The Lion Storyteller Book of Animal Tales

Bob Hartman is a professional storyteller and award-winning children’s author of over seventy books. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but now lives in Wiltshire. He has been entertaining audiences on both sides of the Atlantic for over 30years with his books and performances, which bring together retellings of Bible stories and traditional tales from around the world with his own imaginative stories. His books are full of humour and insight, whilst his storytelling sessions are exciting, engaging, dynamic – and above all, interactive! The Lion Storyteller Bible is used in schools across the United Kingdom as part of a Bible project called Open the Book, and is regularly performed for over 800,000 children in more than 3,000 primary schools. He is well known for his hugely popular The Lion Storyteller collection, the Telling the Bible series, and the highly acclaimed picture books: The Wolf Who Cried Boy, Dinner in the Lions’ Den and The Three Billy Goats’ Stuff.   Krisztina Kallai Nagy graduated from the Hungarian College for Applied Arts in Budapest. She is a talented Hungarian artist who has illustrated many children's book in her home country and for publishers in the US and UK. She is a member of the Hungarian Illustrator's Society and has won the beautiful children book award in Hungary three times. Her illustrations are meant to reflect humor, kindliness, and playfulness.

Contents
Introduction 7
The Fox and the Crow 8 A Story from Ancient Greece
City Mouse and Country Mouse 10 A Story from Ancient Greece
Why the Cat Falls on Her Feet 14 A Native American Story
Big Jack, Little Jack and the Donkey 16 A Story from Ancient Greece
The Lion’s Advice 19 A Story from Africa
The Dog and the Wolf 22 A Story from Ancient Greece
The Kind Parrot 25 A Story from Africa
The Tortoise and the Hare 28 A Story from Ancient Greece
Why Dogs Chase Cats and Cats Chase Mice 31 A Story from Eastern Europe
Rabbit and the Briar Patch 34 A Story from North America
The Crocodile Brother 37 A Story from Africa
The Boastful Toad 40 A Story from Ancient Greece
The Clever Mouse Deer 43 A Story from Indonesia
The Ant and the Grasshopper 46 A Story from Ancient Greece
Big Jack, Little Jack and the Farmer 48 A Story from Ancient Greece
Three Days of the Dragon 52 A Story by Bob Hartman
How the Turkey Got Its Spots 58 A Story from Africa
The Tortoise and the Fox 61 A Story from India
The Generous Rabbit 64 A Story from China
The Noble Rooster 67 A Story from Japan
Rabbit and the Crops 71 A Story from North America
The Woman and the Bird 74 A Story from Africa
The Mole’s Bridegroom 78 A Story from Japan
The Kind-hearted Crocodile 80 A Story by Bob Hartman
Why the Tortoise Has No Hair 84 A Story from Africa
Big Jack, Little Jack and the Bird 87 A Story from Eastern Europe
How the Rabbit Lost Its Tail 90 A Story from Japan
The Badger Teapot 93 A Story from Japan
The Kind of Hungry Lion 96 A Story by Bob Hartman
The Big, Soft, Fluffy Bed 100 A Story from Puerto Rico
The Peanut Boy 103 A Story from North America
The Wonderful Bird 107 A Story from Indonesia
The Cat, the Mice and the Cheese 111 A Story from Ancient Greece
The Goats and the Hyena 114 A Story from Syria
The Clever Crows 117 A Story from Ancient Greece
The Monkeys and the Mangoes 119 A Story from India
Sharing stories with a crowd 123
A note from the author 128