Book excerpt: Long, Long Ago is a collection of five short stories, intended for children around the ages of 6-12. The words used in the stories are easy to read so that the kids can read on their own. The stories are written in such a way that the rhyming phrases will make it fun to read and to listen. Each page has a coloured illustration capturing the story being narrated in that page. The stories revolve around imaginary characters like trolls, talking animals and birds, fairies, witches and wizards. All the stories end on a happy note.