A companion to Three Minute Tales compiles another delightful collection of entertaining stories from around the world to read or tell on any occasion. Simultaneous.
Five Minute Tales: More Stories to Read and Tell When Time is Short
Primary (ages 6-9)
Material appropriate for primary age groups
Three-Minute Tales
Three Minute Tales compiles delightful collection of entertaining stories from around the world to read or tell on any occasion.
While You Are Sleeping
As one child goes to bed, another is waking up on the other side of the world. Readers can lift the flap to see the same moment of time in different countries: the United States, Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, India, Thailand, Haiti, England, and Brazil.
Thanking The Moon
This simple, young, and satisfying story follows a Chinese American family as they celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. Each member of the family lends a hand as they prepare a moonlit picnic with mooncakes, pomelos, cups of tea, and colorful lanterns. And everyone sends thanks and a secret wish up to the moon. Grace Lin’s luminous and gloriously patterned artwork is perfect for this holiday tale. Her story is simple—tailor-made for reading aloud to young children. And she includes an informative author’s note with further details on the customs and traditions of the Moon Festival for parents and teachers. The Moon Festival is one of the most important holidays of the year along with the Lunar New Year, so this book makes an excellent companion to Grace Lin’s Bringing In the New Year, which features the same family.
Conejito: A Folktale From Panama
In a folktale from Panama, Conejito, a little rabbit, and his Ta Monica outwit Mr. Fox, Mr. Tiger, and Mr. Lion, all of whom want to eat him for lunch. By the author of Mabela the Clever.
Foxy and Egg
Foxy DuBois has cooked up a cunning plan to turn her dinner guest, Egg, into breakfast.
I Like You the Best
Dolly the pig and Jack Rabbit are the best friends in all the world. One afternoon while painting portraits, they hurt each other’s feelings in this heartwarming picture book about the ups and downs that come with being best friends.
Last Song
Beautiful watercolor paintings add rich layers of mood and feeling to an old Scottish poem, depicting a squirrel family spending the day together—waking, playing, and nestling down to sleep under the eye of watchful parent.
Dog in Boots
After reading “Puss in Boots,” an adventurous dog sets out to find the perfect pair of shoes to suit his every need.
Can We Save the Tiger?
Tigers are pretty special and so are ground iguanas and partula snails and even white-rumped vultures. But these and many other animals are in danger of disappearing altogether, joining the dodo, the marsupial wolf, the great auk, and countless other animals we will never see again. Using the experiences of a few endangered species as examples, Martin Jenkins highlights the ways human behavior can either threaten or conserve the amazing animals that share our planet. Vicky White’s stunning portraits of rare creatures offer a glimpse of nature’s grace and beauty and give us a powerful reason to preserve it.