The Faber Book of Bedtime Stories
Is a brilliant and beautiful book
That would make a gorgeous gift
This Chrstmas
This is the first book
I am sharing as part of my
Edspire Christmas Gift Guides
For 2022
I will be sharing books
And present ideas
For all the little people
In your life
This compendium of stories
Written by some of the
Very best children’s authors
Of the day
Would make a magical gift
Made all the more special
With a few accompanying
Treats linked to the tales inside
The first story tells
Of a goose
Born into a family of chickens
She does not realise
That she is different at first
Her family do not care
That she is not exactly
The same as them
They adore their Clementine
Just the way she is
And when she saves
The hens of the hen house
From an unwanted
Night time visitor
They all accept her
And love her
Webbed feet, honking
And all
For this story I would add
Some wooden toys
A chicken, a goose and a fox
From Lanka Kade
The second story in this
Glorious compendium is
Fairy Godmother’s Don’t Exist
This is a charming funny story
About friendship
Football and magical mishaps
An alternative fairy godmother tale
That made us laugh
For this story I would add
A football keyring
The third story is one of our favourites
Because we have a Bea
And we are a houseful of
Kieran Larwood fans
This is a lovely story
About protecting bees
And making our gardens
More bee friendly
To accompany this story
The gift I would add is an
Apples to Pears
Build A Bee Hotel
The next story is Lucy Farfort’s
Light Bearer
A story of light after darkness
A story of courage
Of facing fears and
Fighting sorrow
A tale of kindness
Friendship and community
A quest for hope
And the power of possibility
The perfect gift for this story
Would be a little night light
Or perhaps a mirror
So readers can see the
Light within
Abi and The Goldfinch
Is the next story
A story about how
A little boy helps an
Injured goldfinch
And nurturing the bird
Helps the boy
This is a wonderful story
An emotional read
The best gift for this story
Is a little goldfinch to cuddle
One that sings!
For Anansi and The Curse of Seven
I would add a storytelling spider
Finger puppet
Emma Carroll is one of my very
Favourite writers
And her story
The Happiness Safari
Is a perfect tale of
Appreciating what you have
The power of wild swimming
Finding happiness close to home
And not judging people
Without really knowing them
I think the perfect gift for this tale
Is a pen and a notebook
For making safari checklists
And writing stories
Like Emma’s
The Dinosaur’s Egg is next
And should definitely be
Celebrated with a
Dino Egg Bath Bomb
The perfect bath, book, bed
Combination
Sharing Is Caring
Is a wonderful story
About caring and sharing
About friendship
And community
About helping others
A story that made us smile
That made us want
To do more for others
A story filled with
Hope for the future
The perfect gift with this story
Is a donation made to a charity
To help families at Christmas time
And all the year through
Perhaps Save The Children or
Feeding Britain
A set of mythical creature toys
Would be the perfect present
To accompany
Do You Want To Swap?
Bob and Pop
Is a story about
Starting a new school
It is a riot of an adventure
About finding friends
This story would be fun to read
With a torch
To explore and play with shadows
Mooncamp is a delicious story
A dream catcher
Or a kit to make a dreamcatcher
Would be a great gift
To give while reading this
Foxy Fall Tail
Is a lovely lovely story
And it would be wonderful
For little readers
To have a mini paint set
After reading this one
The Dream Jar
By Aisha Busby
Is a beautiful story
Aisha has told me a little
About her bedtime story
“Dana is excited to get her first dream jar for her 7th birthday. A dream jar is a jar of sand with all different colours representing different elements of a dream. And when you have one with you at bedtime you have the most fun dreams ever—which you can control! Dana’s first dream is full of laughter, excitement, and more than a dash of danger as she meets all sorts of strange creatures in a living, breathing forest.”
Aisha’s story may have been
In part inspired
By her own favourite
Bedtime story from childhood
“I remember reading The Chronicles of Narnia with my dad, and I remember finding the stories so magical and exciting. My favourite at the time was The Magician’s Nephew, which is about the events that happen before The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.”
The perfect gift to accompany
The Dream Jar
Is a sand art kit
For little readers to make
Dream Jars of their own
Bug’s Bake Off
Is perfect for littles
That love baking
And minibeasts
This is such a delicious story
And deserves to come
With a bug themed
Biscuit making kit
The Pink Palace
Is another story I feel
Would be best accompanied
By a gift of giving
A donation to Book Trust Christmas campaign
Or a challenge to children
To choose some of their
Books and toys
That could be donated to charity
To be given to families in need
The final story in this
Bedtime collection is
When Bedtime Was Cancelled
A perfectly timed and told tale
Of the necessity of rest
And the joy of bedtime
Especially when accompanied
With an exciting, comforting story
To help us drift off to sleep
This last story would be
Best served with
A tasty treat
A unicorn themed hot chocolate kit
To make little readers dreams
Sugary sweet
Such an amazing end
To this cosy collection
Of bedtime stories
Just right for fireside reading
It is perfectly punctuated with pictures
Every illustration is filled with
Details that add heart and humour
To the stories
Really bringing the pages to life
Sarah McIntrye has done a wonderful job
Of wrapping the words
Of seventeen amazing authors
In a warm embrace of pattern and colour
This really is a brilliant and beautiful book
That would make a gorgeous gift
This Christmas
A HUGE thumbs up from all of us
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