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Relive the magic in these 14 well-loved children fairytales and stories including Snow White, The Night Before Christmas, and Peter Rabbit in a timeless treasury fit for generations. This book captures the timeless spirit of these classic stories like you’ve never seen them before. For...

Alice in Wonderland is the timeless story of a curious young girl who follows a white rabbit into a world that makes no sense and yet feels strangely familiar. In this dreamlike place, nothing stays steady for long. Alice grows taller, then smaller. She meets creatures who talk in riddles, argue about everything, and change their minds without warning. As she moves from one strange encounter to another—the grinning Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter’s tea table, the Queen of Hearts shouting for order—Alice tries to understand a world that refuses to follow ordinary rules.

Dorothy Gale, on a voyage at sea, is tossed overboard during a storm. She is washed ashore at Ev, a country neighboring Oz, where she meets up with her old friends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion. She also meets Ozma, the new Princess of Oz, who has come to Ev on a mission of her own, which will bring them all in contact with the nefarious Nome King.

La querida historia de El Conejo de Pana, el animal de peluche hecho realidad gracias al amor de un niño, ha capturado nuestra imaginación durante generaciones. En este audiolibro, vuelve a experimentar la historia eterna del amor sin límites y la transformación mágica que tiene en nuestros...

"Out in the woods stood a nice little Fir Tree. The place he had was a very good one: the sun shone on him: as to fresh air, there was enough of that, and round him grew many large-sized comrades, pines as well as firs. But the little Fir wanted so very much to be a grown-up tree..." So begins...

Tuktu and her brother, Aklak, are Eskimo children who live happily with their beloved reindeer in the Northland. When Tuktu is lost in a fog, she meets Santa Claus or the Good Spirit as she knows him. This generous little girl wants to share her reindeer with the children of the world and so works to help Santa on his annual Christmas journey.

On ne présente plus la comtesse de Ségur, auteur des célèbres "Malheurs de Sophie" qui édifièrent des générations d'enfants. "Le Général Dourakine" est un roman pour enfants qu'elle fit publier sous forme de feuilleton en 1863 pour faire suite à "L'Auberge de l'Ange Gardien". Le roman relate les souvenirs qui ont profondément marqué la jeune Sophie, future Comtesse, notamment le servage en Russie et l'usage du knout du général envers ses serfs. Cet enregistrement original en présente les meilleurs extraits.

Stories of Santa Claus is a 1902 children’s book. Santa Claus, as a baby, is found in the Forest of Burzee by Ak, the Master Woodsman of the World (a supreme immortal), and placed in the care of the lioness Shiegra; but thereupon adopted by the Wood Nymph, Necile. Upon reaching young adulthood, Claus is introduced by Ak to human society, wherein he sees war, brutality, poverty, child neglect, and child abuse. Because he cannot reside in Burzee as an adult, he settles in the nearby Laughing Valley of Hohaho.

Born on Christmas Day, little Carol Bird is a gentle soul who touches every life around her. Despite her physical illness, Carol is loved by everyone who knows her. This year, she is going to make Christmas extra special for her family and the little Ruggles children who live nearby.

Adaptation littéraire de "Gargantua" de Rabelais pour petits et grands enfants. La voix de Jean-Pierre Cassel et la musique de Jean Françaix nous plongent dans un somptueux carpe diem en hommage au géant Rabelais. Gargantua, fils de Grandgosier, a été porté pendant onze mois par sa mère Gargamelle avant de naître par son oreille. Dès sa naissance, le nouveau-né est assoiffé. Comme il réclame sans cesse à boire et n'est jamais rassasié, son père lui donnera un prénom gargantuesque.