Classic Readers for Children series is a set of fairy tales specially written for young childrens Fairy tales play a vital role in t development of a child’s creative imagination. The tales are written in very simple language. Each story has been illustrated w colourful pictures to enhance the imaginative power of the children. Parents, grandparents and teachers will enjoy reading the wonderful tales in the company of their children A NOTE TO TEACHERS AND PARENTS Parents and teachers play a major role in developing the skill of reading in children. They have to be very innovative in tapproach to develop this skill in their children and students. This requires a lot of patience on the part of the parents and teach You may help and encourage your child in the following way. Start with pictures and illustrations. Discuss the pictures with your child. – Introduce the characters of the story and speak about each character Let your child give his own opinion about the pic and characters In the beginning, read the story to your child. You may have to read it more than once.