The Fairy Tales category has 1,373 audiobooks on Listento.it, with an average listener rating of 4.6★ across 7,110 ratings. The most-rated is The Lightning Thief.
Sir Cumference and the Fracton Faire
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Join Sir Cumference and the gang for more wordplay, puns, and problem-solving in the clever math adventure that introduces listeners to the concept of fractons. Sir Cumference and Lady Di discover "Fracton numbers" while purchasing cloth and cheese at the Fracton Faire. While two-fourths may seem like the same as one-half, in truth it denotes two parts of one-half, or two quarters of the whole. But the real mystery is the fact that items at the fair keep disappearing, and Sir C, Lady Di, and the Earl of Fracton must set a numeric trap for the thief, teaching an important lesson along the way about the comparative size of fractions. Puns - both literal and visual - abound in this fun adventure story with beloved characters and a solid pedagogical foundation. "A fun little math adventure that introduces the basics of fractions to early elementary audiences." (School Library Journal)
©2017 Cindy Neuschwander (P)2019 Charlesbridge Publishing
Bedtime Stories for Kids Vol. 2
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Is your child’s bedtime a nightly struggle? Do you and your child both watch the clock anxiously, dreading bedtime? Is bedtime more of a battle than bliss for you both? Well, it doesn’t have to be! Bedtime Stories for Kids Vol 2: A Collection of Over 25 short Meditation Stories to Reduce Anxiety, Learn Mindfulness, Increase Relaxation, and Help Children Fall to Sleep Fast was written specifically for children between the ages of 2 and 12 to help them drift off to sleep with less fuss and frustration for everyone involved! This collection of over 25 short mindfulness meditation stories is designed to be both engaging and useful for both parent and child. Each story is written to grab the attention of your little one and keep them enthralled and engaged from beginning to end while also instructing them in mindfulness and relaxation techniques that will reduce anxiety and encourage sleepiness. Your child will love imagining themselves surfing in the ocean, going horseback riding in a beautiful pasture, swimming with dolphins in the sea, and so much more! Mindfulness meditation and relaxation techniques are useful for both children and adults and are known to increase and improve sleep quality and duration, so don’t just buy this book for your child: Buy it for you, too! You will be glad that your child is drifting off to sleep easier than ever as they learn the mindfulness meditation and visualization techniques for improved sleep, and you may find the very same is happening to you, too! Written to engage an audience of children between the ages of 2 and 12 Specially designed to spark your child’s attention and pull them into each story Mindfulness meditation and relaxation techniques are written as a part of each story Children don’t notice they are learning techniques to calm and relax themselves Stories are short Mindfulness meditation and relaxation techniques can be used outside of bedtime, too Mindfulness meditation has been demonstrated to reduce anxiety in both children and adults! Mindfulness meditation has been shown to increase and improve sleep quality and duration for both children and adults! Bonus chapter with gratitude exercise that has been shown to both decrease stress and increases daily contentment If you have ever dreaded the bedtime battle with your child, then Bedtime Stories for Kids Vol 2: A Collection of Over 25 short Meditation Stories to Reduce Anxiety, Learn Mindfulness, Increase Relaxation, and Help Children Fall to Sleep Fast was written just for you. Adults and children alike benefit from learning mindfulness meditation and relaxation techniques, so don’t wait! Buy this book right now so you can both start benefiting from it tonight. You and your child both deserve to sleep well, and that is what engaging with the mindfulness meditation and relaxation techniques that have been demonstrated to work time and time again can offer you.
©2019 Giuly Gabriell Thompson (P)2020 Giuly Gabriell Thompson
Tales of the Greek Heroes
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Gods and heroes are brought to life in this masterly retelling of the legends and tales of ancient Greece. Here are the great stories of the Heroic Age, from the myths of the making of the universe to the death of Heracles. Set against the colorful background of Greece and the Aegean, the adventures of heroes such as Perseus the Gorgon-slayer, Dionysus, Theseus, and Jason and the Argonauts once again come to life. In this skillful retelling, these tales are as vivid and exciting as when they were first told 3,000 years ago. The story of ancient Greece is continued in The Tale of Troy.
©1958 Roger Lancelyn Green (P)2002 Blackstone Audiobooks
The Ring of the King
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Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales is an audiobook benefiting children orphaned and impacted by HIV/AIDS in South Africa, featuring Gillian Anderson, Benjamin Bratt, LeVar Burton, Ricardo Chavira, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Hayes, Hugh Jackman, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Debra Messing, Helen Mirren, Parminder Nagra, Sophie Okonedo, CCH Pounder, Alan Rickman, Jurnee Smollett, Charlize Theron, Blair Underwood, Forest Whitaker, and Alfre Woodard, with a special message from Archbishop Desmond Tutu and original music by South African legends by Johnny Clegg and Vusi Mahlasela, directed by Alfre Woodard. The audiobook was a truly international affair, recorded in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, London, and Johannesburg. The stories were chosen by the Nobel Laureate himself, from every region of Africa.
Public Domain (P)2009 Hachette Audio
Cuentos de Hans Christian Andersen (Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen)
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¿Qué niño no quisiera transportarse al mundo de Hans Christian Andersen? Está poblado de escarabajos presumidos, princesas de verdadero abolengo, y niñitas tan, pero tan pequeñitas, que se acunan fácilmente dentro de media cáscara de nuez. "El Escarabajo" se marcha de su cómoda guarida porque piensa que su gente no lo aprecia. Sus aventuras le demuestran que no hay como el hogar, dulce hogar. En "La Princesa y el Guisante", una joven no puede dormir en paz porque le han puesto un guisante debajo del colchón. Gente malvada roba a la pequeña "Pulgarcilla" que logra, después de largas peripecias, unirse a su príncipe. En Español. Long beloved by children all around the world, the stories of Hans Christian Andersen are filled with optimism, wit, and subtle irony. This delightful collection includes "The Beetle," "The Princess and the Pea," and "Thumbellina." The first story tells of an egotistical bug who travels the globe, only to find there's no place like home. In "The Princess and the Pea," the title character proves she is of royal blood when a pea placed under her mattress keeps her awake all night. And in the final tale, Thumbellina - a girl so tiny she fits inside half a walnut shell - overcomes innumerable hardships to live happily ever after with her charming prince. In Spanish.
(P) and ©1993 Coral Communications
Bedtime Stories for Kids: 2 Books in 1
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Does your child struggle to go to bed or have difficulty falling asleep? Does he like to listen to stories before sleeping? If you want to make bedtime into a lovely experience while giving your child all the benefits that come with reading bedtime stories, then keep reading... Bedtime should be a fun, engaging, relaxing part of the day that will allow you to bond with your child. If you want to set up a routine that is enjoyable, pleasant, and relaxing for everyone involved, this audiobook can help you! It will help relieve the tension your child has built up during the day and allow them to slip off into a deep and soothing sleep. We often fail to recognize just how important a good night's sleep is to a child's well-being; that deep sleep sets them up for the following day. The structure of each fairy tale includes fundamental elements: A hero, an anti-hero, a challenge, and finally an educational end. Bedtime Stories for Kids contains several famous stories, including: "The Three L?ttle ??gs" "Father Frost" "C?nderella" "The Tale of ?eter Rabb?t" "St. George and the Dragon" "The ?r?ncess and the ?ea" "Ra?unzel" "Hansel and Gretel" "The Adventures of Aladd?n" "Al? Baba and the Forty Th?eves" And many others more It could be the perfect way to help you spend those last minutes of your day with your children joyfully and making sure that it is pleasant for you all. You can begin to make real, meaningful, positive memories just by listening to this audiobook with your children, and you will be able to encourage deep, important conversations, lessons, and skills that your family can use.
©2020 Angie Rose (P)2021 Angie Rose
All Things Left Wild
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After an attempted horse theft goes tragically wrong, 16-year-old Caleb Bentley is on the run with his mean-spirited older brother across the American Southwest at the turn of the 20th century. Caleb’s moral compass and inner courage will be tested as they travel the harsh terrain and encounter those who have carved out a life there, for good or ill. Wealthy and bookish Randall Dawson, out of place in this rugged and violent country, is begrudgingly chasing after the Bentley brothers. With little sense of how to survive, much less how to take his revenge, Randall meets Charlotte, a woman experienced in the deadly ways of life in the West. Together they navigate the murky values of vigilante justice. Powerful and atmospheric, lyrical and fast-paced, All Things Left Wild is a coming-of-age for one man, a midlife odyssey for the other, and an illustration of the violence and corruption prevalent in our fast-expanding country. It artfully sketches the magnificence of the American West as mirrored in the human soul.
©2020 James Wade (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing
Les trois petits cochons
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Avec la fantaisie et la sensibilité qu'on lui connait, Marlène Jobert raconte dans cette collection les plus beaux contes du monde. Ces récits captivants, où se mêlent le merveilleux et l'aventure, enchanteront l'imaginaire des enfants tout en leur transmettant des valeurs essentielles comme la justice, la générosité, le courage, la persévérance, la tolérance... des clés fondamentales pour vivre en harmonie. >> Ce livre audio en version intégrale vous est proposé en exclusivité par Audible et est uniquement disponible en téléchargement.
©2017 Glénat (P)2017 Glénat
Bedtime Stories for Your Princess
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Would you like to help your little princess to achieve beautiful dream nights? Do you think it is essential to encourage your children's creativity, listening skills, memory, and vocabulary? Bedtime Stories for Your Princess is specially designed to provide quality time for your children before going to sleep. A collection of more than 20 fables, fairy tales, and classic adventures to stimulate cognitive development, relax, and bring parents and children closer together. It is suitable for kids and toddlers, written in a simple, easy-to-understand, and appeals to the five senses to help kids make mental images and entertain even overactive children, helping them to calm down, sleep deeply, and avoid insomnia. Don't wait anymore. Purchase this useful audiobook without fear of disappointment. Scroll up and click the "buy now" button to get it!
©2020 Susy Sanders (P)2020 Susy Sanders
Crown of Thieves
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Elidor, the beloved elf thief, returns in this new trilogy to fight an undead king and the demons of his own past. Crown of Thieves continues a new series of Dragonlance fantasy adventures written specifically for readers ages 10 and up. The series features a group of young companions who band together for friendship, adventure, and excitement during the golden age of the Dragonlance world.
©2005 Wizards of the Coast LLC (P)2012 Audible, Inc.
Andersen's Fairy Tales (AmazonClassics Edition)
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Uniting universal themes with a wonderfully personal vision of the world, Hans Christian Andersen found magic in the landscape of childhood. His talking animals and living toys shine a sparkling light on the strange wisdom of innocence and the deceptive nature of adulthood. These stories have now been adapted into countless classic films (including The Little Mermaid, The Red Shoes, and Frozen - which was based on “The Snow Queen”) and have become part of our everyday speech, such as when we talk about “ugly ducklings” and “the emperor’s new clothes.” Transcending generations, language, and nationality, these stories continue to delight and enlighten us in equal measure. Revised edition: Previously published as Andersen’s Fairy Tales, this edition of Andersen’s Fairy Tales (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.
Public Domain (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Mary Engelbreit's Mother Goose
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From the vast and colorful imagination of Mary Engelbreit springs a Mother Goose world bursting with warmth and humor. All the favorite time-honored characters are here: Little Bo-Peep, Humpty Dumpty, Old King Cole, Jack and Jill, and many, many more, along with such treats as a mouse running up the clock, piggies going to market, and children dancing round the mulberry bush. As complete as can be with one hundred rhymes in all, this is truly a book to treasure. It's a masterful collection of the adorable, the zany, and the beautiful that will be cherished for generations.
©2005 Mary Engelbreit (P)2005 HarperCollins Publishers
Nightborn
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From the author of Frostborn comes book two in the acclaimed Thrones and Bones fantasy-adventure trilogy for fans of Lloyd Alexander and Brandon Mull. Karn Korlundsson is a gamer, not a riddle solver. But in order to rescue his best friend, Thianna Frostborn, he will need to travel to the faraway city of Castlebriar (by wyvern), learn how to play a new board game called Charioteers (not a problem), decipher the riddle of the horn, and tangle with mysterious elves. Meet Desstra. She's in training to join the Underhand - the elite agents of the dark elves. When she crosses paths with Karn, she is not all that she appears to be. Everyone is chasing after the horn of Osius, an ancient artifact with the power to change the world. The lengths to which Karn will go in the name of friendship will be sorely tested. Who knew that solving a riddle could be so deadly? PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2015 Lou Anders (P)2015 Listening Library
Artemis Fowl: How to Be a LEPrecon
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Told from the perspective of Foaly, Commander Root, and Holly, this title gives a fairy-level perspective on their world and their views of the human world. There's no team better suited to giving Artemis Fowl fans a fairy-level look at the LEP and the world beyond than Foaly, Commander Root, and Holly. With inside access granted by the LEP's finest, listeners will get unprecedented insight into the inner workings of the LEP, the enchanting subterranean world of fairies, and the fairy perspectives on the world above.
©2019 Matthew K. Manning (P)2019 Listening Library
Wings of Olympus
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Take flight with Pippa and her winged horse in this heartfelt two-book series about a young girl who must win the hardest race in ancient Greece in order to stay with her closest friend. This new series from acclaimed author Kallie George is perfect for horse lovers and fans of Greek myths alike! High on the slopes of mighty Mount Olympus, among the sun-splashed meadows and sparkling waters, glide the winged horses of the ancient gods. Here up high is normally no place for a lost, parentless girl like Pippa. But once every hundred years, the gods and goddesses descend to the mortal realm to choose jockeys for their winged horse race - and Pippa is one of the lucky children chosen to ride. With her undersized, impetuous winged steed, Zephyr, by her side, Pippa has to confront the greatest challenge of her life: achieving victory in a race across the sky. No one expects Pippa and Zephyr to win, or even finish, this death-defying race. A poor orphan who’s spent her life working in stables, Pippa doesn’t seem to belong in the world of the gods. And while she loves Zephyr with all her heart, he’s smaller than the other winged horses racing. But if Pippa and Zephyr don’t find a way to win, the gods will separate them - forever. To stay with Zephyr, Pippa will have to work harder, train longer, and dare more bravely than her competition. In a race filled with petty, jealous gods and goddesses and a host of ruthless riders, Pippa must prove that love is greater than might. This stirring adventure series by beloved author Kallie George is perfect for fans of the Percy Jackson books and The War that Saved My Life. “I can’t wait to see what happens in the next one! If you have younger kids (or are even just a fan of middle grader books yourself) I would absolutely recommend this book.” (A Bibliophiles Book Blog)
©2019 Kallie George (P)2020 HarperCollins
A Wolf for a Spell
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The Girl Who Drank the Moon meets Pax in this fantastical tale of a wolf who forms an unlikely alliance with Baba Yaga to save the forest from a wicked tsar. Since she was a pup, Zima has been taught to fear humans - especially witches - but when her family is threatened, she has no choice but to seek help from the witch Baba Yaga. Baba Yaga never does magic for free, but it just so happens that she needs a wolf's keen nose for a secret plan she's brewing... Before Zima knows what's happening, the witch has cast a switching spell and run off into the woods, while Zima is left behind in Baba Yaga's hut - and Baba Yaga's body! Meanwhile, a young village girl named Nadya is also seeking the witch's help, and when she meets Zima (in Baba Yaga's form), they discover that they face a common enemy. With danger closing in, Zima must unite the wolves, the witches and the villagers against an evil that threatens them all. "Karah Sutton has crafted a vivid and rollicking adventure that proves a wolf doesn't have to be big or bad to win the day!" (Rosanne Parry, New York Times best-selling author of A Wolf Called Wander)
©2020 Karah Sutton (P)2020 Listening Library
Amber and Clay
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Welcome to ancient Greece as only genius storyteller Laura Amy Schlitz can conjure it. In a warlike land of wind and sunlight, “ringed by a restless sea”, live Rhaskos and Melisto, spiritual twins with little in common beyond the violent and mysterious forces that dictate their lives. A Thracian slave in a Greek household, Rhaskos is as common as clay, a stable boy worth less than a donkey, much less a horse. Wrenched from his mother at a tender age, he nurtures in secret, aided by Socrates, his passions for art and philosophy. Melisto is a spoiled aristocrat, a girl as precious as amber but willful and wild. She’ll marry and be tamed - the curse of all highborn girls - but risk her life for a season first to serve Artemis, goddess of the hunt. Bound by destiny, Melisto and Rhaskos - Amber and Clay - never meet in the flesh. By the time they do, one of them is a ghost. But the thin line between life and death is just one boundary their unlikely friendship crosses. It takes an army of snarky gods and fearsome goddesses, slaves and masters, mothers and philosophers to help shape their story into a gorgeously distilled, symphonic tour de force. Blending verse and prose, this is a tale that vividly transcends time, an indelible reminder of the power of language to illuminate the over- and underworlds of human history.
©2021 Laura Amy Schlitz (P)2021 Recorded Books
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
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Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Little Wee Bear go out for a morning walk, hoping by the time they get home their porridge will cool to the perfect temperature. But they don't realize a jump-roping, curly-haired terror named Goldilocks is on the way. Things are about to get messy before the Bear family has a chance to eat their porridge....
©2008 Caralyn Buehner (P)2018 Listening Library
Through the Looking Glass (Annotated)
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Once again Alice enters into an imaginary world full of nonsense, color and paradox. This time she enters through a mirror and, as one might expect, everything becomes back to front. She is on a quest to become a Queen in a fantastical game of chess meeting both help and hindrance in a cast of unforgettable characters such as Humpty Dumpty and the White Knight.
Public Domain (P)2020 Simon Hester
Bedtime Stories for Children: Aesop's Fables
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More than 100 fables from the most famous storyteller of all times! Aesop’s Fables, the globally read phenomenon, originated from a man who lived long ago - a storyteller, actually. His name was none other than Aesop; his last name though, no one really knows. Aesop was a slave in ancient Greece who told his stories between 620 and 564 BCE, which is when he’s believed to have lived. Since those ancient times, many of his stories have been told and retold. It is sometimes hard to tell which is the original of so many of his stories, as they have been passed down orally, written from book to book, and told from generation to generation. So obviously, the stories have changed a lot over the years. His stories have spread so widely all through the years that there are different translations for all the stories, from Latin, to Greek, English and even some Asian languages. Each culture may have a different storyline or a different moral lesson, but at the end of the day, we are all learning the same thing under the great Aesop. There are so many fables out there wrongly accredited to Aesop, regardless of the fact that some of the stories came before his existence and even after his death. Some of them will be told at the end of this book. The general error that people have made is that anywhere a children’s story has mythical creatures or animals with morals at the end, we automatically assume it is a work of Aesop. Initially, the fables were supposed to be for adults and not children (that is the reason why most of the fables, if looked up today in their original versions and not a children’s translation, will be written in a complex and difficult to understand English rather than a generally understandable one). The moral lessons given at the end of the stories usually give political, social, and independent living advice, which sometimes doesn’t apply to children. But over the years, different authors have come at different points in time and have attempted to translate Aesop’s works into children’s books because after all, the stories are already full of animals and different creatures, which are appealing enough to the children crowd. Some of the stories in this book have characters that are human, some others are animals, there are also mythical beings such as satyrs (a faun, a Roman mythological creature of with pointed ears, legs, and the short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry), trees, flowers, plants, gods and goddesses, forces of nature, plain objects, and even Aesop himself. Target audience of the book This book was written with the intention of reaching out to children between the ages of 2-10 years, or even older. It can be played to children as bedtime stories, so that the morals can be learned as they dream, or it could also be listened to in class by younger kids during story time. This way, children can easily ask questions and have their teachers explain the stories to them. It is very possible for adults, as well, to benefit from this book; it is a book that speaks to everyone of every age. The moral lessons in this book are elaborate enough for both children and adults to understand perfectly well. The confusing words and phrases that children might not understand should be explained by the parents, guardians or teachers. Some of the moral lessons also consist of proverbs and witty sayings to reinforce the point that the author is trying to make. These parts of the book need to be explained to younger children, as they might not understand what they mean. Listening to and understanding this book will help children to make better life choices in the future because of the moral lessons given after each story. It will sharpen their minds and improve their memories, not just academically, but also out in society in general.
©2019 Aesop (P)2020 Aesop