Fairy Tales & Folklore Audiobooks

The Wizard of Oz

"Adams Morgan's approach actually enhances the fantastical events. -- School Library Journal The fantasies of Dorothy and Toto accompanied by the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodsman and the Cowardly Lion in the Land of Oz. This tale has been adapted into plays, radio and TV shows, and animated numerous times, but the actual story has a charm of it's own. (Lyman) Frank Baum was born on May 15, 1856 in Chittenango, NY. In 1882, with his father's financial help, he took his five-act Irish melodrama, The Maid of Arran, to New York City, where it was successful. At his mother-in-law's suggestion, he published his first book Mother Goose in Prose in 1897, and in 1899, his Father Goose: His Book, became the best-selling picture book. However, Baum is best known for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which became influential to the American musical theatres. He died in 1919."

L. Frank Baum (Author), Adams Morgan (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Alicia En El País De Las Maravillas

"Inmortales aventuras para grandes y ninos. Alicia en el pais de las Maravillas es una de esas obras magicas de la literatura que apela tanto a grandes como a ninos, ya que para los primeros esta la ironia y el fino humor con que Carroll se burlaba de las convenciones sociales de su tiempo, mientras que los mas pequenos pueden seguir, tambien con una sonrisa, las increibles aventuras de Alicia en ese lugar donde todo parece suceder al reves. Carroll, que creo esta obra maestra de la literatura universal, como entretenimiento para una amiguita, hija de unos vecinos era en sus momentos serios un catedratico respetado de matematicas, y nunca imagino que esa creacion le diera la inmortalidad. Sumergirse en ese maravilloso mundo a donde nos lleva Alicia es uno de esos placeres unicos que permite la literatura."

Lewis Carroll (Author), Adelaida Espinosa (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - La Nariz Y Otro Cuentos

"Nicolas Gogol es considerado como uno de los padres del realismo literario, pero en sus cuentos casi podría decirse que no solo hay realismo sino tambien una buena dosis de surrealismo, el mismo que se pondría de moda casi un siglo mas tarde, por lo que el insigne escrito es igualmente un precursor. En sus cuentos se transmite el humor que domina sus grandes novelas tales como 'Las almas muertas' pero dentro de una estructura satírica y de gran contenido. Laura Garcia hace una lectura brillante de los cuentos del maestro ruso. Este libro tiene: 'La Nariz', 'El Capote', 'El Carruaje', y 'Un Lugar Embrujado'."

Nikolai Gogol (Author), Laura García (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Cuentos De Andersen

"Los grandes clasicos del cuento infantil. Hans Cristian Andersen, el gran escritor danes, trajo al mundo del cuento infantil una imaginacion amable y una inventiva unica. Al contrario de los Hermanos Grimm o del frances Perrault, Andersen no se baso en las tradiciones populares sino que creo los personaje y argumentos que son parte integral del mundo infantil. Dentro de un estilo sencillo y refinado, los cuentos de Andersen evocan las fantasias infantiles pero con una amabilidad que no tienen los otros cuentistas. La actriz de teatro y television Laura Garcia hace una lectura evocativa de esos cuentos que son no solo para ninos, sino que tambien para los adultos."

Hans Christian Andersen (Author), Yadira Sanchez (Narrator)

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Ella Enchanted

"That fool of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me. She meant to bestow a gift. When I cried inconsolably through my first hour of life, my tears were her inspiration. Shaking her head sympathetically at Mother, the fairy touched my nose. "My gift is obedience. Ella will always be obedient. Now stop crying, child." I stopped. So begins this richly entertaining story of Ella of Frell, who wants nothing more than to be free of Lucinda's gift and feel that she belongs to herself. For how can she truly belong to herself if she knows that at any time, anyone can order her to hop on one foot, cut off her hand, or betray her kingdom--and she'll have to obey? Against a bold tapestry of princes, ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, and fairy godmothers, Ella's spirited account of her quest to break the curse is a funny, poignant, and enchanting tale about an unforgettable heroine who is determined to be herself."

Gail Carson Levine (Author), Eden Riegel (Narrator)

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[Swedish] - Mio, min Mio

"Historien om Bo Vilhelm Olsson, som blir Mio och hamnar i Landet i fjärran där han får i uppdrag att bekämpa den onda riddar Kato, är en av Astrid Lindgrens mest älskade berättelser. En storslagen, vacker och poetisk saga som väcker tankar om livet och döden, gott och ont, och kärlekens makt. Astrid Lindgren berättade att hon fick idén till boken när hon promenerade genom Tegnérlunden och gick förbi en ensam pojke på en bänk. Det var en mörk höstkväll och han såg så ensam och ledsen ut. Och hon lät honom bo på Upplandsgatan 13 eftersom hon såg honom försvinna in i den porten."

Astrid Lindgren (Author), Astrid Lindgren (Narrator)

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[Swedish] - Ronja Rövardotter

"Den natten då Ronja föddes gick åskan över bergen, ja, det var en åsknatt så att allt oknytt som höll till i Mattisskogen förskrämt kröp undan i sina hålor och gömslen. Bara de grymma vildvittrorna gillade åskväder mer än alla andra väder och flög med tjut och skrik runt rövarborgen på Mattisberget.' Ronjas barnaliv börjar storslaget. Så blir det också en kamp för fred och rättvisa, en kamp som hon utkämpar tillsammans med rövarsonen Birk."

Astrid Lindgren (Author), Astrid Lindgren (Narrator)

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[Swedish] - Bröderna Lejonhjärta

"I Nangijala, där är det ännu lägereldarnas och sagornas tid, och det är dit man kommer när man dör. Det berättar Jonatan Lejon för sin bror Skorpan som ligger sjuk och har råkat få veta att han snart ska dö. Hur kan det vara så hemskt att en del måste dö när dom inte har fyllt tio år ens, undrar Skorpan. Vet du Skorpan, jag tror att du får det härligt, försäkrar Jonatan. I Nangijala får man vara med om äventyr från morgon till kväll och om nätterna också. För det är i Nangijala som alla sagor händer. Skorpan älskar sin bror Jonatan över allt annat. Jonatan som är så modig och stark, med honom vågar man vara med om vilka äventyr som helst. Men inte ensam. Ensam är han bara en liten rädd krake. Så bra då att han inte behöver vara i Nangijala utan Jonatan. Så bra att de tillsammans får bli Bröderna Lejonhjärta. Nangijalas sagor är sköna men farliga och grymma. Men heter man Lejonhjärta så vågar man det yttersta."

Astrid Lindgren (Author), Astrid Lindgren (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Las Aventuras de Rufus y Tarco Vol.1: El Rescate de Albargaz

"Rufus y Tarco son dos gnomos mágicos de la isla de Chiloé, que recorren el mundo en sus fantásticas aventuras."

Ricardo Bullemore (Author), Jaime Vadell (Narrator)

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The Happy Prince - and Other Stories

"Oscar Wilde's fairy stories are among the greatest and most poignant classics for children and adults alike. Humour, pathos and delightful little characters abound in the stories of 'The Happy Prince' and the Swallow who agrees to keep him company despite approaching winter; 'The Selfish Giant', who doesn't want children playing in his garden, and 'The Remarkable Rocket'. In addition, there are those not so familiar - 'The Star Child', 'The Young King' and 'The Devoted Friend'."

Oscar Wilde (Author), Anton Lesser, Nicolas Soames (Narrator)

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Tales From the Norse Legends

"The tales of the Norse gods, of the giants, demons, trolls and dwarves, still have the power to fascinate more than a thousand years after they were first told. Here are the stories of the one-eyed god Odin, the all-seeing, who from his throne in Asgard the home of the gods, has to prepare for Ragnarok, the final conflict between good and evil. There are tales too of Tyr the god of war, of the cunning Loki, of Thor the mighty thunder god and a host of others. These retellings of the old tales are given extra dramatic perspective by the music of Mahler, Grieg, Smetana. They come to life as never before."

Edward Ferrie (Author), Benjamin Soames, Nicolas Soames (Narrator)

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Alice in Wonderland

"Fantasy and madcap mischief abound in this classic story of a young girl's tour through an enchanted realm.Alice, a bored young girl sitting on the side of a riverbank, is suddenly whisked away to a world populated by fantastic characters— from a white rabbit and a Cheshire cat to a mad hatter and a queen of hearts. After tumbling down a rabbit hole, Alice experiences one adventure after another— from shrinking so small that she finds herself floundering in a pool of her own to tears to engaging in a preposterous conversation at an absurd tea party. A classic story of imagination and wonder, which has entertained millions for more than a century, comes to life in this engaging audiobook."

Lewis Carroll (Author), Cybill Shepherd (Narrator)

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