The reading adventure started with Primer and Book One continues with Book Two, giving children the tools they need for a lifetime of reading full of pleasure, adventure, and knowledge. In this volume will be found treasured stories from our past tales and lessons from Aesop; classics like Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and The Three Pigs; folk tales from Italy, India, Norway, Greece, Russia, and Japan; stories from great childrens authors like Eudora Bumstead, Robert Louis Stevenson, Hans Christian Andersen, Christina Rossetti, and the Grimm brothers, among others. Illustrated by L. Kate Deal, the charming pictures in this volume offer clues to the stories and hold the reader s attention."