Happy Endings Grimms' Fairy Tales / Grimms' Fairy Tales 2 / Thumbelina and Other Fairy Tales / Anderson's Fairy Tales - Audio CD - Abridged Author:Hans Christian Andersen, The Brothers Grimm, Laura Paton (Narrator), Erica Johns (Narrator) Grimms' Fairy Tales - The Brothers Grimm — Here are some of the most enchanting fairy stories of all time. The Brothers Grimm conjure up a world of fantasy, hope and good fortune where the princess meets and marries the right prince (even if he was once a frog), and where the cruel witch the arrogant wife and the... more » greedy wolf get their comeuppance. It is a magical world which we must all inhabit at one time in our lives and which are as important in this computer age as ever before.
The Frog Prince * Bearskin * The Elves and the Shoemaker * Snow White * Hansel and Gretel * The Golden Goose * The Dancing Shoes * Tom Thumb * Rumplestiltskin * Little Red Riding Hood * The fisherman's Wife * Cinderella * The Little Tailor
Read by Laura Paton, abridged, 2 CDs, 2 hrs., 20 mins.
Grimms' Fairy Tales 2 - The Brothers Grimm
Though the Brothers Grimm wrote more than 160 fairy tales, only a handful are well-known. Here is a selection of tales which will be new to many, children and parents alike. There are evil stepmothers, magical transformations, tussles with the Devil, brave drummer soldiers and continuing battles between the Wolf and the Seven Little Kids. They are read with warmth by Laura Paton, and enhanced with delightful pieces of classical music.
The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids * The Pack of Ragamuffins * Brother and Sister * The three Snake-Leaves * The Boots of Buffalo-Leather The Drummer and others.
Read by Laura Paton, abridged, 2 CDs, 2 hrs., 6 mins.
Thumbelina and other Fairy Tales- Hans Christian Anderson
A delightful selection of stories by one of the classic masters of the genre include some well-known and lesser-known tales.
Thumbelina * The Brave Tin Soldier * The Princess and the Pea * The Storks * The Butterfly * The Flea and the Professor * The Flying Trunk * The Metal Pig * The Silver Shilling * the Nightingale.
Read by finalists of the Voice of the Year competition, Abridged, 2 CDs, 2 hrs. 34 min.
Anderson's Fairy Tales - Hans Christian Anderson
The world of Hans Christian Anderson is seen through the eyes children. There is the every-day wonder of an ugly duckling being transformed into a swan; the puffed-up Emperor being fooled by his own importance; the tender tragedy of a little match girl; the upright honesty of John rewarded by his traveling companion.
By bringing true feelings to these stories, Andersen's tales have become part of universal folk lore.
The Emperor's New Clothes * The Ugly Duckling * The Little Match Girl * Big Claus and Little Claus and many more.
Read by Erica Johns, Abridged, 2 CDs, 34 mins.« less