by Charles Perrault, Margaret Mahy, Allan Ahlberg, Dick King-Smith, Adele Geras, Vivian French · Puffin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141308791
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«The Puffin Book of Five-Minute Stories» is a collection of tales by Charles Perrault and other authors, published by Puffin in paperback (128 pages, in English).
The volume brings together nineteen short stories designed to be read in a few minutes, combining traditional tales such as Little Red Riding Hood and The Gingerbread Man with modern stories by authors like Margaret Mahy and Dick King-Smith; there are stories about animals, magic, mermaids and more, with full-color illustrations.
Anthology illustrated by Steve Cox; the credited authors are Charles Perrault, Margaret Mahy, Allan Ahlberg, Dick King-Smith, Adele Geras and Vivian French.
Recommended for children aged 5 and up, both for early readers and for reading aloud.
Charles Perrault was a French author and member of the Académie Française. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works derived from earlier folk tales, published in his 1697 book Histoires ou contes du temps passé. The best known of his tales include "Little Red Riding Hood", "Cinderella", "Puss in Boots", "Sleeping Beauty", and "Bluebeard".
