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Brought to life by Academy Award-winning actor F. Murray Abraham and an ensemble cast of narrators, and featuring original music by Michael Bacon, this collection contains Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved fairy tales, as well as a selection of lesser-known favorites. Unlike the...

In an ever increasing stressful world for young children, we understand how important it is for young children to get a goodnights sleep. Which is why this collection of calming bedtime stories will help your child to relax after a stressfully day and drift off fast to a deep sleep.

Make bedtime magical with a collection of enchanting bedtime stories that will help your little one fall into a deep peaceful slumber. Through these delightful classic stories and fairy tales your little one will build the tools needed to conquer anxiety and build resilience.

Newly re-mastered for digital formats, this is the definitive recording of Hans Christian Andersen's six best-loved stories. Narrator Diane Wolkstein, the artistic director of the Hans Christian Andersen Center in New York City, tells Andersen stories throughout the world. She is the author of 23 award-winning books of folklore and has been honored by the National Storytelling Network as a recipient of its coveted Circle of Excellence Award, a designation reserved for America's best living storytellers.

The Sports Pages, the third volume in Jon Scieszka's Guys Read Library of Great Reading, features ten short stories guaranteed to put you in the ring, under the basket, and right behind home plate. From fiction to nonfiction, from baseball to mixed martial arts and everything in between, these...

Be afraid, be very afraid of Terrifying Tales, the sixth volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading. Eleven masters of suspense—Kelly Barnhill, Michael Buckley, Adam Gidwitz, Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown, Claire Legrand, Nikki Loftin, Daniel José Older, Dav Pilkey, R.L. Stine, and Rita...

Wunderbare Märchen von Hans Christian Andersen! Mit dabei: Zwei Brüder, Die Schnecke und der Rosenstock, Der letzte Traum der alten Eiche, Die letzte Perle, Kinderschnack.

Havfruen Ariel lever i havet med sin familie og sine venner, men hun kan ikke lade være med at drømme om, hvordan det må være at leve på land. Da hun redder en flot prins fra at drukne, bliver hendes ønske endnu stærkere, og hun kontakter den eneste, der kan hjælpe hende: havheksen Ursula. I et kapløb med tiden må Ariel nu både vinde prinsens kærlighed og redde sin fars kongerige.

Pelle Hermannin hulvaton matka maailman ympäri isää etsimässä! Sirkuspelle Hermanni saa kuulla isänsä joutuneen pulaan ja lähtee pitkälle etsintämatkalle ympäri maailmaa. Hän kohtaa lentorosvoja, eksyy lumimyrskyyn ja päätyy jopa vankilaan! Onnistuuko Hermanni löytämään isänsä ja pelastamaan tämän pulasta? Kirja sisältää 12 vauhdikasta tarinaa Hermannin yrityksestä löytää isänsä.

Era uma vez um pastor que sempre dava sermões assustadores. Ele prometeu que os pecadores queimariam no inferno e, aos olhos dele, todos tinham cometido erros suficientes para merecer essa punição. Apesar desses discursos expressivos, a esposa do pastor não acreditou que todos poderiam ser tão maus assim. Quando ela morreu, o pastor ficou muito triste. Numa noite, o fantasma da mulher morta apareceu e o levou para uma aventura que o fez questionar tudo o que havia acreditado antes.

Pelle Hermannin elämä on täynnä kommelluksia ja yllätyksiä. Kun Hermanni määrätään hoitamaan sirkuksen eläimiä, hän päättää antaa Jeremias-norsulle appelsiinimehua ja Matias-leijonalle äidin tekemiä kaneliomenoita – katastrofaalisin seurauksin! Kirja sisältää yksitoista tarinaa Pelle Hermannin ja sirkuksen hurjan hauskasta arjesta.

Pelle Hermannin äidin eli äitiliinin syntymäpäivä on muutaman päivän päästä, ja sekös saa Hermannin pois tolaltaan – Hermannin täytyy keksiä äitiliinille lahja! Pelle Hermanni päättää koota äitiliinille syntymäpäivätuolin, mutta se ei olekaan niin helppoa… Kirja sisältää 13 kertomusta Hermannin ja äitiliinin hauskoista kommelluksista.

Sein Großvater Opapa lehrt ihn, dass die Welt voller Risiken ist und sie besser unter sich bleiben sollten. Doch Tafiti kann dieser Weisheit nicht folgen und eilt zur Rettung von Pinsel, einem Pinselohrschwein. Gemeinsam brechen sie gemäß Opapas Rat in die unendliche Wüste auf, wo sie ums Überleben kämpfen und in ihrem größten Abenteuer zusammenwachsen.

This Audiobook contains the following works: "Tom Tit Tot", "Three Sillies", "The Rose-Tree", "The Old Woman and her Pig", "How Jack went to Seek his Fortune", "Mr. Vinegar", "Nix Nought Nothing", "Jack Hannaford", "Binnorie", "Mouse and Mouser", "Cap o' Rushes", "Teeny-Tiny", "Jack and the Beanstalk", "The Story of the Three Little Pigs", "The Master and his Pupil", "Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse", "Jack and his Golden Snuff-Box", "The Story of the Three Bears", "Jack the Giant-Killer", "Henny-Penny", "Childe Rowland".

Die zeitlosen Märchen Hans Christian Andersens sind bis heute in fast jedem Bücherregal zuhause, wurden mehrmals verfilmt und begeistern auch zwei Jahrhunderte nach ihrer Entstehung Jung und Alt. In dieser Neuvertonung seiner bekanntesten Werke finden Sie: Die kleine Meerjungfrau, Das hässliche Entlein, Die Schneekönigin, Das kleine Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern, Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse, Des Kaisers neue Kleider, Der standhafte Zinnsoldat, Die wilden Schwäne, Däumelinchen, Der Tannenbaum.

We had such an excellent dinner yesterday," said an old mouse of the female sex to another who had not been present at the feast. "I sat number twenty-one below the mouse-king, which was not a bad place. Shall I tell you what we had? Everything was first rate.

Penguin presents the audio download edition of The Puffin Book of Five-minute Stories, read by Sophie Aldred and Christopher Timothy. A lively collection of nineteen short, snappy stories, some old, some new, to make you gasp, laugh, frown or giggle. Featuring: The Little Wooden Horse Clever...

This special collection of 16 calming stories is designed to help settle restless puppies and soothe anxious dogs. With soft, rhythmic storytelling and peaceful themes, these tales create a comforting atmosphere that can help ease separation anxiety, promote relaxation, and provide a sense of security for your beloved pet.

Eine lehrreiche Kurzgeschichte für Jung und Alt. Eines Tages sinkt der Wasserspiegel im Fluss. Der Biber weiß, dass dies für seine Kinder sehr gefährlich ist, weil diese bei einem zu niedrigen Wasserstand dem hungrigen Fuchs schutzlos ausgeliefert sind. Ob der Biber diese Herausforderung meistert erfahrt ihr in diesem Kinderbuch.

Thumbelina was first published in Danish in 1835 as Tommelise in the second instalment of Fairy Tales Told for Children by Hans Christian Andersen. A woman, desperate for a daughter, goes to a fairy for help. The fairy gives her a barleycorn to plant, which grows into a tulip from which a tiny girl, scarcely half as long as a thumb, is born. Thumbelina soon attracts the attention of a Toad who wants the beautiful little girl as a bride for her son. This collection also includes In the Uttermost Parts of the Sea, The Tinderbox and The Swan’s Nest.