Children's Stories:To read at bedtime,by Grandfather.
By Bernard King
5/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
This book has been created not to read, but to tell. It is truly a bedtime story book.
There is repetition, children love repetition, there are expressions, clichés to the rest of us, but children love them. In fact children love anything they can relate to.
As a writer of scripts and novels, I have tried to combine both in these stories. There is dialogue for the reader to characterise, brightening a reading drone.
Work on these stories, and you will get as much fun reading them to the children, as they will get listening to them, and as much fun I have had writing them.
I tried to categorise the stories into age groups but abandoned the idea. My three year old Goddaughter seemed to enjoy them as much as my five year old Grandson. Although the seven and eight year olds lowered their bottom lips, scorning them somewhat with their vast experience.
There are no baddies in these stories, no evil characters, ogres or corpses, which to my horror, I see in many children’s books. The idea of these stories is to lull the little dynamos to sleep, not wake them screaming.
Finally, whilst I created all the stories, I did not choose which to put in this book. The kids did.
So you have a fully tested, market approved, choice here.
Of all the stories, the one most enjoyed by the grandchildren was The Conductor. It was voted the best, far ahead of the rest. When I suggested working on the stories, I meant to read the stories before they are told to the children, work out the voices of the characters, and then give a performance. The Conductor requires a lot of arm waving, which whilst my acting carried it to the top of the list, the amount of giggling when I closed the bedroom door did not hint of imminent sleep from my audience – you have been warned!
Bernard King
Bernard King was born in Holyhead in the UK, but the family moved within two week to London. He spent an exciting, if hairaising, childhood during the London blitz, being evacuated to safety when it had finished. In the early sixties he wrote comedy scripts for radio and TV for most of the big names of the time. Switching to a saner business he built up a successful electronic service company, although continued writing the odd piece for BBC radio. In the ninties he wrote his first novel but it took ten years before his sixth, SELLEBRITY was published. His seventh, TOTAL COMMITMENT, has recently been followed by IMAGINE. Between novels he has written four books of children's stories, that record healthy sales all over the world. BEHIND OLYMPIA, a film scrip he wrote many years ago, is being turned into another novel.
Related to Children's Stories:To read at bedtime,by Grandfather.
Related ebooks
A Collection of Ten Short Stories for Children: Book 2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBedtime Stories for Kids: A CollectiA Collection of Illustrated Short stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBedtime stories for Kids: A Collection of Illustrated Short stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStories For Kids By Kids Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStories for Babies 2: Good Kids, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow The Leopard Got His Spots Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Tale of Squirrel Nutkin Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Funny Stories for Kids: Family Wars Episode I: The Forced Dinner Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBedtime Stories for Kids Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStories for Kids: Short Story Collection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStories for Thinking Children 2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThere's a Baby In My Mommy! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShort Stories Collection III Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLogan and Luna Find the Magic Tree Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Laugh-Out-Loud: The Joke-a-Day Book: A Year of Laughs Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTag Your Dreams: Poems of Play and Persistence Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Favourite Bedtime Stories: 13 Wonderful Tales With Atmospheric Illustrations Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Very Oldest Pear Tree Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCow Jokes Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings7 Day eBook Writing and Publishing System Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Little Old Miss Mackey Story: Adoption Day Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Farm Tales: Short Stories, Games, Jokes, and More! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBedtime Stories Volume 1 Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/510 Magical Myths & Legends for 4-8 Year Olds (Perfect for Bedtime & Independent Reading) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShowdown At High Moon: Queen Takes A Stand Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDino Safari: Grab your gear and join the adventure! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSingapore Children's Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhiskers the Cat: Whiskers the Cat, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhere are the Trees? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Children's For You
The Witch of Blackbird Pond: A Newbery Award Winner Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fever 1793 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Coraline Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Graveyard Book Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Phantom Tollbooth Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Dark Is Rising Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Amari and the Night Brothers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cedric The Shark Get's Toothache: Bedtime Stories For Children, #1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bridge to Terabithia Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Twas the Night Before Christmas Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Into the Wild: Warriors #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Alice In Wonderland: The Original 1865 Unabridged and Complete Edition (Lewis Carroll Classics) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOver Sea, Under Stone Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Island of the Blue Dolphins: A Newbery Award Winner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Secret Garden: The 100th Anniversary Edition with Tasha Tudor Art and Bonus Materials Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The School for Good and Evil: Now a Netflix Originals Movie Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Day My Fart Followed Me Home Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Little House on the Prairie Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pete the Kitty Goes to the Doctor Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Alone Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Atlas Shrugged SparkNotes Literature Guide Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPete the Kitty and the Unicorn's Missing Colors Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5My Shadow Is Purple Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Crossover: A Newbery Award Winner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thirty Days Has September: Cool Ways to Remember Stuff Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Children's Stories:To read at bedtime,by Grandfather.
1 rating0 reviews