A collection of funny stories sure to delight five-year-olds, with a gorgeous new cover illustrated by Adam Stower.
Funny Stories for 5-Year-Olds is a bright and varied selection of wonderfully entertaining stories by some of the very best writers for children. Perfect for reading alone or aloud - and for dipping into time and time again.
With stories from Dick King-Smith, Tony Ross, Alf PrÌüysen, Malorie Blackman and many more, this book will provide hours of fantastic fun.
Helen Paiba is known as one of the most committed, knowledgeable and acclaimed children's booksellers in Britain. For more than twenty years she owned and ran the Children's Bookshop in Muswell Hill, London, which under her guidance gained a superb reputation for its range of children's books and for the advice available to its customers.
Helen was involved with the Booksellers Association for many years and served on both its Children's Bookselling Group and the Trade Practices Committee. In 1995 she was given honorary life membership of the Booksellers Association of Great Britain and Ireland in recognition of her outstanding services to the association and to the book trade. In the same year the Children's Book Circle (sponsored by Books for Children) honoured her with the Eleanor Farjeon Award, given for distinguished service to the world of children's books.
She retired in 1995 and now lives in London.
Dive into this wonderful collection of children's short stories, chosen and themed for a specific age by the hugely talented Helen Paiba. From Bedtime Stories to Scary Stories, Funny Stories to Animal Stories, these books are sure to delight and entertain any child.
With selected stories from some of the greatest voices in children's literature, such as Jacqueline Wilson, Judy Blume, Morris Gleitzman, Dick King-Smith, Joyce Lankester-Brisley, David Henry Wilson, Rudyard Kipling, Malorie Blackman, Ursula Moray Williams, Rumer Godden and many more, these books do exactly what it says on the tin!
