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Storytelling Magic: The Pied Piper / Pinocchio / The Happy Prince / A Little Princess (Audio CD) (Abridged)
Storytelling Magic The Pied Piper / Pinocchio / The Happy Prince / A Little Princess - Audio CD - Abridged Author:Oscar Wilde, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Carlo Collodi The Pied Piper of Hamelin and Other Favorite Poems — Here are sixty of the finest and most entertaining poems for younger listeners. There are nonsense poems (The Jumblies), classic animal poems (The Snail), stories and adventure (The Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens) and Robert Browning's c... more »lassic tale of adults getting their comeuppance -- The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Modern poetry also makes its contribution with word play (Zoe's Ear-rings) and images of nature (Weathers). Though principally aimed at the eight to thirteen year-olds, this is a collection to delight listeners, young and old alike.
Read by Anton Lesser, Anne Harvey, and Katinka Wolf, Abridged, 2 CDs, 1 hr., 57 mins.
Pinocchio - John Sessions
Pinocchio is a wooden puppet who comes to life and has the most astonishing adventures. A naughty, mischievous creature, he is full of good intentions but is greedy, and lets nothing stand in his way. His maker, poor Gepetto, loves him like a son, but Pinocchio just can't stay out of trouble.
Read by John Sessions, Abridged, 2 CDs, 2 hrs., 38 mins.
The Happy Prince - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde's collection of fairy stories are among the greatest and most poignant classics for children and adults alike. Humor, pathos, delightful little characters abound in 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 which are not so familiar --The Star Child, The YoungKing and The Devoted Friend.
Read by Anton Lesser, Abridged, 2 CDs, 2 hrs., 31 mins.
A Little Princess - Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sara Crewe is one of the most vivid figures in children's fiction. Born in India, sent to school in England, she is, at first, treated like a princess by the teacher, Miss Minchin. But when it is evident that Sara does not have the fortune of a princess, she is dispatched to live in the attic and become a servant. It is the remarkable way which Sara copes, imagining that things are not as bad as they seem, which has made her a role model for many young girls, who also hope to experience the happy ending.
Read by Lucy Whybrow, Abridged, 2 CDs, 2 hrs., 37 mins.« less