The Treasury of Bedtime Stories is a keepsake book designed for parents and children to enjoy together. The collection features 16 beloved bedtime stories, fables, fairy tales, and folk tales. Large print helps children read along, and colorful illustrations on every two-page spread complement the stories. The book has a display-worthy faux leather cover with gilded accents and a cut-out window that features a three-dimensional teddy bear scene.

The Treasury of Bedtime Stories makes a thoughtful gift for friends and family. Here are the titles of the book's 16 stories:

• Goldilocks and the Three Bears
• Hansel and Gretel
• Henny Penny
• Puss in Boots
• Jack and the Beanstalk
• The Little Red Hen
• Snow White
• The Three Little Pigs
• The Tortoise and the Hare
• The Steadfast Tin Soldier
• Cinderella
• The Ugly Duckling
• The Pied Piper of Hamlin
• The Sleeping Beauty
• Rumpelstiltskin
• The Three Billy Goats Gruff

16 classic children's bedtime stories, including Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Colorful illustrations accompany each bedtime story.

Ideal for parents interested in reading to children.

Die-cut cover features three-dimension scene in cutout.

Average Customer Review: ( 20 customer reviews )
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.

More amazingly, our 7-year old son (a fluent reader) and our 18-month old toddler clammer up on our 4-year old's bed so they can share in these stories too.

Why did I rate this as 5 stars? Two reasons: (1) Your children will love the illustrations. The illustrations are colorful, realistic and plentiful. There's a BIG picture on every page for the children to study, and often they'll notice things such as Little Bear's expression (in The Three Bears) or how much Goldilocks looks like a person they know. Or, how the Little Billy Goat (in the Billy Goats Gruff tale) looks surprisingly happy as he bounces across the Troll's bridge. The pictures are detailed enough to convey this kind of realism. (2) Both you and your children will love the quantity and selection of stories. There are LOTS of stories, and these are classics that we know will help prepare our kids to be "culturally literate" (see E.G. Hirsch books). From Rumpelstiltskin to Little Red Riding Hood, from The Ugly Duckling to The Pied Piper of Hamlin, you'll find you and your child can discuss life lessons conveyed by these stories, and refer back to them later. There are 19 stories in all, each a hearty 20 pages (10 pages of text, 10 of pictures) in length.

Why do I write this review? I always wonder if the folks writing these reviews are actually the publishers (or illustrators, etc.) of these books. (Cynical, aren't I?) My reason for writing this is that I logged on to Amazon.com hoping to order this as a gift for two of our children's friends. Unfortunately, I learned that it will take 4 to 6 weeks (!) to get the book to the birthday children in question. So, I hope that those of us who discover how wonderful this book is will encourage Amazon.com to improve the availability of this book to other readers.

Happy reading!

6 of 6 found the following review helpful:

Great Toddler Bedtime StoriesJan 09, 2007
By T. Bettencourt
My 3 year old son loves these stories. We started including this book as a bedtime book choice when he was about 2 1/2. They're the perfect story length when your child is too old for the little board books, but not yet ready for the original full-length story.

4 of 4 found the following review helpful:

Great Book for Developing Reading SkillsJul 24, 2003
By Sienna922
I bought this book about a year and a half ago and my daughter who is now 6 still enjoys this book. I used to read her stories from it every night because it is her absolute favorite. Eventually, she started picking up the book and reading me stories from it. It is not only great because it is written in a way that small children can understand, but, as stated before, it allows children to develop the skills to read alone.

It is a great buy.

1 of 1 found the following review helpful:

Great for reading aloud!Oct 03, 2010
By Kim Conway
The language in these stories is great for reading out loud, but I want to issue a word of warning. Some of the pictures are too scary for my 3 year old. I was very disappointed that the troll in the Three Billy Goats Gruff story was such a hideous thing. My daughter was actually scared of the pictures. There are other instances of that throughout the book, so if you have a really young reader, please take that into consideration.

See all 20 customer reviews on Amazon.com