Every tale is the perfect length to read aloud to your toddler before bedtime and carries a message of empathy, friendship, and care for the world around us. Bond with your toddler and help them grow as you read to them these timeless stories:

• THE THREE WISHES, Scandinavia
• THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER, Ancient Rome
• BRER RABBIT AND THE WELL, North America
• HOW THE BEAR LOST HIS TAIL, Iroquois
• THE MAGIC PEAR TREE, China
• WHY THE BANANAS BELONG TO THE MONKEY, Brazil
• THE FISHERMAN AND THE GENIE, Syria
• THE RAINBOW SERPENT, Indigenous Australia
• ​THE STONECUTTER, Japan
• KING MIDAS, Ancient Greece
• THE CLEVER LITTLE TURTLE, Mexico
• ANANSI AND THE TURTLE, Caribbean
• THE SCRUFFY DUCKLING, Denmark
• A BAG FULL OF STORIES, Cambodia
• THE MICE AND THE ELEPHANTS, India
• THE FEAST, Mali
• SNOWFLAKE, THE SNOW CHILD, Russia
• WHY CATS CHASE MICE, Nigeria
• THE LION AND THE THORN, Ancient Greece
• HOW THE WREN BECAME KING OF THE BIRDS, Ireland

Lucy Brownridge is an author and editor of children's books based in London. She writes books for children about history of art, history, animals, and science. She has an MA in history of art from the Courtauld Institute of Art and a BA in history of art from the University of Bristol.

Chloe Giordano began to sew in the last year of her illustration degree at the University of the West of England, and since graduating in 2011 she has continued to experiment with freehand embroidery, using sewing thread and hand dyed fabrics to make her work. Read To Your Baby Every Day, Read to Your Toddler Every Day, and Read to Your Baby Every Night are illustrated with her hand-embroidered artwork. Her clients include Penguin, Vintage Books, Bloomsbury, Liberty, and the BFI. Originally from Buckinghamshire, she now lives and works in York.