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Aesop's Fables, Volume Two
Reader: Various
Aesop's Fables, Volume Two includes the following stories: The Crow and the Pitcher, The Fox and the Stork, Two Travelers and a Bear, The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs, The Kid and the Wolf, The...
Aesop: The Heron and the Fish
Reader: Jonathan Pryce
One of Aesop's best-known fables is brought to life by Jonathan Pryce in this adaptation for children aged 5 to 9. The Heron puts on airs and graces, and thinks he is better than all the other...
Aesop: The Dog and his Reflection
Reader: Lindsay Duncan
One of Aesop's best-known fables is brought to life by Lindsay Duncan in this adaptation for children aged 5 to 9. When Patch was a puppy, he was a very good dog. But then he grew up, and turned...
Aesop: Androcles and the Lion
Reader: Jonathan Pryce
One of Aesop's best-known fables is brought to life by Jonathan Pryce in this adaptation for children aged 5 to 9. Once there was a slave called Androcles who belonged to a very cruel master. He...
Aesop: The Goatherd and the Wild Goat
Reader: Richard Grant
One of Aesop's best-known fables is brought to life by Richard E. Grant in this adaptation for children aged 5 to 9. The leader of the wild goats persuades the rest of the herd to join with the...
Aesop: The Eagle and the Jackdaw
Reader: Brenda Blethyn
One of Aesop's best-known fables is brought to life by Brenda Blethyn in this adaptation for children aged 5 to 9. When Mrs Jackdaw admires the magnificent Eagle, Mr Jackdaw is determined to prove...
Aesop: The Old Lion and the Fox
Reader: Richard Briers
One of Aesop's best-known fables is brought to life by Richard Briers in this adaptation for children aged 5 to 9. Lion is too old and slow to hunt properly, so he needs to think of an easy way to...
Aesop: The Kid and the Wolf
Reader: Lindsay Duncan
One of Aesop's best-known fables is brought to life by Lindsay Duncan in this adaptation for children aged 5 to 9. The little billy goat kid is enjoying eating the luscious long grass in the...
Aesop: The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs
Reader: Brenda Blethyn
One of Aesop's best-known fables is brought to life by Brenda Blethyn in this adaptation for children aged 5 to 9. Attacus Greeb is a very poor farmer. He is about to take his goose to market when...
Aesop: The Eagle and the Tortoise
Reader: Alison Steadman
One of Aesop's best-known fables is brought to life by Alison Steadman in this adaptation for children aged 5 to 9. Tod the tortoise is always the last animal to get to the leftover food that Old...
The Brave Tin Soldier & Other Fairy Tales
Reader: Sir Derek Jacobi
Four classic fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen, read by David Tennant, Anne-Marie Duff, Sir Derek Jacobi and Penelope Wilton. Here are four of Hans Christian Andersen's best-loved short...
The Little Mermaid and other stories
Reader: Tamsin Greig
Magical retellings of four classic fairy tales. The Little Mermaid read by Tamsin Greig: The youngest child of the Mer King lives in a beautiful underwater city. But on her first trip to the world...
The Three Billy Goats Gruff and other stories
Reader: Tamsin Greig
Magical retellings of three classic fairy tales. The Three Billy Goats Gruff: The two younger Billy Goats Gruff want to be as big and fat as their older brother. They long to munch the tasty grass...
The Tinder Box
Reader: Stephen Mangan
A wizened old woman promises a soldier riches beyond his wildest dreams. All she wants in return is a small tinderbox - but is there more to the tinderbox than meets the eye? A magical retelling...
The Princess and the Pea
Reader: Tamsin Greig
The King and Queen have made all the plans for their son's Royal Wedding, but the Prince still hasn't chosen a bride. Will he ever find a wife who is a princess through and through? A magical...
The Little Mermaid
Reader: Tamsin Greig
The Little Mermaid lives in a beautiful underwater city. But on her first trip to the world above the ocean, she meets a handsome human Prince, and falls in love... A magical retelling of the...
Thumbelina
Reader: Tamsin Greig
A poor peasant woman wishes for a child: but when a sorceress gives her a brown bulb, it grows a flower - and inside is tiny, perfect Thumbelina! A magical retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's...
The Emperor's New Clothes
Reader: Tamsin Greig
The Emperor loves to wear the most fashionable and finest clothes in the land. However, when two strangers suggest that they can weave him a special suit _x001A_ which is invisible to anyone...
The Snow Queen
Reader: Stephen Mangan
Sebastian and Anna are best friends who do everything together. So when Sebastian falls into the hands of the evil Snow Queen, Anna is determined to rescue him. A magical retelling of the classic...
The Little Match Girl
Reader: Tamsin Greig
It is bitterly cold, and the Little Match Girl is walking the icy streets in bare feet, trying to sell just one box of matches so she can go home and get warm. But no-one wants to buy... A magical...
Trixie Tempest and the Witches' Academy
Reader: Kate Sachs
Trixie can't believe her luck. She's been invited to attend a half-term taster course in Witchcraft and Wizardry at Conundrums Academy. At last someone has recognized that Trixie has seventeen...
Escaping the Giant Wave
Reader: Terry Bregy
Thirteen-year old Kyle thought spending a vacation on the Oregon coast with his family would be great. He'd never flown before, and he'd never seen the Pacific Ocean. Kyle's perfect vacation...
American Tall Tales
Reader: Scott Snively
This superb collection of larger-than-life folk heroes aptly represents America’s robust early days, perfectly capturing the vitality of the men and women who carved a new country out of the...
Daughters of Eve
Reader: Rebecca Gibel
The girls at Modesta High School feel like they’re stuck in some antifeminist time warp—and they’ve had enough. They are members the Daughters of Eve. It’s more than a school club—it’s...
I, Too, Sing America
Reader: Joshua-Porter
Starting with Lucy Terry of the early eighteenth century and finishing with recent poet laureate Rita Dove, this inspiring anthology edited by Catherine Clinton captures the enormous talent and...
Ashley Brian's Beautiful Blackbird
Reader: Ashley Bryan
Take a front row seat for Ashley Brian’s performance of: Beautiful Blackbird, Why Frog and Snake Never Play Together, Tortoise, Hare, and the Sweet Potatoes, Hen and Frog, Frog and His Two...
Eagle Song
Reader: Joseph Bruchac
Danny Bigtree's family has moved to a new city, and no matter how hard he tries, Danny can't seem to fit in. He's homesick for the Mohawk reservation where he used to live, and the kids in his...
The Ghost's Grave
When Josh is forced to spend a summer with his eccentric aunt, he thinks it will be the most boring summer ever. Instead, he finds himself talking to a ghost from one hundred years ago! In order...
Littlenose the Hero & Littlenose the Hunter
'Littlenose the Hero':
Littlenose lives long ago, when fierce wild animals roam the land and it is very cold. His home is a cave, his clothes are made of fur and his pet is a woolly...
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