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Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together

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By Mary Ann Hoberman

Illustrated by Michael Emberley

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$18.99

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$24.99 CAD

This item is a preorder. Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around May 1, 2004. This date is subject to change due to shipping delays beyond our control.

From New York Times best-selling author and Children’s Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman comes a new collection of fresh read-aloud takes on eight favorite fairy tales, including “The Three Bears,” “Cinderella,” and “Little Red Riding Hood.”

Designed with emerging readers in mind, each of the tales is told in short rhyming dialogues–with each character’s lines indicated by a different color-to be used as a script for two voices to read separately and together. Using traditional reading teaching techniques like alliteration, rhyme, repetition, and short sentences), the text invites young children to read along, while Michael Emberley’s lively illustrations enhance the stories’ humor and high spirits.

Goldilocks, the Little Red Hen, the Three Little Pigs, and many more beloved characters star in these tales-with-a-twist that are perfect for early and reluctant readers, readers’ theater, and bedtime fun.

A 2005 Notable Children’s Book in the Language Arts by the Children’s Literature Assembly of the National Council of Teacher of English. Also chosen as a 2004 Gryphon Award Honor Book by the Center for Children’s Books.

  • "These brief verse retellings are just right for you to share with your new reader."
    Parenting Magazine
  • "An exuberant read-aloud collection. Emberley's illustrations capture the liveliness of the poems beckoning readers to join in and relish the fun."
    Kirkus
  • "The energy never flags, neither in Hoberman's trademark bouncy rhythms nor in Emberley's exuberant illustrations."
    Booklist

On Sale
May 1, 2004
Page Count
32 pages
ISBN-13
9780316146111

Mary Ann Hoberman

About the Author

Mary Ann Hoberman is a former Children’s Poet Laureate and a winner of the National Book Award. During her tenure as Children’s Poet Laureate, Ms. Hoberman visited numerous classrooms and libraries, introducing both children and adults to the joys of reading and memorizing poetry. She is the author of more than forty books for children, including All Kinds of Families! and the award-winning You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You series.

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Michael Emberley

About the Illustrator

Michael Emberley is the creator of the highly acclaimed picture books Ruby and its sequel, Ruby and the SniffsWelcome Back SunDinosaurs!; and Mail Harry to the Moon! Having grown up in a family of writers and artists, he is an avid reader and comic book fan. A native of New England, Mr. Emberley now lives in Ireland.

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