Science tells us that young children develop best when they are read to. In this follow-up to Read to Your Baby Every Day, soothe your toddler with retellings of traditional folk tales, fairy tales, and fables from around the world ** paired with images of Chloe Giordano's charming hand-embroidered ...

Science tells us that young children develop best when they are read to. In this follow-up to Read to Your Baby Every Day, soothe your toddler with retellings of traditional folk tales, fairy tales, and fables from around the world ** paired with images of Chloe Giordano's charming hand-embroidered illustrations on cloth **.

Every tale is the perfect length to read aloud to your toddler before bedtime and carries a message of empathy, friendship, and care for the world around us. Bond with your toddler and help them grow as you read to them these timeless stories: - THE THREE WISHES, Scandinavia

• THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER, Ancient Rome BRER RABBIT AND THE WELL, North America

• HOW THE BEAR LOST HIS TAIL, Iroquois

• THE MAGIC PEAR TREE, China

• WHY THE BANANAS BELONG TO THE MONKEY, Brazil

• THE FISHERMAN AND THE GENIE, Syria

• THE RAINBOW SERPENT, Indigenous Australia

• ​THE STONECUTTER, Japan

• KING MIDAS, Ancient Greece

• THE CLEVER LITTLE TURTLE, Mexico

• ANANSI AND THE TURTLE, Caribbean

• THE SCRUFFY DUCKLING, Denmark

• A BAG FULL OF STORIES, Cambodia

• THE MICE AND THE ELEPHANTS, India

• THE FEAST, Mali

• SNOWFLAKE, THE SNOW CHILD, Russia

• WHY CATS CHASE MICE, Nigeria

• THE LION AND THE THORN, Ancient Greece

• HOW THE WREN BECAME KING OF THE BIRDS, Ireland