The Sad Clown and Other Stories is a children’s bedtime story collection in the Children’s Storytime Collection series, bringing together short five-minute tales written for reading aloud before sleep. The book combines old and new stories in a colorful format, with each tale offering a compact situation, clear characters, and a small emotional or imaginative turn suited to a quiet storytime routine. Alongside the title story, the collection includes fairy-tale and animal-story elements such as wolves, little pigs, goats, magical moments, brave characters, and comic misunderstandings, giving young listeners a varied sequence of gentle adventures. It is suited to families looking for brief illustrated stories that can be read one at a time, leaving room for conversation, reassurance, and the familiar rhythm of bedtime reading.
Author: Derek Hall, Alison Morris, Louisa Somerville
Publisher: Dempsey Parr / Parragon
Year published: 1999
Number of pages: 46