Picture Books and Fairy Tales • Children's books
Five Favourite Bedtime Tales
Ladybird Books Staff
A timeless collection of treasured stories that generations of children have grown up with and loved. These easy-to-read retellings, enchanced by beautiful illustrations, capture all the charm of the original stories.
The work brings together a gallery of colorful characters – family members, village neighbors, teachers, friends – who shape Ćopić's childish view of the world.
The children read about "real Sarajlians" whom the author calls "Indians" because they are natives of their city - they know every street, every corner and every secret like the Indians knew their forests.
Dad explains everything to the children from the beginning, from the differences between the sexes to how young people get married and become parents. Conception is explained in great detail in order to make it as easy as possible for the children to unde
Ješa's Three Heroic Days is a humorous story for children in which the author follows the adventures and (mis)adventures of the boy Ješa, a lively, curious, and somewhat mischievous hero.
Delije na Bihać is a humorous story by Branko Ćopić in which the author describes the adventures and misadventures of young village men – "delija" – who go to Bihać, then a larger and more important urban center.