Ladybird Favourite Tales are the timeless, treasured stories that generations of children have grown up with and loved. These easy-to-read retellings, enhanced by rich, colourful, and exciting illustrations beautifully captures the all the magic of the original stories.

These books are ideal for reading to the kids when they are young. Once they start reading on their own, they would simple love to read these as they are familiar with the story and the words. This is one of the best collections of story books to get your kids get interested in reading.

I used to read from these books to my nephew and niece when they were young—3-5 years and shared many wonderful evenings with them. I must have read each story time and again and all the three of us still know them by heart.

Each book is about 26 pages with the fantastic illustrations taking most of the space. So it is a delight for the kids to read them. The production quality is excellent—hardbound with a lay-flat design. The books are small (4.8 x 6.8 inches) is rugged enough to withstand the handling of kids learning to read.

The books in this marvellous collection are:

1. The Elves and the Shoemaker
2. The Three Little Pigs
3. The Gingerbread Man
4. The Little Red Hen
5. The Princess and the Pea
6. The Sly Fox and the Little Red Hen
7. The Three Billy Goats Gruff
8. Chicken Licken
9. Goldilocks and the Three Bears
10. The Magic Porridge Pot
11. The Ugly Duckling
12. The Emperor’s New Clothes
13. Thumbelina
14. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
15. Sleeping Beauty
16. Dick Wittington
17. Puss in Boots
18. Rumpelstilskin
19. Rapunzel
20. Little Red Riding Hood
21. Pinocchio
22. Hansel and Gretel
23. Cinderella
24. Jack and the Beanstalk
25. Beauty and the Beast
26. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
27. Tom Thumb
28. The Little Mermaid
29. The Wizard of Oz
30. Peter and the Wolf
31. The Enormous Turnip
32. The Big Pancake
33. The Princess and the Frog
34. The Crab and the Crane
35. The Lion and the Hare
36. The Mice Who Ate Iron
37. The Monkey and the Crocodile
38. The Crow and the Pitcher
39. The Lion and the Cave
40. The Doves and the Mole
41. Riki Tiki Tavi
42. The Jackal and the Drum
43. The Blue Jackal
44. The Three Fishes
45. The Singing Ass
46. The Mouse Maiden
47. The Stupid Lion
48. The Clever Hare
49. The Elephants and the Mice

You can get more details about these books from the Ladybird Website.