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Everyone enjoys a spirited competition, but when the challenger is a big-headed braggart, it's easy to cheer for the underdog - or in this case - the under-tortoise. The colorful characters in this retelling of Aesop's beloved fable will tickle the fancy of any child. The forest animals are beyond tired of Harry Hare's boasting. So what if he is the fastest animal in the forest?

When Alice tumbles down, down, down a rabbit-hole one hot summer's afternoon in pursuit of a White Rabbit, she finds herself in Wonderland. And there begin the fantastical adventures that will see her experiencing extraordinary changes in size, swimming in a pool of her own tears, and attending the very maddest of tea parties.

A collection of short Easter stories perfect for children from the world's best-loved storyteller! Go on Easter adventures to imagine the biggest chocolate egg ever, discover a lamb who took a ride in a pram and help a rabbit on a very windy day. All these and more in this springtime collection...

The classic story of Paddington, the bear from Darkest Peru, who was found lost on Paddington Station. “A bear on Paddington Station?” said Mrs Brown in amazement. “Don’t be silly – there can’t be.” The Browns first met Paddington on a railway station – Paddington station, in...

Anne of Green Gables is a 1908 novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-20th century. Set in the late 19th century, the novel recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, an 11-year-old orphan girl, who is sent by mistake to two middle-aged siblings, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, who had originally intended to adopt a boy to help them on their farm in the fictional town of Avonlea in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Just So Stories is a collection of contemporary children's stories by Rudyard Kipling. Many of the stories are fictitious explanations for natural occurrences, including the stories How the Whale Got His Throat and How the Camel Got His Hump. These stories will keep children entertained for hours.

Phantásien ist in Gefahr. Das unheimliche Nichts droht alles zu verschlingen. Um das Reich der Kindlichen Kaiserin zu retten, muss Bastian immer tiefer in das Land der Irrlichter, Schlamuffen, Gnomen und Glücksdrachen eindringen, das er in einem geheimnisvollen Buch entdeckt hat. Gemeinsam mit dem jungen Krieger Atréju macht er sich auf die gefährliche Reise zum Elfenbeinturm und gerät in einen Strudel grenzenloser Fantasie. In einer aufwändigen, mehr als fünfstündigen Inszenierung hat der der Westdeutsche Rundfunk WDR in Zusammenarbeit mit Silberfisch/Hörbuch Hamburg den Weltbestseller von Michael Ende als stimmgewaltiges Hörspiel neu produziert. In einer klug und textnah gearbeiteten Dramatisierung mit mehr als vierzig Sprechern sowie eigens komponierter Musik und raffinierten Klanginstallationen werden die weltweit bekannten Figuren Bastian, Atréju, Fuchur und Karl Konrad Koreander zu neuem Leben erweckt. Ein Abenteuer für die ganze Familie!

Memories of a grandparent spinning tales around animals and mysterious characters have kept many of us rapt till date. Sudha Murty's Grandma’s Bag of Stories is simply delightful. The story starts with Anand, Krishna, Raghu and Meena arriving at their grandparents’ house in Shiggaon...

Billy, Bill, and William, the three Gruff Brothers, are preparing to cross the bridge to get to a lush meadow on the other side of the river. Unfortunately, a terrible troll lives beneath the bridge, and his favorite meal happens to be billy goat - the fatter the better!

Join the Very Hungry Caterpillar for twenty-five audiobooks (including three in Spanish) by classic and beloved children's author Eric Carle! The stories, brought to life with sound effects and music, include: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Calm With The Very Hungry Caterpillar Love From The Very...

A fabulous way to experience twenty of Shakespeare's thirty-seven plays, this retelling of the stories in prose was originally published just for children. Keeping Shakespeare's own words whenever possible, but making the plots and language easily understandable, this very readable collection has entertained and informed generations of adults as well. It is the ideal primer for anyone interested in becoming familiar with the works of the great bard.

This audiobook includes unabridged recordings of A.A. Milne's first two collections of Pooh stories, Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. Adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood include rescuing Pooh from a tight situation, discovering the North Pole and saving Piglet from the Great Flood in an upturned umbrella. And then we return to the Hundred Acre Wood in A.A. Milne's second collection of Pooh stories, The House at Pooh Corner. Joining them for the first time is the bounciest of them all, Tigger, who leads us into unforgettable adventures.

Beauty is kind and loving, even though her two sisters tease her and her merchant father is too poor to buy her presents. All she wants is a rose: so when her father sees a beautiful rose bush in the grounds of the Beast s castle, he plucks a flower for her. The Beast is angry, and demands something precious in return.... A magical retelling of the classic fairy tale, read by Tamsin Greig.

This high interest/low vocabulary retelling of The Iliad introduces young listeners to Homer's thrilling epic tale. Set during the siege of Troy, and complete with duels, battles, larger-than-life characters like Achilles, and the famed Greek gods, The Iliad is truly the ultimate adventure story.

Robert, Anthea, Jane, Cyril and the Lamb are on holiday at the White House, a beautiful place on the edge of a hill with a chalk quarry one side and a gravel-pit on the other. Before they have even been there a week, they make an amazing discovery. Digging in the gravel-pit, they find a fairy! The Psammead is brown, furry, fat and shaped like a spider- as well as being very old, and very grumpy. But most importantly, the creature can grant wishes, and the children are soon having the most wonderful adventures...

Four favorite “Very” stories from beloved author Eric Carle! Featuring The Very Busy Spider, The Very Quiet Cricket, The Very Clumsy Click Beetle, and The Very Lonely Firefly, this collection of Eric Carle stories offers listeners four complete "Very” books—narrated by Kevin R...

When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle, everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. But this lonely girl's life is transformed when she finds the key to the secret garden.

Una nuova traduzione di Massimo Birattari per il classico più amato di tutti i tempi. Un aviatore in volo sopra il deserto del Sahara è costretto da un'avaria ad atterrare nel mezzo del nulla. Pensa di essere solo sotto il cielo trapunto di stelle, lontano mille miglia dalla civiltà, quando, all'improvviso, una voce lo sorprende: "Disegnami una pecora!". A parlare è un bambino, il principe del lontano asteroide B 612, su cui viveva in compagnia di tre vulcani e una rosa, piccola e vanitosa.

Swept away from her home in Kansas by a tornado, Dorothy and her dog Toto find themselves stranded in the fantastical Land of Oz. As instructed by the Good Witch of the North and the Munchkins, Dorothy sets off on the yellow brick road to try and find her way to the Emerald City and the Wizard of Oz, who can help her get home.

Celebrate the very special anniversary of The Tiger Who Came to Tea and share in 50 years of magic with this wonderful audio collection of five classic stories from the inimitable Judith Kerr.