The Orchard Nursery Story Book

The ten stories in this collection are very well-known, but that does not mean that new and attractive retellings are not required to ensure that children receive the tale which may be considered part of their early cultural heritage. Retold and illustrated by Craig, this book will delight those who listen and those who read both verbally and visually. 'The Gingerbread Man', 'Little Red Riding Hood', 'Goldilocks' and other well known tales are all here, on attractively laid out pages. The characters, human and animal, are lively and engaging; in particular I liked the hairy troll, threatening but somewho endearing. There are cheaper collections of stories about, but it is worth spending a bit extra to get a volume which is bound to provide many requests to 'read it again' and opportunities to 'read' the detailed illustrations.