Short!: A Book of Very Short Stories - Softcover

Crossley-Holland, Kevin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192781480 ISBN 13: 9780192781482

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2015

Synopsis

Award-winning author, Kevin Crossley-Holland, presents a collection of stories where even the longest story is very short- none longer than two pages. A wonderful mix of the best short stories. Some are old, some are new, some are scary, some are funny, but all the stories in this book will make you think. There are stories about ghosts, supermarkets, animals, adventures, and more. Children will discover fun, quick reads in this enjoyable collection.

About this title

About the Author:

Kevin Crossley-Holland is a poet, historical novelist for children, and authority on traditional tale who has presented many BBC radio programs and is a frequent speaker at schools and libraries. He is the President of the School Library Association, an Honorary Fellow of St Edmund Hall, Oxford, a patron of the Society of Storytelling, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His Arthur trilogy was translated into 25 languages, and has sold well over one million copies worldwide.

Review:

`One of these stories is as short as a fleeting thought, another seeks to explain God's gift to man of four score years and ten...In stories as short as these, the love between parent and child, siblings, friends and within communities is a melody, and the point at which the reader shares this
intimacy is the unique note. A book to think about for the 9-plus reader.'
The School Librarian

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0192781480
• ISBN 13: 9780192781482
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96