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1) Peter Pan
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The adventures of the three Darling children in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. "All children, except one, grow up." And so begins the story of one of the most beloved characters in children's literature, Peter Pan. J.M. Barrie's classic tale, completely unabridged, features a boy who refuses to grow up, Tinker Bell the fairy, and the Darling children -- Wendy, John, and Michael. Their great adventure begins on the...
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When Billy Bones, and old sea captain gives young Jim Hawkins a treasure map the adventure begins. Jim goes to sea looking for the treasure. The pirate, Long John Silver knows about the map and plans to steal the treasure after Jim and the others find it. Once they reach Treasure Island a fight breaks out between the crew and the pirates. The pirates are defeated and they decide to join forces and looks for the treasure. Eventually they find the treasure...
3) Aladdin
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A young boy named Aladdin is approached by a wicked magician and is asked to go into a cave and search for a magic lamp. Aladdin tricks the magician and keeps the lamp for himself. He uses the power of the lamp to marry a beautiful princess. The wicked magician gets the lamp back and uses the power to move the princess far away. Aladdin finds the prince and again tricks the wicked magician and gets the lamp back. The audio ePUB includes every word...
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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 audio EPUB includes every word in the book and a musical background.
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When toy making production lags behind schedule Santa has an idea to speed up production in the toy making department. He brings in a super new machine much to the elves distress. The toy making machine has problems producing quality toys and Santa realizes his mistake. He gets rid of the machine and the elves are back on the job. The audio includes every word in the eBook and a musical background.
6) The ABC Book
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Learn the alphabet with this illustrated eBook of each letter. Set to music and includes word-for-word read-along. The audio includes every word in the eBook and a musical background.
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It's Christmas with grandma and grandpa. The children want grandpa to tell a story and he obliges by telling the classic poem, The Night Before Christmas. Grandpa is interrupted often by excited children with more questions and he patiently answers each one before continuing with the poem. The audio includes every word in the eBook and a musical background.
8) Goldilocks
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Three bears lived together in a house in the woods. One day Goldilocks happened on the house when the bears were gone. She goes inside and samples their porridge, sits in their chairs and falls asleep in one of the beds. When the bears return they find Goldilocks asleep. She wakes up and runs away. The audio includes every word in the eBook and a musical background.
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Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes is a collection of all-time favorite nursery rhymes. It includes Old Mother Hubbard, Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, Little Jack Horner, Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, Simple Simon and more. The audio includes every word in the eBook and a musical background.
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The Trollies arch enemy, Toady, sends Buck to Trollieland to spy and find out what the Trollies do for fun. Toady plans to steal the Trollies fun. Buck tunnels into the Trollies basement and joins in the fun the Trollies are having. The next day Buck returns to find the Trollies are giving him a surprise birthday party. The audio includes every word in the eBook and a musical background.
11) Peter Pan
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While looking for his lost shadow, Peter Pan meets Wendy. Peter takes Wendy with him to Neverland where she meets the lost boys, Tinkerbell and Peter's archenemy, Captain Hook. Eventually Wendy returns home and is joined by the lost boys who finally get a real mother.
12) Black Beauty
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Black Beauty was a colt who was loved by a stable boy, Joe Green. Black Beauty was sold and life was not as pleasant as it was with Joe. The story follows Black Beauty through a variety of owners and in his declining years Black Beauty is sold to three you women. One of the women was engaged to Joe Green, the stable boy, and when he saw Black Beauty he was overjoyed. Joe made sure Black Beauty spent the rest of his life in a good home. The audio includes...
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Beauty's father is a wealthy merchant who loses 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. The audio includes every word...
14) Counting
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This eBook of counting establishes the relationship between numbers. For example, One more than three is four. It goes from one to twenty. The audio includes every word in the eBook and a musical background.
15) Pinocchio
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A puppet maker named Geppetto carved a boy puppet and named him Pinocchio. Pinocchio runs away and has a series of adventures. Every time he tells a lie his nose grows longer. He eventually falls into the hands of Professor Fire-Eater who sees the value of a puppet without strings. Pinocchio just wants to be a real boy and eventually his dream comes true and he is reunited with Geppetto. The audio includes every word in the eBook and a musical background....
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The poet, Gringoire and Quasimodo, the bell-ringer for the Cathedral of Notre Dame, meet a beautiful gypsy girl named Esmeralda. Gypsies are not allowed in the city of Paris and when Frollo, the Advisor to the King, tries to arrest Esmeralda she escapes with the help of Quasimodo. Gringoire eventually finds Esmeralda and Frollo is arrested by the king. Gringoire and Esmeralda are married. The audio includes every word in the eBook and a musical background....
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A collection of all-time favorite Christmas songs including Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Winter Wonderland, It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, Up On the Housetop and more. The audio includes every word in the eBook and a musical background.
18) Cinderella
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Cinderella lives with her stepmother and two wicked stepsisters. She is forced to stay home from the ball and continue with her chores. A Fairy Godmother comes to her rescue and Cinderella is dressed and given a ride to the ball in a coach. At the ball she meets the prince and he falls in love with Cinderella. Cinderella has to leave abruptly as she has to be home by midnight or her beautiful clothes will turn into rags. As she rushes from the palace...
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Little Brave Sambo's mother made him a new suit of clothes. While walking in the jungle Sambo encounters a series of tigers who each demand one piece of his new clothes. Soon Sambo has given up all of his new clothes. Sambo spots the tigers arguing about who is the most well-dressed. The tigers remove their new clothes and begin running around a tree. Soon they melt away and Sambo's mother uses what is left to make pancakes. The audio includes every...
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