Author Description

Product Description Stories and Songs for Bedtime is a dreamy collection from award-winning artist, Ian Beck. He has chosen a selection of soothing lullabies, sleepy rhymes, and lyrical poems to complement his own spirited retellings of such fairytale favourites as 'Beauty and the Beast', 'The Frog Prince', and'Cinderella'. Each story and every verse is beautifully illustrated in its own distinct style. Taking inspiration from some of the great movements in the history of fine and applied arts, Ian Beck has created a lovely book for adults and children to share at bedtime. This is a book that is destinedto become a children's classic. Review `Beautiful, romantic imagery and sounds and rhythms [that] nourish the imagination.'Times Educational Supplement`Ian Beck has replaced Kate Greenaway in giving us the most idyllic images of childhood.'Amanda Craig, Independent on Sunday About the Author For OUP: Oxford Storybook series, Round and Round the Garden, Oranges and Lemons, Ride a Cock-Horse, Pudding and Pie, Best Loved Stories and Nursery Rhymes, The Oxford Nursery Treasury, Tom Trueheart. For other publishers: The Little Mermaid (Random House), Peter Pan and Wendy (Orchard),Kitten Cat (Scholastic), Peter and the Wolf (Random House).