Classic Fairy Stories

ISBN 10: 9626347228 ISBN 13: 9789626347225

Publisher: Naxos Audio Books, 2001

Synopsis

These magical, touching stories will be treasured by children and bring tears to adult eyes reliving their most beloved childhood memories. This charming collection includes Jack and the Beanstalk, Puss in Boots, The Three Bears, Beauty and the Beast, The Three Little Pigs and others.

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

With considerably more verve than Marguerite Gavin provides on Fifty Famous Fairy Tales (see above), British actor Cribbins reads eight tales from the English tradition. From the brave little tailor who ends up a king (since he can kill "seven with one blow") to "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" and "The Three Little Pigs," there's plenty of familiar fare here to please lovers of fairy and folk tales. American listeners may not readily recognize "The History of Dick Whittington," but the dramatic story of a lonely ragamuffin who, with the help of his beloved cat, rises to prominence as a three-term Lord Mayor of London (a fact that is historically documented) quickly proves engaging. Cribbins's enthusiasm for storytelling shines as he nimbly glides from one character voice to another. Typical of all the titles in the Naxos Junior Classics productions, snippets of popular classical music can be heard at dramatic moments and other breaks, as well as in between story selections. Ages 6-up.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Naxos Audio Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 9626347228
• ISBN 13: 9789626347225
• Binding: Audio Cassette