publication Date: April 2011

ISBN 9781842709726

Rights: US & CA

Andersen Press (Apr 2011)

Available from local and national retailers throughout the US.

Overview

A gorgeous book and CD edition of this introduction to the best read-aloud nursery stories—with music and lively sound effects, perfect for sharing with very young children

A gorgeous book and CD edition of this must-have selection of timeless classic tales—with music and lively sound effects, perfect for sharing with very young children

Favorites such as The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Henny-Penny, The Gingerbread Man, Three Little Pigs, The Enormous Turnip, Little Red Riding Hood, and Goldilocks have been specially selected for their read-aloud qualities, and brought gloriously to life by the award-winning Tony Ross. Large type and fresh, lively illustrations make this a wonderful book to share with even the very youngest child.

Reviews

"This superb collection of all the old favorite nursery stories with Ross's hilarious illustrations is perfect for reading aloud." —Good Book Guide

"Retold and illustrated in a direct and child-friendly way. Ideal for reading aloud." —Children's Bookseller, Bookseller's Choice

Author Biography

Tony Ross is the author and illustrator of The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Centipede's 100 Shoes, I Don't Want to Go to Bed!, Stone Soup, Three Little Kittens and Other Favorite Nursery Rhymes, and Wash Your Hands! He has received numerous awards, including the German Children's Book Prize and the silver medal in the Smarties Prize, and has been short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Michael Maloney is an actor who has been in such movies as Notes on a Scandal and The Young Victoria. Jane Whittenshaw has voiced numerous children's cartoons and appeared on with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-Upon-Avon and on Broadway in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

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