5-Minute Classic Animal Stories

Abridged to read in 5 minutes or less, this is an invaluable collection of lavishly illustrated nursery rhymes, fables, and tales for young children!

Perfect for a quick read together at bedtime or anytime, these famous stories and nursery rhymes will captivate your child with their playful illustrations of cute animals and engaging storylines—and best of all, they can be read in just five minutes! 

Whether you're on the go, trying to calm kids down before bed, or just need an activity to beat boredom, this treasury of tales is sure to be a welcome addition to any child's library. Crack it open, and enter a world of magic, imagination, and wonder with your little ones.

Included are well-known and time-honored stories such as:

• The Tortoise and the Hare (Aesop)
• The Ugly Duckling (Hans Christian Andersen)
• Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Mo (Mother Goose)
• Hickory, Dickory, Dock (Mother Goose)
• The Itsy Bitsy Spider (Mother Goose)
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Joseph Cudnall)
• The Three Little Pigs (Joseph Jacobs)
• Puss in Boots (Giovanni Francesco Straparola)
• The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
• And many more!

Diego Jourdan Pereira is an author of all-ages puzzle and activity books, including The Giant Book of Games and Puzzles for Smart Kids, The Giant Sight Word Workbook, and Sesame Street's Elmo on the Move. With a background in illustration, comic-books, and graphic design, he has worked on licensed properties such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers, Donald Duck, Grumpy Cat, LEGO, Mars Attacks!, Regular Show, Star Wars, Toy Story, and for an international clientele including DC Comics, DC Thomson Media, Dover Publications, IDW Publishing, Skyhorse Publishing, and The Topps Company.