Description: A bright and brilliant collection of ten animal stories from around the world, retold with wit and originality for children, which can be read in just five minutes each.
Brief description: John Goodwin has held a number of teaching and university posts including senior lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Portsmouth. He has also written children's fiction for publishers including OUP and Hodder and over forty radio plays for the BBC. His fiction ranges from picture books to fast moving narratives for middle readers to educational books for struggling readers. He is based in UK.