Bedtime Stories Rhyme and Verse for Little Ones

By Oliver Franklin and Melissa Franklin

This is a collection of tales for children of all ages, told through the media of prose, poetry, verse. These stories and the characters presented, will fuel dreams and the imagination, sending young ones to bed secure in the knowledge that a kindly, all-seeing providence watches over them in this world, even while they sleep.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Oliver Franklin
• Release date: Dec 22, 2019
• ISBN: 9781005389642

Oliver Franklin

You will read some of it in the books...

Book preview

Bedtime Stories

Rhyme and Verse for Little Ones

by Oliver and Melissa Franklin

Copyright © 2014 Oliver and Melissa Franklin

The authors have asserted their moral rights

First published in 2015 by Buddlewood Children’s Books

Closing illustration, Bedtime by Johnny Automatic, used courtesy of openclipart.org

Scripture quotations are taken from the King James version of the Bible, which is in the Public Domain

The right of Oliver and Melissa Franklin to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the copyright, design and patents acts pertaining. All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this work may be made without written permission from the authors.

Dedication

In loving memory of Mum, Sue and Tweeter –

The Old Lady

The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down – Psalm 145 v 14

There was an old lady who looked frail and poor. She stood under the archway with her hand stretched out begging for help. Many