Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland comes to life again in this dramatized version of the timeless classic, with stellar performances by Georgia Lee Schultz as Alice, and multi-award-winning Barbara Rosenblat as the Mouse, Duchess, Cheshire Cat, and the Queen. This version features a full cast of characters, music, and sound effects and introduces the original song 'My Garden Back Home.'Join Alice on her strange and wonderful adventures into the world of the Queen of Hearts, the Cheshire Cat, the White Rabbit, and the Hatter. A Library Journal Editor's Pick of Fabulous Listens. An Official Selection of the 2014 HEAR Now Audio Fiction and Arts Festival.
Based on the classic story by Charles Dickens
In this fully dramatized adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, Michael Dick (Ebenezer Scrooge) and cast take you on an incredible journey into the supernatural as a miserly man comes to realize the true spirit of Christmas.
Featuring virtuoso performances from the entire cast, riveting sound effects, and original music, Voices in the Wind Audio Theatre’s production of A Christmas Carol is an adventure in sound and imagination.
The perfect gift for all ages, Pinocchio as you've never seen him before: telling his own story through the master storyteller and award-winning author of WAR HORSE."Now - there's no point in pretending here - I was, and still am deep down, a puppet. Everyone knows Pinocchio is a puppet. I reckon I must be just about the most famous puppet the world has ever known. But the truth is I'm not just a puppet, I'm more than just bits of wood and string. I'm me. So I thought it was about time that I, Pinocchio, told you my story..."So begins this stunningly beautiful interpretation of the classic story. Michael Morpurgo channels Pinocchio's words to tell the famous puppet's story in his own inimitable, cheeky and always funny way.
Gulliver is a travel-hungry and adventurous ship's doctor, who has the odd misfortune of being ship-wrecked four times in as many voyages. Gulliver finds himself a giant among tiny humans in Lilliput; a tiny human among giants in Brobdignag; on the flying island of Laputa, with its most impractical intellectuals; and finally in the land of the Houyhnhnms, talking horses who think precious little of human 'Yahoos.'
Lewis Carroll's Wonderland characters are as fresh and engaging as the day he dreamt them up. Here, for young readers, is a glorious introduction to Alice's magical universe from bestselling illustrator Eric Puybaret. Puybaret's rich, jewel-like illustrations perfectly capture the wit and whimsy of Wonderland, while the elegantly simplified text retains Carroll's most memorable lines, such as 'Curiouser and curiouser' and 'Oh dear, oh dear, I shall be too late'. Fresh, modern and gloriously colourful, this is an enchanting first step down the rabbit hole and into the world of Alice.
The stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children all around the world for over 50 years.
Now, promise me you will write, Aunt Lucy said.
I promise to write as soon as I get the chance, said the bear.
Ever since Paddington arrived in England, he has shared his adventures with his aunt Lucy back in Peru. From meeting the Browns to discovering the sights and sounds of London, his letters tell the story of a kind-hearted bear discovering a whole new life, told with love, from Paddington.
Godlike Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, has built a beautiful city, but is also a terrible tyrant. In answer to the prayers of his oppressed citizens, the gods create Enkidu, a wild man whose destiny is to first fight Gilgamesh, and then become his life-long friend. They embark on adventures together, but when they kill the Bull of Heaven, Enkidu must pay the ultimate price.
Fritz zieht aus der Stadt mit seinen Eltern hinaus aufs Land - in ein kleines Dorf namens Wiesenheim. Zuerst macht er sich ein wenig Sorgen, ob es ihm dort gefällt. Bald lernt er jedoch Hans kennen, was ihm die Umgewöhnung sehr erleichtert: Hans löst sofort das erste Problem mit Fritz und zusammen erleben sie spannende Abenteuer.
In dieser ersten Geschichte finden die Jungen gemeinsam gleich zwei Schätze - einen materiellen und einen, den man nicht mit Geld bezahlen kann...
' [...] und als sie hundemüde, aber glücklich einschliefen, wurde ihnen bewusst, dass sie heute gleich zwei Schätze gefunden hatten..
Wenn du wissen möchtest, wie Hans und Fritz zu diesen Schätzen gekommen sind, höre diese spannende Gutenacht-Geschichte, die dich hoffentlich bald und schön ins Reich der Träume begleiten wird.
Pädagogisch wertvoll - ideale Länge für entspannte Gutenacht-Geschichten - hochwertige Zeit für Kinder als Einschlafritual
Die 'Hans und Fritz' -Geschichten sind immer nach folgendem Schema aufgebaut: Die Kinder verbringen Zeit zusammen - meist nicht im Haus oder vor virtuellen Apparaten, sondern draußen in der Natur oder unterwegs. Jedes Mal erleben sie andere spannende und schöne alltägliche, aufregende oder herzerwärmende Geschichten, die ihr(e) Kind(er) gut in die Nacht begleiten sollen. Ein paar Geschichten später kommen zu der 'Freundesbande' auch zwei Mädchen hinzu, weshalb sich sowohl Jungen als auch Mädchen in den Abenteuern wieder finden können.
Sicher findet sich in den Erzählungen auch die ein oder andere Anregung für den Alltag ihrer Kinder!
Das sich ständig wiederholende System sowie der überschaubare Umfang der einzelnen Geschichten eignen sich hervorragend zum regelmäßigen Hören, da die vertrauten Charaktere und Settings eine beruhigende Atmosphäre am Abend schaffen, die das Einschlafen erleichtert. Zudem sind die Geschichten pädagogisch wertvoll, weil sie von Freundschaft
Eureka's tears have flooded the earth and now Atlantis is rising, along with its evil king, Atlas. Eureka is the only one who can stop him - but first she must learn how to fight.
She travels across the ocean with Ander to try and make sense of the dark world her sorrow has created. But dark secrets are hidden in the depths - will she be strong enough to defeat Atlas, or is her broken heart just what he needs to power his rising kingdom?
Eureka has the chance to save the world. But she'll have to give up on everything - even love . . .
Don Giovanni is a passionate lover of life. One night, the Commendatore of Calatrava catches him kissing his daughter, and challenges him to a duel. Don Giovanni wins the duel, which of course means that the Commendatore is slain and so begins the end for Don Giovanni...
Two of the most famous and iconic Children's Classics are turned into musical extravaganza by Composer Rob Kapilow, one of the most successful and most performed composers on the planet. He is joined by International Superstars Nathan Gunn, who sings Polar Express, and Isabel Leonard who sings Dr. Seuss's Gertrude McFuzz.
One morning a little rabbit sat on a bank. He pricked his ears and listened to the trit-trot, trit-trot of a pony. A gig was coming along the road; it was driven by Mr. McGregor, and beside him sat Mrs. McGregor in her best bonnet. As soon as they had passed, little Benjamin Bunny slid down into the road, and set off—with a hop, skip, and a jump—to call upon his relations, who lived in the wood at the back of Mr. McGregor's garden.
