Product DescriptionVal Biro's popular traditional tales have been adapted for shared reading. The text has been simplified and the books all have specially commissioned notes for parents on how to share the stories with their children, written by Kate Agnew - a knowledgeable and well-respected bookseller atHeffers in Cambridge.About the AuthorVal Biro was born in Hungary but came to England in 1939. He is one of the best established and well-known of children's book artists. He is married and lives in Amersham, Bucks.