Flying Rabbits, Singing Squirrels and Other Bedtime Stories - Hardcover

Von Bismarck, Melanie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1447253388 ISBN 13: 9781447253389

Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books, 2018

Synopsis

Molly loves to listen to her dad's bedtime stories. Once upon a time, he says, everyone was green, squirrels sang in choirs, tiny people lived in Aunt Elsie's pot plant and of course, rabbits could fly . . . but can all this really be true? Molly thinks her dad's just being silly as usual, but no-one's bedtime stories are as good as his. So cuddle up on the sofa and pick one of these fourteen fantastically funny stories to read together before bed. Which one will be your favourite?

Melanie von Bismarck's brilliant collection of short stories is cleverly translated from the German by David Henry Wilson, author of the Jeremy James series, and is brought to life by the warm, witty and richly detailed pictures by Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo.

With a jacket, extra-thick paper, and a special ribbon to mark your place in the book, Flying Rabbits, Singing Squirrels and Other Bedtime Stories makes a great present – truly a gift book to treasure.

About this title

About the Authors

Melanie von Bismarck studied Art History and Archaeology before working as a journalist for many years. She lives in Hamburg. Her collection of children's stories Flying Rabbits, Singing Squirrels and Other Bedtime Stories was illustrated by Axel Scheffler.

Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator whose instantly recognizable, warm and witty illustrations have achieved worldwide acclaim and numerous awards. Axel is the illustrator of wonderful novelty, gift and poetry books for Macmillan, such as Fish Who Dream of Trees (Two Hoots) and the bestselling The Bedtime Bear, The Tickle Book and Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes – and of course, he is the illustrator of some of the world's best-loved picture books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 17 million copies worldwide. Axel’s artwork is exhibited internationally; he has illustrated for many charities and designed the Royal Mail Christmas stamps in 2012. Born in Hamburg, Axel now lives with his family in London.

David Henry Wilson was born in London and studied at Cambridge. His children’s books – especially the Jeremy James series – have been translated into several languages. He is married, with three grown-up children, and lives in Somerset.

Edition details

• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1447253388
• ISBN 13: 9781447253389
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Scheffler Axel
• Number of pages: 216