This is a collection of selected stories by the great Margaret Wise Brown. While they do not measure up to her classic story, Goodnight Moon, and lack Clement Hurd's illustrations, this is nevertheless a satisfying compendium of eight stories with varied themes—bedtime, nature, numbers, etc. Each story has a different illustrator, but all feature bright, uncluttered pages with minimal text. As the title suggests, each story can be read in about 5 minutes.

When my children were little, I always had a book or two of this type on hand for those busy nights when a short story was all we had time to read. Any parent can spare five minutes, and kids will look forward to requesting their favorites.

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