內容簡介
內容簡介 Science tells us that young children develop best when they are read to. In this follow-up to Read to Your Baby Every Day, soothe your toddler with retellings of traditional folk tales, fairy tales, and fables from around the world paired with images of Chloe Giordano's charming hand-embroidered illustrations on cloth. Every tale is the perfect length to read aloud to your toddler before bedtime and carries a message of empathy, friendship, and care for the world around us. Bond with your toddler and help them grow as you read to them these timeless stories: THE THREE WISHES, Scandinavia THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER, Ancient Rome BRER RABBIT AND THE WELL, North America HOW THE BEAR LOST HIS TAIL, Iroquois THE MAGIC PEAR TREE, China WHY THE BANANAS BELONG TO THE MONKEY, Brazil THE FISHERMAN AND THE GENIE, Syria THE RAINBOW SERPENT, Indigenous Australia THE STONECUTTER, Japan KING MIDAS, Ancient Greece THE CLEVER LITTLE TURTLE, Mexico ANANSI AND THE TURTLE, Caribbean THE SCRUFFY DUCKLING, Denmark A BAG FULL OF STORIES, Cambodia THE MICE AND THE ELEPHANTS, India THE FEAST, Mali SNOWFLAKE, THE SNOW CHILD, Russia WHY CATS CHASE MICE, Nigeria THE LION AND THE THORN, Ancient Greece HOW THE WREN BECAME KING OF THE BIRDS, Ireland Also available in the Stiched Storytime series are Read to Your Baby Every Day, Read to Your Baby Every Night, and coming soon is Pray with Your Baby Every Day.
作者介紹
作者介紹 Lucy Brownridge is an award-winning children's book author and editor from London, UK. She studied History of Art at the University of Bristol and holds an MA from the Courtauld Institute of Art. Lucy writes thoughtful, engaging books that spark curiosity about the world and celebrate connection, cooperation, and care for others. Her titles include Little Tree and the Wood Wide Web, winner of the 2024 Giverny Award, What Are You Doing Today, Mother Nature?, The Fantastical Safari, and the Cat Family series, which has been translated into 19 languages. Chloe Giordano began to sew in the last year of her illustration degree at the University of the West of England. Since graduating, she has continued to experiment with freehand embroidery, using sewing thread and hand-dyed fabrics to make her work - and the books in her bestselling Stitched Storytime series are illustrated with her hand-embroidered artwork. Her clients include Penguin, Vintage Books, Bloomsbury, Liberty, and the BFI. She lives in England.