A thoughtful picture book illustrating the power of small acts of kindness, from the award-winning author of Sophie's Squash.

"What does it mean to be free? Can young children understand these ideas? Find out as the Tuttle Toddlers help explain the principles of liberty!"--Page 4 of cover.

Tales and Rhymes for Children is our labor of love. It incorporates sweet characters, fun stories that expand a child's mind, discussing shapes, numbers, foods, colors, and life lessons that help train a child while also learning to respect others. So take some time and read this little book. You'll be happy you did. It expands the mind and you'll be smarter for it.

Read cherished classic stories aloud—for toddlers ages 1 to 3 Toddlers love listening to a story, especially when it's read by someone they love. But how can you fit this beloved tradition into a busy day or night? This toddler reading book offers much-loved tales that are shortened, so it's easy to make time for them—even if your toddler asks for "just one more." Cozy up with 30 stories—Delight your toddler with classic tales to enjoy over and over again, including "The Three Little Pigs," "The Little Duckling," "Beauty and the Beast," "Tom Thumb," and many more. Enchanting pictures tell the story—Discover whimsical illustrations that enhance the playfully retold condensed tales. Teach skills with stories—Experience how reading aloud helps kids build vocabulary, grow emotionally, and learn effective listening. Give a gift more fitting than a glass slipper: reading aloud from this storybook for toddlers.

Science tells us that young children develop best when they are read to. In this follow-up to Read to Your Baby Every Day, soothe your toddler with retellings of traditional folk tales, fairy tales and fables from around the world paired with images of Chloe Giordano’s charming hand-embroidered illustrations on cloth. 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 STONECUTTER, Japan THE RAINBOW SERPENT, Indigenous Australia THE CLEVER LITTLE TURTLE, Mexico THE SCRUFFY DUCKLING, Denmark THE LION AND THE THORN, Ancient Greece ANANSI AND THE TURTLE, Caribbean KING MIDAS, Ancient Greece A BAG FULL OF STORIES, Cambodia THE MICE AND THE ELEPHANTS, India SNOWFLAKE, THE SNOW CHILD, Russia WHY CATS CHASE MICE, Nigeria HOW THE WREN BECAME KING OF THE BIRDS, Ireland THE FEAST, Mali