Twenty-four top tales! A brilliant collection specially selected to appeal to four year olds. The collection features a host of famous and best-loved childrens writers including Dick King-Smith Italo Calvino Alison Lurie Leila Berg Joan Aiken Margaret Mahy and Russell Hoban. Each story is wittily illustrated with lively half-tone artwork by Caroline Dinan. From the everyday to the amazing her are stories about a paper palace a thin king a toy donkey a very fierce bear and a flying apple pie. This wideranging anthology of funny and exciting stories is sure to enthrall and entertain all young readers.