Classics Animal Stories

An enchanting collection of stories from the heartland of India Ruskin Bond’s simple characters, living amidst the lush forests of the Himalayan foothills, are remarkable for their quiet heroism, courage and grace, and age-old values of honesty and fidelity. Residents of nondescript villages...

In this laugh-out-loud audiobook that’s purr-fect for fans of Adam Rubin and James Marshall, a girl tries to convince her parents that their cat is really an undercover spy. But when things don't quite go as planned, hilarious hijinks and plenty of feline fun ensue. My Cat is a Secret Agent...

Poetische Erzählung von Michael Ende. Sultan Leo der Achtundzwanzigste lädt zu seiner Hochzeit und Schildkröte Tranquilla Trampeltreu möchte unbedingt dabei sein. Aber niemand traut ihr zu, dass sie es pünktlich schafft. Doch Tranquilla kommt rechtzeitig – allerdings anders als gedacht. Für den Drachen, der nicht "lind" ist, findet sich eine kluge Alternative, ebenso wie für den Schmetterling, der gar nicht "schmettert". Und irgendwann begreift Nashorn Norbert Nackendick, dass selbst ein mächtiger Herrscher nicht vor Einsamkeit gefeit ist.

This is a story from the Just So Stories collection.

Uncle Wiggily Longears is the main character and beloved icon of a series of children's stories by American author Howard R. Garis. He began writing the stories for the Newark News in 1910. Garis penned an Uncle Wiggily take every day for more than 52 years. Uncle Wiggily has been around now for over 100 years delighting children, gently educating, and enchanting generations of faithful fans. That he is still as popular today as he was then is testament to the wit and character instilled in these tall tales by the author and the kind, old rabbit gentleman he created so long ago!

Doctor Dolittle is one of kind. Not only can he talk to animals - but he can understand them too! One day Doctor Dolittle receives a message from Africa - the monkeys there need his help. So he sails off from his home, bringing along all his pals: Dab-Dab, the duck; Jip, the dog; Gub-Gub, the baby pig; Polynesia, the parrot; and Too-Too, the owl. Join the doctor and his animal friends on an amazing adventure. They even meet the rarest of all animals, the two-headed pushmi-pullyu!

No one loves and understands animals like the eccentric 19th-century physician Dr. Dolittle, who masters animal language with the help of Polynesia the parrot. After his human patients desert him, the kind-hearted doctor finds his calling in practicing animal medicine, and his fame spreads far and wide. When a terrible epidemic breaks out among monkeys in Africa, Dr. Dolittle sets out to save them, accompanied by some of his favorite pets.

Each fable ends with a moral. So, there’s something more than entertainment, your child will learn ethics and good manners. Not only for kids, so many teens, adults, and seniors have told us these fables are highly entertaining for them and bring back their childhood memories. I hope you’ll really enjoy this.

The heart-lifting, heartbreaking story by Michael Morpurgo, the nation’s favourite storyteller.

In the Imperial War Museum is a wooden Dachshund, carved by a German prisoner of war for the children of the British family with which he stayed after the fighting ended...

Nel bel mezzo di un'accesa discussione sull'esistenza del soprannaturale, Porfirji Kapotonic racconta del fantasma canino che tutte le notti, accucciato sotto il suo letto, con i suoi ululati gli impediva di dormire. Ma quel fantasma canino recava un messaggio che gli avrebbe cambiato la vita.

Le opere di Italo Svevo sono un tentativo di penetrare i più nascosti recessi della mente attraverso un'introspezione psicologica che si converte in pura narrazione. Il tipico personaggio delle opere di Svevo è un perdente, un uomo incapace di vivere eccetto che a livello mentale, a causa di una costante autoanalisi che paralizza il desiderio di agire e lo lascia del tutto cosciente della sua malattia e della sua sconfitta.

Dolittle is soon to be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures, starring Robert Downey Jr. and featuring the voice talents of Emma Thompson, Tom Holland, Selena Gomez, and John Cena! Meet the character who inspired the classic books in Dr. Dolitte’s first grand adventure! Doctor...

Saki's popularity and reputation continue to thrive. This collection of unusual stories from the master storyteller all feature animals.

This take on "The Open Road" from The Wind in the Willows is different from other versions you might've heard before. It contains a soothing sleep induction and introduction that will help you relax and get ready for a great night's sleep, followed by a new adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's classic tale. In this Sleep Story, we follow the adventures of Mole and Ratty as they meet up with Mr. Toad and his brand-new motorcar. When Mr. Toad convinces them to take the car for a journey with him, they are in for the ride of their lives.

Enjoy a fantastic collection of our favourite farm animal songs and stories, beautifully voiced by Brenda and Robin Markwell.... This collection includes: Old Macdonald Had a Farm, The Three Little Pigs, Baa Baa Black Sheep, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Ride a Cock Horse, The Little Red Hen, The Farmers in the Dell, Mother Rabbit's Moving Day, Higgledy Piggledy and The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse.

Ted Hughes wrote a series of stories for children from the early 1960s through until 1995 about how the world, and the creatures in it, came into being. Meet the Polar Bear whose obsession with her snowy white fur is so great that she can live only in a landscape surrounded by her own reflection; the Whale, growing in God's garden beside the carrots; King Leo, who began life because God was hungry for his sausages; poor Parrot's painful defeat in the marriage song contest at the wedding of Man and Woman; and Sparrow's heroic battle against the bird-swallowing Black Hole.

Uncle Wiggily has been a reassuring friend to millions of children since early in the 20th century. He is a cheerful "bunny rabbit gentleman" who understands people-talk and has dedicated his life to helping animals and children with his wonderful knack for setting things right.

An 1865 short story by Mark Twain. It was his first great success as a writer and brought him national attention. In it, the narrator retells a story he heard from a bartender, Simon Wheeler, at the Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, about the gambler Jim Smiley.

Peter Rabbit has a great deal of curiosity and loves to hear stories. In this collection of 16 short stories, Peter Rabbit learns more about many of his neighbors in the Green Forest and the Green Meadows. Sometimes Grandfather Frog tells him a story but there are other neighbors who also share their "knowledge" with him. Mother West Wind's Where Stories explains how Old Mother Nature gives special attention to each creature's special needs when the "world was young".

"How the Whale Got His Throat", "The Elephant's Child", "How the Leopard Got His Spots", "How the Alphabet Was Made" and "The Butterfly That Stamped" are just a few of these enchanting tales of the dawn of the world.