The Faber Book of Bedtime Stories
The Faber Book of Bedtime Stories is a wonderful collection of seventeen stories written by a mixture of bestselling, and up-and-coming authors. It is wholesome and nostalgic in its style of writing. It rekindles memories of hearing classic fairytales at bedtime. However, the stories are contemporary with the characters encountering modern challenges. In the classic fairytale fashion, the heroes of the stories are presented with problems that they must overcome with a mixture of compassion, love and friendship. Each story has a positive and hopeful message for bedtime.
The stories are a wonderful medley of magic and friendship and this theme is reflected beautifully in Sarah McIntyre’s illustrations. The illustrations are a colourful and fun interpretation of the stories. This book would make a gorgeous gift that would be treasured. Every page is illustrated in some way and this adds to the magical, classic fairytale feel of this charming edition.
The stories are a wonderful medley of magic and friendship and this theme is reflected beautifully in Sarah McIntyre’s illustrations. The illustrations are a colourful and fun interpretation of the stories. This book would make a gorgeous gift that would be treasured. Every page is illustrated in some way and this adds to the magical, classic fairytale feel of this charming edition.
While this book is targeted at younger readers being read to at bedtime, the stories and their challenges contain important morals that an older audience would enjoy and learn from. There are lovely messages of kindness and of encouraging children to care for the earth, and for others. This is a book that will always have a place on the bookshelf – long after younger readers have grown old enough to read it themselves.
