Classics Animal Stories

This is a selection from the "just so" stories. Just So Stories for Children is a collection of highly fantasized origin stories that are among Kipling's best known and, arguably, best works.

Urban Legend is about the animals within an urban area, each claiming their turf and trying to find peace among themselves and humans. It focuses on a fox named Artful, who, as the protagonist, is thrust into a world he wants no part of. Destiny plays a role when a band of unlikely heroes take a journey of epic proportions and ultimately end up finding themselves. With danger at every turn, will our heroes survive their greatest fears? This audiobook is full of action, adventure, comedy, romance, and tragedy. You will never forget the legend.

The Amazing Bone is a 1976 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and Outstanding Book of the Year, a 1977 Caldecott Honor Book, and a 1977 Boston Globe - Horn Book Awards Honor Book for Picture Books. William Steig, incomparable master of the contemporary picture book...

When Caleb finds himself transformed into a dog and is unable to tell his wife his true identity, he decides to become her companion. Caleb and Kate is a 1977 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and Outstanding Book of the Year and a 1978 National Book Award Finalist...

THE BEST SICK DAY EVER and the animals in the zoo feature in this striking picture book debut. Friends come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. In Amos McGee's case, all sorts of species, too! Every day he spends a little bit of time with each of his friends at the zoo, running races with the...

Goldilocks is a princess so beautiful that a King falls in love with her at the mere sight of her picture; he then sends a prince to bring her back to him, so as to marry her. But the Prince, who goes by the name of Charming, will be the one winning the heart of the damsel despite himself.

Kipling began working on the book by telling the first three chapters as bedtime stories to his daughter Josephine. These had to be told "just so" (exactly in the words she was used to) or she would complain. The stories describe how one animal or another acquired its most distinctive features, such as how the leopard got his spots.

Le quattro storie presenti in questo audiolibro sono più complesse ai molti altri quadretti schizzati da Beatrix Potter: sono storie d'avventura, di scoperta con i timori a cui spesso queste si accompagnano.

Did you know that O. Henry’s real name was William Syndey Porter? He had many pseudonyms but is most known as "O. Henry". He wrote more than 300 stories and is known for playfully writing a twist at their end. Most of them are based in New York, with characters being average Joes. We hope you enjoy Canarit Audiobooks’ production of Memoirs of a Yellow Dog.

Punk, the dog; Ponk, the duck; and Pink, the pig help Mrs. Tubbs after she is forced to leave her home. This charming story was written by Hugh Lofting, the Newberry Award-winning author of the Doctor Dolittle series.

Roald Dahls Geschichte über den Ideenreichtum der Tiere, sich gegen ihre tyrannischen Besitzer zu wehren, gelesen von Bjarne Mädel. Die Trottels sind nicht nur trottelig, sondern auch megafies! Wenn sie sich nicht gerade gegenseitig mit Gemeinheiten piesacken, dann jagen sie Vögel oder dressieren ihre vier Affen. Denn Mr Trottel will unbedingt mit seinem Affenzirkus weltberühmt werden. Doch dann erscheint eines Tages der kunterbunte Purzel-Baumvogel aus dem fernen Afrika. Mit seiner Hilfe starten die Affen eine kreative Racheaktion und stellen die Welt der Trottels buchstäblich auf den Kopf.

Kipper has one, two, three, four, five, six favourite toys. But he's worried. Someone or something has been nibbling a hole in his toybox. What can it be? And are his toys safe? If you listen very closely you might just hear the answer...it's a little mouse! Kipper has been a much-loved picture book character for over 25 years.

"The White Cat" is an old French fairy tale written by the Comtesse d'Aulnoy in 1698. It is a variation on an old German tale, "Puddocky", and "Cherry", another tale collected by the brothers Grimm in the nineteenth century. A king has three sons and sets them tasks to perform so that he can decide who gets the kingdom after his passing. The tasks are increasingly difficult, but the youngest prince encounters the aid of a mysterious white cat, who seems to have been human at some time but will not tell its sad story.

Paddington and Mr. Gruber enjoy a day off from their duties as they set out to explore London with Jonathan and Judy. Each turn brings a new discovery, and Paddington's nose for adventure leads to the greatest surprise of all.

Runaway Bunny, The Story of Babar: The Little Elephant, and Goodnight Moon are national treasures and many of us remember them from our childhoods. Catherine Zeta-Jones narrates The Runaway Bunny in a new piano-trio version composed by GPR Records artistic director and four-time Emmy Award Winner, Glen Roven. This piece premiered at Carnegie Hall with the American Symphony. Runaway Bunny was written in 1942 and has been published continuously since that time - it's a wonderful timeless story of free thinking and creativity.

E. F. Benson fue novelista, biógrafo y escritor de cuentos de terror. Estudió en Temple Grove, East Sheen, Surrey, luego en Marlborough, y terminó sus estudios en el Kings College de Cambridge, donde se aficionó grandemente a la arqueología.

Carmen no durará más de un par de días. Mason escupió un trozo de hielo y observó compasivamente al pobre animal. Luego se llevó una de sus patas a la boca y comenzó a arrancar a bocados el hielo que cruelmente se apiñaba entre los dedos del animal. Nunca vi un perro de nombre presuntuoso que valiera algo D81 concluyendo su tarea y apartando a un lado al animal-. Se extinguen y mueren bajo el peso de la responsabilidad. ¿Viste alguna vez a uno que acabase mal llamándose Cassiar, Siwash o Husky? ¡No, señor!

Teeka and Taug have a baby (balu, in the ape language), which Teeka names Gazan and will not allow Tarzan near. She changes her mind after Tarzan saves the baby from a leopard.

Tarzan's courtship of the female ape Teeka ends in failure when her preference turns to their mutual friend, the male ape Taug. Tarzan wrestles with his humanness versus his ape-ness. The allusion to Helen of Troy enriches the story, making Tarzan and Taug's fight over Teeka take on symbolic proportions. Stan Galloway writes: "when Burroughs chooses to name Helen as an objective correlative for Teeka, he expects both literal and emotional connections to occur." Tarzan's final claim of the story - "Tarzan is a man. He will go alone." - echoes the plight of Adam in the Garden of Eden.

Young and older listeners alike will treasure this collection of Beatrix Potter's beloved animal stories, narrated by Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw and legendary actress, singer, dancer, and comedian Carol Channing, with musical accompaniment. Stories include tales about the adventures of four little bunnies named Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter; a terrier and a ginger cat who own a shop; a naughty squirrel who loses his tail; and two mischievous mice and a doll house.