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Fairy Tales & Folklore Audiobooks
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Ladybird presents First Favourite Tales Audio, a fabulous collection of classic stories for toddlers, brought to life through the magic of audio. Produced with enchanting sound effects and lively music that will delight children, and introduce them to the world's most famous stories.
This collection of six classic tales contains:
Little Red Riding Hood
Cinderella
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The Magic Porridge Pot
Alice in Wonderland
Puss in Boots
Approximately 1hr running time
Ladybird is a trusted publisher of pre-school stories. The First Favourite Tales have been specially created for toddler comprehension and content.
Also available: Ladybird Tales audio, for children aged 5 onwards.
The majority of fairy tales read to children these days are so watered down they bear little resemblance to the original folk stories from which they descend. This is particularly true of many tales written - or, perhaps it should be said, collected - by the Brothers Grimm. For those who prefer their children hear the stories as they were told for generations before the days of political correctness, health and safety and Hollywood, Acorn Classics bring you the unadulterated, original tales as written down over a century ago by the Brothers Grimm themselves. In this tale - originally called simply 'Little Red', a hungry wolf gets the better of a young girl and her grandmother - at least to start with...
Enjoy this fantastic edition of Little Red Riding Hood, beautifully voiced by the English television and radio presenter Andy Crane. This retelling of a classic tale is bound to take you on a rollercoaster of emotions.
Andy Crane is best known for presenting Children's BBC between 1987 and 1990 and for his current work as presenter on BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Sheffield, BBC Radio 5 Live and Granada Reports.
The classic fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood, is a tale about a girl that is named after the red hooded cape she wears. One day her mother asks her to take a basket of food to her sickly grandmother—who lives in the woods. The mother orders Little Red Riding Hood not to wander off the path that leads to grandma’s house.
On her way to visit her grandmother Little Red Riding Hood meets the Big Bad Wolf. She tells the wolf she is on her way to visit her grandmother. The wolf runs ahead and takes the place of the grandmother and waits for Little Red Riding Hood. When she arrives Little Red Riding Hood realizes the wolf is an imposter and runs home. The lesson she learned is to not talk to strangers.
Step into the magical world of Child's Play fairy tales...Traditional tales are a well-established part of all cultures. Retold from the originals, these lively stories will captivate readers.
A Child's Play audio production.
Today's young readers will truly be enchanted by this version of the Brothers Grimm classic, set in an American frontier. As she sets out to visit her grandmother's house deep in the woods, Little Red Riding Hood has no idea what is in store for her. She soon suspects that her basket of sweets isn't the only thing her new friend the wolf is after! With the help of a brave hunter and her grandmother, Little Red learns a valuable lesson about following her mother's instructions.
0nce upon a time, there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything! But one autumn night, while walking in the woods, the little old lady heard . . . CLOMP, CLOMP, SHAKE, SHAKE, CLAP, CLAP. And the little old lady who was not afraid of anything had the scare of her life!
Howl with laughter and squeal with delight at this monstrously exciting new story from number one bestselling author David Walliams!
Howler is a SMALL werewolf with a BIG problem.
He is just not SCARY! And that makes him the odd one out at Monster School…
But when Howler finds some new friends, he discovers that being the ODD one out might just make him the COOLEST one of all…
This hilarious new picture book is full of squeal appeal and has giggles on every page.
After the recent loss of their mother, the Grimm family leaves their old life to open a pet shop with a paranormal twist. Instead of chubby hamsters and googly-eyed goldfish, you're more likely to find howling werewolf puppies and grouchy griffins at the Little Shop of Monsters.Things seem to be looking up when Gabby and Greta's dad secures three precious dragon eggs to attract customers on opening day. But when thieves get their grubby hands on the eggs, any hope of a new beginning is lost.Determined to fix things for their dad, Gabby and Greta must put their differences aside and track down the thieves before their new start is snatched from them. Time is running out though, and the dragon eggs are about to be sold to the highest bidder...
After the death of their mother, 10-year-old Meg is left to take care of the children until their father, who's away at sea, returns. He is expected any day, yet when his ship finally arrives, he is not aboard. There will be good days and bad days, but Meg's simple, childlike faith as well as the kindness of neighbours and friends will help her through her trials and ensure the survival of little Meg and 'her' children.
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Sarah Smith (1832-1911), alias Hesba Stretton, was a British children's books author. The daughter of a bookseller, Smith grew into one of the most popular Evangelical writers of her time. She first rose to fame with her 'Jessica's First Prayer,' which she later followed with the sequel 'Jessica's Mother.'
Over in the forest
Where the trees hide the sun
Lived a big mommy monster
And her little monster one.
"Scare!" said the mommy;
"I scare," said the one.
So he scared and he scampered
Where the trees hide the sun.
From monsters to ghosties to goblins, everyone's favorite beasties haunt and howl and rattle their way through their forest home in this silly, spooky twist on the beloved nursery rhyme "Over in the Meadow."
Author Pamela Jane and New York Times bestselling illustrator Jane Manning have created a delicious Halloween treat for readers to enjoy.
