Jonathan's Tales Volume 2

Jonathan’s Tales - Volume 2
Jonathan’s Tales is a four-volume collection of forty magical-realism stories written to delight, instruct and linger in the imagination. Each tale blends gentle wonder, warm humour and subtle surrealism to create an atmosphere that feels both family domestic and quietly extraordinary.
WHAT THESE BOOKS SET OUT TO DO
• Entertainment: Lively, playful stories told aloud – memorably to the author’s son originally – with a storyteller’s instinct for timing and surprise. High-spirited humour keeps readers and listeners thoroughly engaged.
• Moral imagination: Each tale carries reflections drawn from a long life:
Parables of love, patience, kindness, honesty and forgiveness. A recurring theme is the inevitability of change and the many ways characters adapt to it.
• Education: The narratives are peppered with idioms, phrases, sayings, and proverbs, all explained in a comprehensive end of book glossary. Each tale is also threaded with factual material across culture, evolution, biology, science, philosophy, zoology, geology, anatomy, geography, literature and history.
• Thoughtful curiosity: Stories pose questions rather than answer them – about technology, nature, destiny and the joy of discovery and learning – inviting readers to think, wonder and discuss.
WHAT YOU’LL FIND INSIDE VOLUME 2
• Ten finely wrought tales across the three volumes, each small enough to read in one sitting yet rich with detail and resonant meaning,
• A storyteller’s voice that favours warmth, wit, and the occasional mischievous twist,
• A user-friendly glossary explaining idioms and factual references.
• Subtle recurring motifs of transformation, redemption, and the quiet heroism of everyday decisions.
WHO WILL LOVE THESE BOOKS?
Jonathan’s Tales appeals to parents reading to children from around the age of six; independent young readers from the age of eight upwards; teenagers who enjoy thoughtful fantasy; adult readers who cherish magical realism; and students learning English. As one English teacher said after reading Volume 1: “You are never too old to read a good story.”
Whether you’re listening with a child, reading by yourself or sharing aloud with friends, these stories are meant to be lived in – and returned to – again and again.