These beautifully illustrated storybooks introduce young children for the first time to classic stories from the world's major religions. They have easy-to-read text written by a children's author who specializes in writing about religions. Four different stories in each book are chosen specifically for the age group. Stories cover key beliefs for each religion and many also link to festivals such as Divali and Christmas. Supporting notes for parents and teachers include commentaries on each story to explain its meaning and context, plus a brief introduction to the main beliefs of each religion.

 

This book features in the following series: Hinduism Series, Stories From Faiths .

There are 36 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2008 by QED Publishing .

Caroline Pitcher's story Kevin the Blue won the Independent Story of the Year Award in 1993. Caroline's first book for Frances Lincoln was The Snow Whale with Jackie Morris, chosen as one of Child Education's Best Books of 1996 and shortlisted for the 1997 Children's Book Award. Nilesh Mistry was born in Bombay. He came to Britain in 1975 and studied illustration at Harrow School of Art and Central St Martin's School of Art. He lives in Harrow. Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author of children's books, specializing in geography.