365 Bedtime Stories E-Book

Ingrid Annel

• Herausgeber: Naumann & Göbel Verlag
• Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

Beschreibung

Sweet dreams! Reading to your child can be great fun and especially so at bedtime when it can be a delightful ritual enjoyed by parents and children alike. These 365 Bedtime Stories contain enough reading material for an entire year, providing a short, amusing, exciting or surprising story to read aloud at bedtime and help your child fall asleep. From fairy tales, ghost stories, animal adventures to episodes based on childrens' normal, day-to-day activities, there is something to suit every taste and guarantee a year full of pleasant dreams! -A short story for every day of the year -Delightful illustrations -Wide variety of subject matter

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Stories by Ingrid Annel, Sarah Herzhoff, Ulrike Rogler and Sabine Streufert

Illustrations: Marion Durczok, Peter Friedl,

Friederike Großekettler and Daniela Pohl

Translation from German:

First Edition Translations Ltd, Cambridge

Complete production: Schwager & Steinlein Verlag GmbH

All rights reserved

ISBN 978-3-8155-8795-9

Contents

January

1 January The New Year’s rocket message

2 January The sofa monster

3 January The birthday dwarf

4 January The elves’ snow music

5 January Visit to Mother Hulda

6 January Matilda does the cooking

7 January The little mermaid’s birthday

8 January The bunch of frost flowers

9 January The little frost imp

10 January In the snowdrift

11 January Mum’s taxi

12 January Looking for winter supplies

13 January The snowball trap

14 January The finder of things

15 January Winter flowers

16 January Tina and Tom go tobogganing

17 January Detectives in the snow

18 January The forgetful witch

19 January The sleeve monster

20 January A wedding in the winter cold

21 January The finest present

22 January The dragon in the bath

23 January The dragon in the sky

24 January The snowball fight

25 January The pigsty

26 January The wood of mysteries

27 January Carl, the theatre tom-cat

28 January A night-time visit

29 January “I wish they’d all go away!”

30 January The scared ghost

31 January The miracle of the foam

February

1 February Carrot nose

2 February Ice fish

3 February The topsy-turvy farmyard

4 February The dragon’s eyes

5 February Washing day for the ghosts

6 February The spider’s gift

7 February Look out, little mouse!

8 February The flying carpet

9 February The water sprite and the seahorses

10 February The race

11 February No tobogganing for little children

12 February The mysterious parcel

13 February In the land of noodles

14 February In the magician’s costume

15 February The cuckoo clock

16 February The ghost gets locked in

17 February Sven the dwarf plans ahead

18 February The little red tractor

19 February The frog and the calimpo

20 February The magician tidies up

21 February A funny day

22 February A tram to the North Pole

23 February Clever Carmen

24 February Six years old

25 February Uncanny

26 February Rosalie, the artistic ghost

27 February The leaning worm

28 February A kitten for Kate

29 February A mysterious rat-a-tat

March

1 March A troll sets off on a voyage of discovery

2 March Hummy discovers the spring

3 March Genie in the bottle

4 March Woken up

5 March Victoria and the snowman

6 March A crazy idea

7 March Messengers of spring

8 March The parrot wants to fly

9 March Keeping the witches’ house tidy

10 March The noise in the wall

11 March The spring elf

12 March The tired baker

13 March The honey pot trap

14 March The birthday dream

15 March The will-o’-the-wisp

16 March The blue egg

17 March Frosty mist

18 March A new pet

19 March Stuck in a book

20 March The dwarves on the mountain

21 March Molly moves in

22 March The witches take a holiday

23 March Tomberg the troll and the bear

24 March Ronny the robot

25 March The ghost goes cycling

26 March Matilda in the jar

27 March A special present

28 March Monster alarm

29 March The witch out of the egg

30 March The brightly coloured fish

31 March Daddy’s lullaby

April

1 April Giant radishes

2 April Chasing gangsters by night

3 April The sleeping giant

4 April An unusual catch

5 April Chasing bunnies

6 April Too-wit and the echo

7 April Robbie emigrates

8 April The children’s train

9 April The coconut battle

10 April The butterfly’s baptism

11 April April weather

12 April A day in the life of the witch

13 April The new nesting box

14 April The big fart

15 April The circus Bambolino

16 April Federico practises on the quiet

17 April A dangerous fight

18 April The upside-down world

19 April The message in the bottle

20 April Under control

21 April The merman and the mussels

22 April Molly and the pepper

23 April Molly annoys Digbert

24 April Bath time for Molly

25 April Molly and the sugar

26 April The scared ghost

27 April Ghostly letters

28 April The duck race

29 April The hungry tiger

30 April The crafty squirrels

May

1 May The terrible hissing noise

2 May No prince in sight

3 May Many guests at the feast

4 May The hamster’s flight

5 May The woodlouse

6 May The twinkling contest

7 May The special birthday serenade

8 May The wondrous animal

9 May The flying bath carpet

10 May The busy ladybird

11 May The mermaid who got lost

12 May A vampire visits Professor Dr Miller

13 May The housebreaker

14 May A little raincloud

15 May Panic at the circus

16 May The new pair of glasses

17 May Where is Farmer Fred?

18 May The dwarves and the rainbow

19 May The ghosts of many colours

20 May The merman and the starfish

21 May Ragnar the knight and the dragon

22 May The scary creature

23 May The magic bicycle

24 May The magic bike ride

25 May Be brave, little bird!

26 May In Grandpa’s garden

27 May Matilda and the hairdryer

28 May The ghost gets tangled up

29 May The cookie monster

30 May The lost teddy bear

31 May At the pony stables

June

1 June Playing in the moonlight

2 June Under the road

3 June The snail race

4 June The dream hairdo

5 June The cockchafers’ party

6 June Magic colours

7 June Father Octopus

8 June The new name

9 June The water pixie

10 June Anthony the ant goes on strike

11 June Night time in the castle

12 June The story comes alive

13 June The nursery-rhyme party

14 June Thumper meets a giant

15 June Tomberg the troll and the shooting star

16 June A giant idea

17 June A narrow escape

18 June The magic ring

19 June Hide-and-seek

20 June Ears closed!

21 June In the land of the colours

22 June The ghost in the bath

23 June A little accident

24 June In the garden

25 June The bath pixie

26 June Elves and strawberries

27 June A spider in space

28 June Tomberg the troll at the seaside

29 June The ant in peril

30 June The heavenly tendril

July

1 July A letter for the dwarves

2 July Jenny goes on holiday

3 July The cheeky fish

4 July I’m not eating that

5 July Chasing soap bubbles

6 July Cal the crab

7 July The vain cloud

8 July Enticing leaves

9 July The dwarves get bored

10 July Tomberg the troll builds a tree house

11 July An adventure in the paddling pool

12 July Leonora and the Sand King

13 July The dream tree

14 July The special ice-cream

15 July The elephant and the monkeys

16 July The relf

17 July A gift of heaven

18 July Wrinkle Squinkle

19 July Three keys to happiness

20 July The tom-cat’s breakfast

21 July Homesick

22 July The merman and the whale

23 July Stupid cow

24 July Working in the harbour

25 July The little man and the balloons

26 July The blue sock

27 July The ghost goes on his travels

28 July Wal the ball

29 July A very special wood

30 July A big fish

31 July The reading donkey

August

1 August A snail goes swimming

2 August The rain slide

3 August A genie moves house

4 August The witch’s bad mood

5 August The little mouse’s big wish

6 August On the beach

7 August Wishing on a star

8 August Seven books

9 August Christmas in summer time

10 August The troll in love

11 August Dreaming or waking

12 August A new footrace

13 August The shoe-swapping monster

14 August The merman and the puffer fish

15 August Sir Reginald is in a hurry

16 August Taking the plane to see Grandma

17 August A shooting star story

18 August Tomberg the troll and the sheep

19 August Pauline does the vacuuming

20 August The hiccups

21 August A fish on land

22 August The greatest poet

23 August The frog concert

24 August A little grain of birdseed

25 August Spot and the green spider

26 August The Mum method

27 August The birthday surprise

28 August Fun in the rain

29 August Blue Feather

30 August Crabs share their home

31 August Secret help

September

1 September Noah loves blowing bubbles

2 September A friend for the toad

3 September The big hat

4 September Rhiannon’s first invention

5 September The raven and the caterpillar

6 September Sunshine for Pointy

7 September Pointy goes looking for treasure

8 September Secret helpers

9 September The dwarves take their leave

10 September Grumpy Greg

11 September Sausages for the ears

12 September Finn is invisible

13 September The merman and the lobster

14 September Mr Monty and his flea

15 September Matilda sings in the choir

16 September Matilda’s birthday

17 September Matilda makes a noise

18 September Matilda and the flowers

19 September Deep in her coat pockets

20 September On the glass ball

21 September Sonia struggles and grows

22 September The little pirate sails home

23 September Tasty plums

24 September The cheat

25 September Tomberg the troll almost eats an apple

26 September The swallows fly away

27 September Molly has an adventure

28 September The giraffe falls in love

29 September The worry box

30 September A sky full of fiddles

October

1 October A couple of minutes’ break

2 October The new neighbours

3 October The happy kite

4 October The apple hedgehog

5 October The piano pet

6 October Counting sheep

7 October A nut on the head

8 October The dream wish

9 October Hocus pocus

10 October The hedgehog and the flea

11 October The lost gauntlet

12 October The magic books

13 October The little dragon

14 October Poorly little dragon

15 October The walnut picnic

16 October The ghost’s antics

17 October The little something

18 October The cheese and the moon

19 October Tomberg the troll makes jam

20 October The bright-red weasel escapes

21 October The false dragon

22 October The missing sock

23 October Evening in the theatre

24 October The water ballet

25 October The invitation

26 October An elf with gap teeth

27 October The ringing bells

28 October Dance evening

29 October Flying kites

30 October The earthlings

31 October Witch food

November

1 November The hungry ghost

2 November The lonely ghost

3 November The clown fish

4 November The merman and the ship’s sprite

5 November Emilia wants to go home

6 November The mysterious thread

7 November The weary wind

8 November Tomberg the troll and the crooked trees

9 November The little noise

10 November Baked apples

11 November The St Martin’s Day procession

12 November The not blood-curdling ghost

13 November The three magicians

14 November The King can’t laugh

15 November The sleepless hedgehog

16 November The ghost catches cold

17 November Molly leaves home

18 November The foundling

19 November A lovely black cake

20 November Christmas wishes

21 November Pea soup

22 November A little giant, a big dream

23 November Malky and Molky from Mars

24 November The long and short time until Christmas

25 November Cockroach snot and toad spit

26 November Matilda and the puddle

27 November The monster

28 November Good morning, Luke

29 November The cotton-wool world

30 November A terrible illness

December

1 December The special Advent calendar

2 December Tomberg the troll and the stone

3 December Dream leprechaun

4 December The magic pencil

5 December The blue thingy

6 December The Father Christmas trap

7 December Marvin Mouse in the land of milk and honey

8 December The merman and the seagull

9 December Little Father Christmasses

10 December In the fairy-tale wood

11 December The children’s railway

12 December The Ferris wheel and the giant’s ring

13 December A weekend in the snow

14 December Chocolate biscuits are yummy!

15 December The red felt cap

16 December The unhappy A

17 December Tomberg the troll meets Father Christmas

18 December The angel pig

19 December Cold proof

20 December Waiting for Christmas

21 December The reindeer wish

22 December Christmas at last

23 December One Christmas tree too many

24 December The Christmas doll

25 December The doll’s secret

26 December A surprise for Father Christmas

27 December A year full of wonders

28 December The fairy in the snow

29 December The moon’s story

30 December Sweet porridge

31 December The mice celebrate New Year’s Eve

Authors

Illustrators

Dear Parents,

After an exciting day, it often takes just one small thing to calm your children down and help them get off to sleep. Little rituals such as reading them a story are tailor-made to do the job. So, in this book, we’ve brought together one bedtime story for each day of the year.

Every story is self-contained, but many of the stories form a longer narrative. There are those about Tomberg the troll, for instance, who sets off on a journey to the north; George, the castle ghost, who keeps bumping his head on the roof beam; and Molly the mouse, who sets up home in the larder.

Since children love to hear things repeated, you could read the stories aloud twice. Boys and girls find safety and stability in hearing familiar stories again.

And, of course, in this book every child will find their very own birthday story.

Each story is accompanied by an attractive illustration that gently draws your child into the world of dreams, and allows them to go to sleep quietly and safely.

We hope that you and your children will derive much pleasure from this book, and a whole year full of peaceful nights and sweet dreams!

1 January

The New Year’s rocket message

Martin discovered a New Year’s firework, a rocket that had burnt out and fallen to the ground. Inside the cardboard tube he noticed a piece of paper. He unrolled it and found strange signs were printed on it. “It must be a secret message!” he thought. Martin just had to find out what the message said. He phoned his friend Katy and told her about the mysterious New Year’s message. “Aliens from outer space!” breathed Katy. The children devised a plan to reply to the aliens. They drew pictures on the piece of paper, showing children playing together and eating cakes with Martians. Then they rolled the paper up again, put it in the tube and placed it exactly where Martin had found it. “Do you think they’ll find it?” asked Katy. Martin shrugged. Perhaps they would find it – when it was firework time again.S.H.

2 January

The sofa monster

Melissa was sitting on the sofa reading a book. For some reason, the sofa felt a bit uncomfortable today. All lumpy-bumpy. Melissa lifted up the cover and saw five little shaggy green monsters crouching underneath. “Who are you?” she asked in amazement. But the monsters just laughed in her face. “Just you wait!” said Melissa. She got out the vacuum cleaner and tried to vacuum the monsters up. But they simply fastened their claws into the cushion and grinned at Melissa. “Okay! Fine!” said Melissa. “If that’s the way you want it …” Then she called on the secret anti-monster weapon which fills all monsters with fear and dread. Melissa roared as loud as she could, “Muummmyyy!” Suddenly, the little monsters evaporated into thin air. The cowards were scared of grown-ups! Feeling pleased with herself, Melissa opened her book again. At last she could look at the pictures without being disturbed.S.H.

3 January

The birthday dwarf

It was James’s birthday. He’d had a party, and his friends had brought him lots of presents. Now he was lying in bed, trying to go to sleep. But he could hear a strange scratching noise under the bed. He peered down and found a little parcel there. Mum and Dad must have forgotten to give it to him! James unwrapped it. And out of the parcel, with a loud gasp, jumped a little man. “At last!” he panted. “I’d run out of air!” “Who are you?” asked James in surprise. “I’m your birthday dwarf,” said the little chap. “You can make one wish. I’m curious to hear what you’re going to wish for.” James didn’t need much time to make up his mind! He’d often imagined what he would ask for if a fairy or a witch granted him a wish. “I wish for a new wish every day!” he said at once. “You’re a clever lad,” said the dwarf with a little smile. “Your wish is granted.” And he crept into James’s pyjama pocket. “I’m not just dreaming, am I?” asked James anxiously. “Only if you wish the same thing in the morning.” “Of course I won’t!” said James. And they both fell fast asleep.S.H.

4 January

The elves’ snow music

If you think that elves only dance on warm summer nights, you don’t know everything there is to know about them. You see, elves also love the winter. When it’s bitterly cold and icy outside, and the frost is pinching everyone’s nose, the elves celebrate their winter festival. In an endless round, the snow crystals drift down from the sky and land on the ground with a gentle, silver sound. Only elves have ears sharp enough to hear the music of the snow. When the snowflakes begin to dance, the elves too begin to dance. What they like doing best is to hover over the freshly fallen snow on which there is not yet a single human footprint. Very gently, the hems of their clothes graze the brilliant white snow and leave behind light traces, as if the wind had breathed upon the covering of snow. From the roofs there hang icicles, all in a row like the chimes of a xylophone. The elves play music on them – plinkety plonkety! And if you don’t believe this, then break off an icicle and take a close look. You’ll see everything that happened last night, caught inside it as if on a film.I.A.