Description

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.