Reports show that reading or being read to for ten minutes every day will significantly improve children’s reading skills. This charming collection of short animal stories supports this – each story taking about ten minutes to read. Ideal for reading aloud with younger children, or for young readers who are ready to tackle the stories themselves. Stories include: Little Red Hen, The Scaredy Cat, The Musicians of Bremen, The Mouse's Wedding, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, The Lion and the Mouse, The Hare and the Tortoise, Chicken Licken, The Ugly Duckling, The Jungle Book, Puss in Boots, The Three Billy Goats, and The Boy who Cried Wolf.