Quentin Blake’s Amazing Animal Stories

A new edition of 14 animal folktales from around the world, re-told by John Yeoman and illustrated in full colour. Stories from this collection have also appeared in 'The Singing Tortoise and Other Animal Folktales' (published by Pavilion Children's Books in 1998) but they are now joined by three other wonderful tales. Find out why the hippopotamus is too embarrassed to show his face above the water, how a singing tortoise outwits the wolf, and what happens when a young prince visits the Monkey Palace ...