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Bestsellers
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
- The Chronicles of Narnia
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Michael York
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Four adventurous siblings—Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie—step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter and enslaved by the power of the White Witch....
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Suitable for children
- By Phebe on 01-09-12
By: C. S. Lewis
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Charlotte's Web
- By: E. B. White
- Narrated by: E. B. White, George Plimpton
- Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Since its publication in 1952, Charlotte's Web has become one of America's best-loved children's books.
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Beautiful From Beginning to End
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 02-09-17
By: E. B. White
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A Wrinkle in Time
- By: Madeleine L'Engle
- Narrated by: Hope Davis, Ava DuVernay, Madeleine L'Engle, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Meg Murry, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears at their door....
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Thank You for a New Narrator
- By Patricia on 02-01-12
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Matilda
- By: Roald Dahl
- Narrated by: Kate Winslet
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Matilda is exceptional. But Matilda's parents think she's a nuisance, and at school she faces Miss Trunchbull, a terror of a headmistress....
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Another Winner
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 12-21-16
By: Roald Dahl
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Where the Red Fern Grows
- By: Wilson Rawls
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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A loving threesome, Billy and his two dogs ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country. Old Dan has the brawn, Little Ann has the brains, and Billy has the will...
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What a great story!
- By Mary A. on 11-18-03
By: Wilson Rawls
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Little House in the Big Woods
- Little House, Book 1
- By: Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Narrated by: Cherry Jones
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Told from four-year-old Laura's point of view, this story begins in 1871 in a little log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin....
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GRANDMA WAS JIGGING
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 02-16-17
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
- The Chronicles of Narnia
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Michael York
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Four adventurous siblings—Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie—step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter and enslaved by the power of the White Witch....
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Suitable for children
- By Phebe on 01-09-12
By: C. S. Lewis
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Charlotte's Web
- By: E. B. White
- Narrated by: E. B. White, George Plimpton
- Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Since its publication in 1952, Charlotte's Web has become one of America's best-loved children's books.
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Beautiful From Beginning to End
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 02-09-17
By: E. B. White
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A Wrinkle in Time
- By: Madeleine L'Engle
- Narrated by: Hope Davis, Ava DuVernay, Madeleine L'Engle, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Meg Murry, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears at their door....
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Thank You for a New Narrator
- By Patricia on 02-01-12
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Matilda
- By: Roald Dahl
- Narrated by: Kate Winslet
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Matilda is exceptional. But Matilda's parents think she's a nuisance, and at school she faces Miss Trunchbull, a terror of a headmistress....
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Another Winner
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 12-21-16
By: Roald Dahl
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Where the Red Fern Grows
- By: Wilson Rawls
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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A loving threesome, Billy and his two dogs ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country. Old Dan has the brawn, Little Ann has the brains, and Billy has the will...
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What a great story!
- By Mary A. on 11-18-03
By: Wilson Rawls
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Little House in the Big Woods
- Little House, Book 1
- By: Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Narrated by: Cherry Jones
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Told from four-year-old Laura's point of view, this story begins in 1871 in a little log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin....
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GRANDMA WAS JIGGING
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 02-16-17
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- By: Roald Dahl
- Narrated by: Douglas Hodge
- Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger....
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SQUARE SWEETS THAT LOOK ROUND
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 11-12-17
By: Roald Dahl
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The Once and Future King
- By: T. H. White
- Narrated by: Neville Jason
- Length: 33 hrs
- Unabridged
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The complete "box set" of T. H. White's epic fantasy novel of the Arthurian legend....
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My favorite book this year.
- By Robert on 12-13-12
By: T. H. White
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The Little Prince
- By: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Richard Howard - translator
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see, standing before him, the most extraordinary little fellow....
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A children's story for adults
- By Heather on 07-03-11
By: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and others
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Little House on the Prairie
- Little House, Book 3
- By: Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Narrated by: Cherry Jones
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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The adventures continue for Laura Ingalls and her family as they leave their little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin and set out for Kansas....
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WHEN MOM SPOKE LIKE THAT,
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 05-07-17
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My Side of the Mountain
- By: Jean Craighead George
- Narrated by: Michael Crouch
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods - all by himself....
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Amazing
- By Student on 02-19-18
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The Phantom Tollbooth
- By: Norton Juster
- Narrated by: Rainn Wilson, Norton Juster
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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For Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different....
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Worth the author intro alone!
- By Dukes Cooper on 03-20-19
By: Norton Juster
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The BFG
- By: Roald Dahl
- Narrated by: David Walliams
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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When Sophie hears that the giants are flush-bunking to England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them. And the BFG (Big Friendly Giant) will help her....
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GREEKS FROM GREECE ALL BE TASTING GREASY
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 06-21-16
By: Roald Dahl
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James and the Giant Peach
- By: Roald Dahl
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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A little magic can take you a long way. After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun, until James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree....
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James will figure it out.
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 03-22-14
By: Roald Dahl
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On the Banks of Plum Creek
- Little House, Book 4
- By: Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Narrated by: Cherry Jones
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they leave their little house on the prairie and travel in their covered wagon to Minnesota....
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Oh, How 'Naughty' Laura Can Be! :)
- By Gillian on 02-09-17
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- By: L. Frank Baum
- Narrated by: Anne Hathaway
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the best-known stories in American culture, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over 100 years....
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Fantastic
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 02-11-14
By: L. Frank Baum
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Farmer Boy
- Little House, Book 2
- By: Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Narrated by: Cherry Jones
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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While Laura Ingalls grows up in a little house on the Western prairie, Almanzo Wilder is living on a big farm in New York State....
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7 year old boy's review
- By knittymama on 02-20-17
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Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
- By: Rick Riordan
- Narrated by: Jesse Bernstein
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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In Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, the son of Poseidon adds his own magic - and sarcastic asides - to the classics....
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It is so Great to have Jesse Bernstein back!
- By Rhonda on 09-07-14
By: Rick Riordan
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The Three Little Pigs
- By: James Marshall
- Narrated by: Fritz Weaver
- Length: 10 mins
- Unabridged
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James Marshall retells the familiar tale in which one of three pigs survives a wolf's attacks by using his head....
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Not for little ones
- By ShereeBabee on 12-01-20
By: James Marshall
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
- By: Eric Carle
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free, Eric Carle
- Length: 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Eric Carle's classic story begins one sunny Sunday, when the caterpillar was hatched out of a tiny egg. He was very hungry. On Monday, he ate through one apple; on Tuesday, he ate through three plums - and still he was hungry....
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theres no pictures!!
- By Averita on 02-25-21
By: Eric Carle
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The Cat in the Hat and Other Dr. Seuss Favorites
- By: Dr. Seuss
- Narrated by: Kelsey Grammer, John Cleese, John Lithgow, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Eleven complete Dr. Seuss stories at a great price, featuring performances by John Cleese, Billy Crystal, Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, Dustin Hoffman, John Lithgow, and more....
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The individual books are bookmarked
- By Eric on 12-28-09
By: Dr. Seuss
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Sideways Stories from Wayside School
- By: Louis Sachar
- Narrated by: Louis Sachar
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Is your school just a little too…NORMAL? Maybe you should go to Wayside School....
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Awesome
- By HF Reader on 09-09-17
By: Louis Sachar
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The Collected Stories of Winnie-the-Pooh
- By: A. A. Milne
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry, Judi Dench, Michael Williams, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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The Bear of Very Little Brain and his friends from the Hundred-Acre Wood have delighted generations of children since Winnie-the-Pooh was first published in 1926....
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Not a book for children, but all sentient beings.
- By John Campbell on 09-18-15
By: A. A. Milne
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The Magician's Nephew
- The Chronicles of Narnia
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Narnia...where the woods are thick and cool, where the Talking Beasts are called to life, a new world where the adventure begins.....
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An incredible children's series
- By Jason on 05-14-05
By: C. S. Lewis
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Anne of Green Gables - The Collection
- By: Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Narrated by: Beth Kesler
- Length: 55 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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This book contains the Collection of "Anne of Green Gables". "Anne of Green Gables" Starts at Chapter 1, "Anne of Avonlea" Starts at Chapter 39...
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Consistent, entertaining, and endearing
- By Lou on 09-02-21
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
- By: Roald Dahl
- Narrated by: Douglas Hodge
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Now that he's won the chocolate factory, what's next for Charlie? Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie Bucket's back for another adventure....
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Storyline Is Terrible
- By Beth Ann Fitness on 07-22-17
By: Roald Dahl
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The Complete Wizard of Oz Collection
- All 22 Stories
- By: L. Frank Baum
- Narrated by: Eric Vincent
- Length: 90 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the complete Wizard of Oz collection of 22 stories written by L. Frank Baum....
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Audio chapter list below as was missing
- By MM on 04-09-14
By: L. Frank Baum
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Oz: The Complete Collection
- By: L. Frank Baum
- Narrated by: Charles Hubbell
- Length: 64 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Here you will find the complete OZ Collection...
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Outstanding
- By Brian Adelstein on 01-30-24
By: L. Frank Baum
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Green Eggs and Ham
- By: Dr. Seuss
- Narrated by: Jason Alexander
- Length: 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Follow Sam I Am as he tries to convince an acquaintance that green eggs and ham is, indeed, a delectable meal to be savored everywhere and every way....
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Good music and sound effects
- By Will on 01-27-16
By: Dr. Seuss
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Children’s Favorites, Vol. 1
- Disney Bedtime Favorites and Disney Storybook Collection
- By: Disney Press
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert, Richard Smalls
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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In Disney Storybook Collection, over 20 stories recreate the movie magic of beloved Disney films. The second edition of the popular Bedtime Favorites collection has 19 stories....
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Kids love it
- By Travis on 05-05-16
By: Disney Press
New releases
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The Ice Dragon
- By: Edith Nesbit
- Narrated by: Nicki White
- Length: 32 mins
- Unabridged
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The full title is "The Ice Dragon, or Do as You Are Told" but, perhaps unsurprisingly, George and Jane do not do as they are told and find themselves at The North Pole and in the middle of a great adventure.
By: Edith Nesbit
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A Bedtime Story and a Lullaby: Sometimes the Wind Can Be Magical & My Grandfather’s Clock
- By: Jacqui Brown, Andrew David Moore Johnson
- Narrated by: Erik Blior, Jame Ornlamai
- Length: 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Hold onto your teddy as we join the Hedgerow Gang on a magical windy night in “Sometimes the Wind Can Be Magical”. Then snuggle into your duvet to the soothing instrumental lullaby “My Grandfather's Clock” by Jame Ornlamai.
By: Jacqui Brown, and others
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The Little Red Hen
- By: Florence White Williams
- Narrated by: Lorena Romero
- Length: 5 mins
- Unabridged
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The little red hen asks her barnyard companions for help as she works to plant and harvest wheat, make flour, and bake some bread. But no one else does any of the work—and so no one else gets any of the reward. This classic story has been told and retold countless times.
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The Wind in the Willows
- By: Kenneth Grahame
- Narrated by: Chris Dabbs
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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The Wind in the Willows is a classic children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. It details the story of Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad, after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and gets into trouble. It also details short stories about them that are disconnected from the main narrative. The novel was based on bedtime stories Grahame told his son Alastair.
By: Kenneth Grahame
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Stories for Six-Year-Olds
- By: Enid Blyton
- Narrated by: Heather Long, Joe Eyre
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Enjoy these short stories from Enid Blyton, the world's favourite storyteller. From fairies hiding in flowers to toy trains having a secret meeting, this fun collection is filled with magic, mischief and more!
By: Enid Blyton
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Short Cat Stories for Kids
- By: Beatrix Potter, Edith Nesbit, Edric Vredenburg, and others
- Narrated by: Nicki White, Matt Stewart
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Do you have a pet cat? Settle down for Quiet Time and join us for a collection of feline tales, that will transport you and your little into the wonderful world that will show what our feline friends get up to when we’re not looking.
By: Beatrix Potter, and others
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The Ice Dragon
- By: Edith Nesbit
- Narrated by: Nicki White
- Length: 32 mins
- Unabridged
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The full title is "The Ice Dragon, or Do as You Are Told" but, perhaps unsurprisingly, George and Jane do not do as they are told and find themselves at The North Pole and in the middle of a great adventure.
By: Edith Nesbit
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A Bedtime Story and a Lullaby: Sometimes the Wind Can Be Magical & My Grandfather’s Clock
- By: Jacqui Brown, Andrew David Moore Johnson
- Narrated by: Erik Blior, Jame Ornlamai
- Length: 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Hold onto your teddy as we join the Hedgerow Gang on a magical windy night in “Sometimes the Wind Can Be Magical”. Then snuggle into your duvet to the soothing instrumental lullaby “My Grandfather's Clock” by Jame Ornlamai.
By: Jacqui Brown, and others
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The Little Red Hen
- By: Florence White Williams
- Narrated by: Lorena Romero
- Length: 5 mins
- Unabridged
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The little red hen asks her barnyard companions for help as she works to plant and harvest wheat, make flour, and bake some bread. But no one else does any of the work—and so no one else gets any of the reward. This classic story has been told and retold countless times.
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The Wind in the Willows
- By: Kenneth Grahame
- Narrated by: Chris Dabbs
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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The Wind in the Willows is a classic children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. It details the story of Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad, after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and gets into trouble. It also details short stories about them that are disconnected from the main narrative. The novel was based on bedtime stories Grahame told his son Alastair.
By: Kenneth Grahame
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Stories for Six-Year-Olds
- By: Enid Blyton
- Narrated by: Heather Long, Joe Eyre
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Enjoy these short stories from Enid Blyton, the world's favourite storyteller. From fairies hiding in flowers to toy trains having a secret meeting, this fun collection is filled with magic, mischief and more!
By: Enid Blyton
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Short Cat Stories for Kids
- By: Beatrix Potter, Edith Nesbit, Edric Vredenburg, and others
- Narrated by: Nicki White, Matt Stewart
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Do you have a pet cat? Settle down for Quiet Time and join us for a collection of feline tales, that will transport you and your little into the wonderful world that will show what our feline friends get up to when we’re not looking.
By: Beatrix Potter, and others
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Princess Bedtime Stories
- By: Andrew Lang, Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, and others
- Narrated by: Nicki White, Bart Wolffe, Matt Stewart
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Settle down for quiet time to a collection of magical princess tales that will transport your little one on amazing adventures within magical kingdoms. These tales will captivate your child and allow them to believe they are royal princesses and princes in their own magical kingdoms, as they drift off to sleep.
By: Andrew Lang, and others
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A Bedtime Story and a Lullaby: The Dirty Shepherdess & Over the Rainbow
- By: Andrew Lang
- Narrated by: Nicki White, Holly Kyrre, Jame Ornlamai
- Length: 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Get cosy in bed and join us in a magical kingdom as we settle down for the Andrew Lang’s classic fairytale " The Dirty Shepherdess”, followed by the calming instrumental lullaby "Over the Rainbow" by Jame Ornlamai to help your little ones drift off to sleep.
By: Andrew Lang
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Peter Pan
- By: James Matthew Barrie
- Narrated by: Candy Preston
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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A romantic fairy tale Peter Pan is a favourite story of many generations of children all over the world. The main character is a boy who never grows up, can fly, lives in Neverland and fairies are his friends. He gives a flying ability to three children from London — Wendy, John and Michael Darling and takes them to a mysterious land where they have exciting and sometimes rather scary adventures.
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
- The First Jungle Book
- By: Rudyard Kipling
- Narrated by: Lucy Stone
- Length: 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a short story in the 1894 anthology The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling about the adventures of a valiant young Indian mongoose. An English family have just moved to a house in India. They find Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the mongoose flooded out of his burrow. A pair of large cobras, Nag and Nagaina, attempt unsuccessfully to kill him. He hears the cobras plotting to kill the father in the house, and attacks Nag in the bathroom. The sound of the fight attracts the father, who shoots Nag. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi destroys Nagaina's eggs and chases her into her "rat-hole" where he kills her too.
By: Rudyard Kipling
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The Cat That Walked by Himself
- The First Jungle Book
- By: Rudyard Kipling
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 23 mins
- Unabridged
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The Cat that Walked by Himself is one of the most well-loved of Kipling's Just So Stories. This is a story about a cat who liked to walk wherever he wanted. Everything happened at those times when the animals were wild. They lived separately from people. The man was also wild. But he met the woman. She found a nice dry cave and made it their house. They were happy there. One evening the wild dog came to the cave. The woman promised the dog tasty bones for guarding her cave. Later the wild cow and the wild horse also came.
By: Rudyard Kipling
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Her Majesty's Servants
- The First Jungle Book
- By: Rudyard Kipling
- Narrated by: Lucy Stone
- Length: 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Her Majesty's Servants – one of the stories of The Jungle Book. The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by English author Rudyard Kipling. The stories were first published in magazines in 1893–1894. On the night before a British military parade for the Amir of Afghanistan, the army's working animals—mule, camel, horse, bullock, elephant—discuss what they do in battle and how they feel about their work. It is explained to the Afghans that men and animals obey the orders carried down from the Queen. "'Anybody can be forgiven for being scared in the night,' said the Troop-Horse".
By: Rudyard Kipling
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The Giant Horse of Oz
- By: Ruth Plumly Thompson
- Narrated by: Tom Weiss
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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The Giant Horse of Oz (1928) is the twenty-second in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors. The tiny kingdom of the Ozure Isles, perched on five islands in Lake Orizon, surrounded by high mountains in a remote region of Munchkin Land, has little contact with the outside world—of Oz. The evil witch Mombi has turned her malice in the Ozure direction. After kidnapping Queen Orin, Mombi left a fire-breathing lake monster named Quiberon in Lake Orizon to keep the natives prisoner.
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The Call of the Wild
- By: Jack London
- Narrated by: Riley Hix
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Experience the rugged wilderness of the Klondike during the Gold Rush. Ride alongside Buck as he is taken from his pampered lifestyle in California, thrust into the harsh world of the sled dog, and undergoes a transformation as he heeds the call of the wild and finds his true place in the unforgiving landscape of the North.
By: Jack London
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Mowgli's Brothers
- The Jungle Book
- By: Rudyard Kipling
- Narrated by: Lucy Stone
- Length: 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Mowgli's Brothers - a story of boy is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle with the help of Baloo the bear and Bagheera the black panther, who teach him the "Law of the Jungle". Some years later, the wolfpack and Mowgli are threatened by the tiger Shere Khan. Mowgli brings fire, driving off Shere Khan but showing that he is a man and must leave the jungle.
By: Rudyard Kipling
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A Bedtime Story and a Lullaby: How the Camel Got His Hump & Merry-Go-Round
- By: Rudyard Kipling
- Narrated by: Matt Stewart, Holly Kyrre, Earth Kunchai
- Length: 12 mins
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Settle down for the day to on of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories “How the Camel Got His Hump”, where we meet a camel that refuses to do anything he is told to do. After that, snuggle up in bed for the soothing instrumental lullaby "Merry-Go-Round" by Earth Kunchai.
By: Rudyard Kipling
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Hans in Luck
- By: Brothers Grimm
- Narrated by: Paul Gibson
- Length: 13 mins
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Hans in Luck is a German folk tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm and published in Grimm's Fairy Tales 1812. In Hans in Luck, filled with humorous twists and turns, Hans trades one possession for another, each time thinking he's bettering his situation. The story follows him as he sets out from his master's after completing seven years of service. Initially receiving a lump of gold as wages, he ends up with nothing but a simple whetstone through a series of trades. The tale serves as a cautionary yet lighthearted reminder to cherish the simple joys in life and to be content with what one has.
By: Brothers Grimm
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The Golden Bird
- By: Brothers Grimm
- Narrated by: Paul Gibson
- Length: 14 mins
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The Golden Bird is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm about a prince's quest to obtain a beautiful golden bird, facing trials and tribulations along the way.
By: Brothers Grimm