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An old woman was lonely, so she made a little boy out of gingerbread. When the gingerbread boy was done, the woman opened the oven, and the boy ran out the door. He ran and ran and ran, with all the people he met chasing him. They never can catch the Gingerbread Man!

The classic story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Snow White is exiled by the wicked queen to the forest where she encounters and lives with the seven dwarfs. The queen is jealous of Snow White's beauty and gives her a poison apple that puts Snow White to sleep. Eventually a handsome prince finds Snow White and breaks the spell.

When the tortoise challenges the rabbit to a race, everyone thinks it is a joke. The race begins, and the rabbit moves out quickly. Before he gets to the finish line, he decides to take a rest. The rabbit falls asleep, and the slow-moving turtle passes him up and wins the race. Fully narrated with music and voice.

Baby Shark is is a musical shark, and when Baby Shark and his sister are tricked into thinking a giant squid is talent scout, they are captured and thrown into a locked room in a sunken ship with other underwater animals.

The classic story of Mulan was first told in China many generations ago in a poem titled “Mu Lan Chi". While the story itself is ancient, the courage and bravery of the young woman at the center of it is timeless.

The classic poem "Jingle Bells" is woven through the story of a young man and Miss Fanny Bright on a moonlight sleighride. The sleigh slips off the road, and they return home all wet. As the saga continues, they all decide to go skating on the lake.

When an acorn falls on Henny Penny’s head, the rooster believes the sky is falling and the world is coming to an end. Henny Penny decides to go tell the king and on the way other animals join the parade. When they tell the fox, he pretends to want to help them, but leads them to his cave where he locks them inside. Henny Penny and the others escape and return home without ever being able to tell the king. The audiobook includes every word from the book and a musical background.

Pocahontas, a young Indian princess, follows the lives of a family of beavers. When White hunters come on the scene, Pocahontas goes to father, the chief, for help. In time, Pocahontas learns a valuable lesson of forgiveness.

Jack and his mother have only one old cow. Jack trades the cow for a handful of beans, and his mother becomes so angry that she throws the beans out the window. Overnight the beans grow into a huge beanstalk. Jack climbs the beanstalk and finds a giant at the top. Jack sees that the giant has a goose that lays golden eggs. Jack grabs the goose and returns to his surprised mother. Jack returns to the top of the beanstalk and barely escapes. He chops down the beanstalk, and the giant is never heard from again.

Scott is four years old and is celebrating his birthday. He receives gifts from his parents and more gifts when his friends come to his birthday party.

Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant medical student, worked on a grand experiment--to create life from dead bodies. After many months he was successful. His quest to do something to help mankind went terribly wrong and the creation was a monster. After the monster turned on Victor he knew the monster must be destroyed. Victor returns to his home to find his younger brother has been killed, and Victor realizes it is the work of the monster he created. Victor retreats to the mountains to escape the horrors he has created, but the monster follows him and ends up wandering in the mountains.

In this novel, Holo Man fights to prevent panic when a wave of holographic missiles are aimed at the United States.

Richard the Reindeer had very sharp ears. He could hear sounds from amazing distances. His hearing has helped many people out of jams. One Christmas Eve, Santa was snowed in by a blizzard and had no idea how he was going to deliver the Christmas gifts. He was reminded of Richard and his gift of hearing. Calling on Richard to lead the team, Santa was able to make his rounds that Christmas Eve.

Thumbelina was a tiny little girl. She was so small she could fit in the palm of your hand. One night while sleeping she was captured and taken away by an ugly frog who wanted to marry Thumbelina. She escaped the ugly frog with the help of a little fish, and her adventure begins. She spends time with a variety of animal friends until she is rescued by a beautiful swallow and delivered to a handsome man no bigger than Thumbelina with whom she lived happily ever after.

Dorothy is injured in a tornado and dreams this story. She dreams she meets a scarecrow who wants a brain, a tin man who wants a heart, and a lion who wants courage. Together they find the Wizard of Oz in the Emerald City. He agrees to grant their wishes if they can get rid of the wicked witch. They get rid of the witch only to find out the Wizard of Oz. Their wishes are granted, and Dorothy wakes up in Kansas.

Young Jim Hawkins dreams of going to sea and finding treasure hidden by pirates. When he meets an old sea captain, Billy Bones, he finally gets his chance. This adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story has it all—ships, pirates, hidden treasure, and a young lad fulfilling his dream.

Peter Rabbit sneaks into Farmer MacGregor's garden and is enjoying a feast when Farmer MacGregor spots him. The chase is on and Peter eventually escapes and returns home.

Beauty’s father is a wealthy merchant who has lost his fortune. While attempting to regain his wealth he comes to the castle of the Beast. The Beast allows the merchant to return home to his family with the promise that he will return. Beauty takes her father’s place and returns to the Beast. While serving the Beast she falls in love and because of her loyalty the Beast turns into a handsome prince and they are married.

A fun book about opposites. Catchy tune-in-rhyme. A great way to introduce the concept.

The town of Hamelin has a rat problem. Thousands of rats and nobody knows what to do about it. A young man offers to rid the town of rats for a price, and the town council gladly agrees. The Pied Piper blows his horn, and the rats all follow him right into the sea, where they drown. When the Pied Piper returns to collect his fee, the town council refuses to pay. The Pied Piper blows his horn again, and all the children of Hamelin follow him right through a mountain.