Fairy Tales & Folklore Audiobooks

Callie Ross (Author), Highlights For Children (Narrator)

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Delight in a collection of the world's greatest children's stories, voiced by the brilliant Brenda and Robin Markwell. This collection includes: Goldilocks And The Three bears The Ugly Duckling Hansel And Gretel The Princess and the Pea The Tortoise And The Hare Old Mother Hubbard Puss In Boots The Little Gingerbread Man The Emperors New Clothes Jack And The Beanstalk The Three Little Pigs Toad In A Hole The Three Billy Goats Gruff The Frog Prince The Pied Piper Of Hamelin

Roger William Wade, Traditional (Author), Brenda Markwell, Robin Markwell (Narrator)

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The Worlds Next Door: A mysterious old house. Another world. A terrifying enemy.

Twelve-year-old Janie Rutland somewhat grudgingly befriends Reggie Rankin—the weird new kid at school—and finally has someone to investigate her curious sightings in the abandoned house next door. When they find there’s an impossible world in danger of total destruction, they face a choice. Do they have what it takes to save it? An eccentric fellowship gathers as they embark on a perilous quest in a race against time and their own fears. Traveling in what can only be described as a pirate hover ship, they’re threatened by monsters and storms, shipwrecks and death. Can they find the answers they need to save Sian—and maybe all worlds?

C.E. White (Author), Danny Montooth (Narrator)

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The Worries: Jaz and the New Baby

Brought to you by Puffin. The Truth Pixie meets Pixar's Inside Out in this hilarious, heartfelt and highly illustrated new series, perfect for helping children gently work through their worries and anxieties. Everyone feels worried sometimes. But what if your worries came to life and started following you around? Jazmin's mum is about to have a baby and Jaz is SO excited! She's been waiting forever to be a big sister and knows she's going to be brilliant at it. Okay, it might mean some changes to their family, but Jaz is sure everything will be just fine. So imagine her surprise when a host of furry, fretful friends arrive to cause some serious mischief. That's right, it's the Worries - gloomy Loner, nervous Change, pushy Jealousy and DJ Disaster, always waiting for something to go wrong. Jaz tries her best to keep her worries to herself, but with her birthday party coming up fast, they seem set on turning her into the Worst Sister EVER! © Jion Sheibani 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Jion Sheibani (Author), Cassie Layton (Narrator)

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The Worries: Sohal Finds a Friend

Brought to you by Puffin. Everyone feels worried sometimes. But what if your worries came to life and started following you around? Sohal worries about a lot of things - the dark, mutant sheep, not having any friends - you name it, he worries about it! So one night he draws his worries to make himself feel better - and somehow they look a lot less worrying once he's scribbled them down . . . Imagine Sohal's surprise when he wakes up the next morning, and finds a set of funny furry friends at the end of his bed! His worries have come to life, and it's not long before Hurt, Fail, Anger, Big and Alone have turned his world upside down. Now it's up to Sohal to work out how to keep his worries under control - and have some serious fun while he's at it . . . © Jion Sheibani 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Jion Sheibani (Author), Cassie Layton (Narrator)

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The Worst Witch

Hold on to your broom for magical mayhem! Lovable but disaster-prone Mildred Hubble is a trainee at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, but she's making an awful mess of it. She keeps getting her spells wrong and crashing her broomstick. Yet she manages to get by until she turns Ethel, the teacher's pet, into her deadly enemy and chaos ensues . . .

Jill Murphy (Author), Gemma Arterton (Narrator)

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The Worst Witch All at Sea

Hold on to your broom for magical mayhem! Lovable, but disaster-prone Mildred Hubble is a trainee at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, but she's making an awful mess of it. Mildred can't bear to leave behind her beloved cat, Tabby, when the class goes for a week beside the seaside. But keeping Tabby leads Mildred into yet more trouble.

Jill Murphy (Author), Gemma Arterton (Narrator)

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The Worst Witch and The Wishing Star

A new adventure starring the worst witch - lovable but disaster-prone Mildred Hubble. Mildred makes a wish on a shooting star - and to her great surprise it comes true! Mildred's wish-come-true is a small dog but how can she keep him a secret from all the others, especially the formidable Miss Hardbroom? It's a disaster waiting to happen...and it does! - but everything turns out for the best when Mildred and her clever dog, Star, win an indoor swimming pool for the school!

Jill Murphy (Author), Gemma Arterton (Narrator)

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The Worst Witch Saves the Day

Hold on to your broom for magical mayhem! It's the start of a new term at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches and Mildred Hubble is determined not to be the worst witch this year. Everything starts so well. Mildred's class has a new form teacher - no more Miss Hardbroom for Mildred and her friends! But then the new teacher, Miss Granite, starts acting fishy; Mildred has a very bad hair day when a hair growth spell goes wrong and she has to put up with know-it-all Ethel Hallow being 'helpful'. To top it all, her beloved cat Tabby is having a nervous breakdown and refuses to fly.

Jill Murphy (Author), Gemma Arterton (Narrator)

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The Worst Witch Strikes Again

Jill Murphy (Author), Gemma Arterton (Narrator)

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The Worst Witch to the Rescue

All I will say is - prepare to be astounded! Mildred Hubble has always been the worst witch at Miss Cackle's Academy, but she just knows this term will be different. She's done the best holiday project ever and she's sure that her form teacher, the fearsome Miss Hardbroom, will be impressed. Even her arch-enemy, Ethel Hallow, is being friendly to her! But is it all too good to be true - will disaster strike again for the Worst Witch? Mildred may be the worst witch at the academy but she's the best friend you could ever have. Millions of readers love her. And so will you . . .

Jill Murphy (Author), Gemma Arterton (Narrator)

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The Wounded Lion

Suzanne I Barchers (Author), Chris Yeschenko (Narrator)

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