Bedtime Stories: Amazing Asian Tales from the Past

A beautiful, celebratory and joyful book of bedtime stories. Written and illustrated by creators with heritage from across the continent of Asia, Bedtime Stories showcases a curated collection of tales from Asian history, based on important figures and events. Each story is the ideal length to read at bedtime as well as any moment when young readers are looking for an inspirational read!

Features one young reader’s winning entry from the First News and Scholastic competition
An empowering and celebratory gift
Perfect for any child wanting to learn more about history’s untold stories.
Beautifully illustrated throughout with lovely twinkly foil highlights on the hardback cover

Stories include those of:

King Sejong the Great, a Korean King who invented an alphabet
Julia Domna, a Syrian princess and Roman empress
Margaret Lin Xavier, Thailand’s first female doctor
Sake Deen Mohammed, the Indian man who brought shampooing and curry to Britain.

Written by: Sufiya Ahmed, Maisie Chan, Shae Davies, Saima Mir, Bali Rai, Annabelle Sami, Rebeka Shaid, Cynthia So and Rekha Waheed. Illustrated by: Ginnie Hsu, Aaliya Jaheel, Jocelyn Kao, Jennifer Khatun, Hannah Li, Debby Rahmalia, Abeeha Tariq, Kubra Teber, Tika and Tata and Amanda Yoshida.

Product Details

Catalogue number

130 in EU Teen May 2024

ISBN

9780702316012

Publisher

Scholastic

Date published

October 13th, 2022

Other details

160 pages

Condition

New

Author/Illustrator

Bali Rai

Bali Rai has written over forty young adult, teen and children’s books, and won multiple awards. His culturally diverse writing often pushes boundaries and tackles a variety of issues. Extremely popular in schools across the world, he is passionate about the promotion of literacy and reading for pleasure. His first novel, (Un)arranged Marriage, was published in 2001. He lives in Leicester.