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This audio collection, read by Glenn Close, includes the first three books in the classic series: the Newbery Medal-winning Sarah, Plain and Tall; Skylark; and Caleb's Story. Patricia MacLachlan's stories about Sarah, Papa, Anna, and the rest of the Witting family gently explore timeless themes...

Frances Hodgson Burnet's 1911 novel is about Mary Lennox, an unloved orphan who journeys from India to Yorkshire to live at Misselthwaite Manor, the home of her uncle Archibald Craven. Under the influence of the beautiful countryside and its kind inhabitants, Mary begins to blossom. She soon discovers there are secrets of many kinds both inside and outside her uncle's estate. In particular, she longs to discover the key to a hidden garden that has been shut away for 10 years.

This beloved Newbery Medal–winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter book series about the Witting family. Set in the late nineteenth century and told from young Anna's point of view, Sarah, Plain and Tall tells the story of how Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton comes from...

Four classic stories featuring bold and daring protagonists, abridged especially for young listeners: Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, The Railway Children, The Secret Garden. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move! Introduce your children to four classic stories...

In 1707, eight-year-old Sarah travels with her father to build a new home in the Connecticut wilderness. Sarah is afraid when she hears animals in the night. She is afraid when she meets her Indian neighbors. She is especially afraid when she is left with an Indian family while her father goes back to get the rest of their family. But when Sarah remembers her mother’s parting words, “Keep up your courage, Sarah Noble,” she learns to be brave even when she’s afraid.

Enjoy this classic tale of the ever relatable and always enchanting March sisters. A unique coming of age story, follow along as the four girls strive to make their family proud while learning who God made them to be and how to grow their strengths and learn from their weaknesses.

Alice im Wunderland ist ein erstmals 1865 erschienenes Kinderbuch des britischen Schriftstellers Lewis Carroll. Alice im Wunderland gilt als eines der hervorragenden Werke aus dem Genre des literarischen Nonsens. Während ihre Schwester ihr aus einem Buch vorliest, sieht die Titelheldin Alice ein sprechendes, weißes Kaninchen, das auf eine Uhr starrt und meint, es komme zu spät. Neugierig folgt Alice ihm in seinen Bau. Dort fällt sie weit hinunter und landet in einem Raum mit vielen Türen. Nach einiger Zeit findet sie einen Schlüssel, mit dem sie die kleinste Tür aufsperren kann.

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire is an 1883 novel by the American illustrator and writer Howard Pyle. Consisting of a series of episodes in the story of the English outlaw Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men, the novel compiles traditional material into a coherent narrative in a colorful, invented "old English" idiom that preserves some flavor of the ballads, and adapts it for children.

First published in 1881, the subtitle of this book tells us that it was written “for children and those who love children”. Heidi, a 5-year-old orphan, is handed off by her young Aunt Dete to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps. Though her new life is foreign, Heidi soon falls in love with her grandfather, and he with her. They share a contented life of goat-herding. But when Grandfather refuses to allow Heidi to attend school in the small village below, quarrels ensue.

It is WWI and Canada has entered the war. Young men enthusiastically join up while mothers and sweethearts stay behind and fill the jobs that once were only for men. Rilla, the youngest of Anne and Gilbert’s children, struggles to find how she can possibly contribute. At first frustrated by being the “baby sister,” she soon is challenged by opportunities that will change her beyond her wildest imaginings. This is a coming-of-age story with all the lovable aspects of the first Anne book, yet with a compelling sense of historical immediacy.

Follow Alice as she tumbles into a world where hats are mad, cats vanish mid-sentence, and queens take croquet far too seriously. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland isn't just a book—it's a portal into delightful absurdity, linguistic acrobatics, and the kind of dream logic only Lewis Carroll could conjure. With wit sharper than the Queen's axe and characters as bizarre as your strangest dreams, this is the ultimate escape for the logically exhausted and the wonderfully curious. Step through the looking... no, wait—that's another story. Just follow the White Rabbit.

A Little Princess tells the story of Sara Crewe, daughter of a rich English officer stationed in India, who is sent to Miss Minchin's boarding school in London. Despite her wealth and privilege, Sara is kind and generous, befriending everyone from school outcast Ermengarde and motherless toddler Lottie to the teenage scullery maid Becky. When Sara's status is abruptly changed, her resolve to behave like a princess no matter her circumstances is put to the test. Frances Hodgson Burnet's children's classic is performed by a full cast and will be loved by listeners of all ages.

Det er ikke altid nemt at være en del af en familie, og der kan ske hvad som helst mellem familiemedlemmer. I denne novelle forholder den danske forfatter Sarah Engell sig til familien og skildrer på bedste vis scener fra et komplekst familieliv.

The abridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Johanna Spyri's charming tale, Heidi, wonderfully read by Sarah Greene. At the age of five, little orphan Heidi is sent to live with her grandfather in the Alps. Everyone on the village is afraid of him, but Heidi is fascinated by his long beard...

"I migliori racconti e fiabe morali": Pollicino, Pelle d'asino, Le fate, Il principe ranocchio, Il lupo e i sette caprettini, Il gatto con gli stivali, Hansel e Gretel, Barbablu.

"I migliori racconti e storie popolari": Cenerentola, Hansel e Gretel, Il lupo e i sette caprettini, L'uomo di neve, Il principe ranocchio, Cappuccetto rosso, Biancaneve, Barbablu.

This collection of 35 short poems was first published in 1927, and is a sequel to When We Were Very Young, which was the first anthology of verse dealing with the domestic adventures of Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh.

"Alí Babà e i quaranta ladroni" (titolo completo: Storia di ʿAlī Bābā e dei quaranta ladroni) è una storia d'origine persiana. Si tratta di un racconto che viene presentato in lingua araba che va sotto il nome di "Le mille e una notte". Alí Babà è un taglialegna molto povero. Un giorno, mentre ʿAlí taglia legna, sente delle voci. Si nasconde sopra un albero, dal quale ascolta il capo di una banda di 40 ladroni pronunciare la formula magica che permette l'apertura della roccia di una caverna: "Apriti sesamo!" e la formula magica per richiuderla: "Chiuditi, Sesamo!".

"Le migliori fiabe e storie di Andersen": La piccola fiammiferaia, Il brutto anatroccolo, L'abete, L'Uomo di neve, Il baule volante, L'acciarino magico.

"Le migliori fiabe e storie dei Fratelli Grimm": Raperonzola, Mignolino, Il principe Ranocchio, Hansel & Gretel, Biancaneve e i sette nani, Il lupo e i sette caprettini, Rosa bianca e rosa rossa.