Get ready for winter with this treasury of 50 frosty stories from around the globe.
Curl up beside the fire and uncover stories from all over the world with this rich resource of wintery folk tales, myths and legends.
Featuring stories of Norse gods; hibernating bears; Christmas feasts and wicked witches, there is something for everyone in this collection of winter inspired stories.
The perfect anthology for Christmas, or any time you want to uncover chilly tales from lands near and far.
Collected and retold by award-winning author Angela McAllister, with enchanting illustrations by Olga Baumert, this is an anthology to be read when the weather turns colder and the nights draw in.
Stories include:
The Spider and the Christmas Tree (Ukraine).
Mother Holle (Germany).
Shingebiss (Ojibwe, North America).
The First Rabbits (Japan).
The Girl and the Winter Whirlwinds (Bulgaria).
The First Evergreens (Mongolia).
The Snow Man (Denmark).
Why the Bear Sleeps All Winter (North America).
The Wind, the Clouds and the Snow (China).
Milo's mum knows what he's up to. She knows when he's using her saucepans to brew up magic spells, and she knows when he's bouncing on his bed. She even knows when he's wrestling with giant sea monsters in the bath. But how does she do it? There can only be one answer: she must have X-Ray vision! So Milo decides to put his theory to the test.
At the end of winter, a girl named Spring awakes from her slumber in the snow.
She travels through the forest and finds a little bird that has fallen from a tree.
The bird is so cold and weak that Spring can hardly hear its heartbeat, so she turns it into a rabbit with thick, soft fur so it will be warm.
To show their gratitude, birds gather eggs which Rabbit collects in a beautiful basket. Spring tells Rabbit to give them to the children so that they will know Spring is here.
This beautiful tale shows young children how the Easter Bunny came to be.
