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Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Scheherazade, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Scheherazade always withheld the ending: A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever.

This is a story from the Tales from the Arabian Nights collection.

Every parent wants two things for their children: One is to have a rich, imaginative life; the other is to have everything they need to be physically healthy. Well, as far as colorful lives and staying healthy are concerned, Short Stories or Kids by Kids Club is just the thing! Using the most famous children's stories—including Aesop's Fables, The Three Little Pigs, Hansel and Gretel, and many more—this book will help your child enrich their life through the magic of storytelling and provide a wonderful, gadget-free sleep routine to help them recover from long, hectic days!

A boy determined to become the master of all masters. A magician who refuses to let his greatest pupil escape. When Jack’s mother insists that her son be apprenticed to someone capable of teaching him more than any ordinary master, his father begins an impossible search. Then a mysterious...

From sorrow grows a tree of wonder—and the promise of a new life. A young girl’s peaceful home is destroyed when a cruel witch transforms her mother into a sheep, steals her identity, and takes her place within the family. Before the enchanted mother is killed, she gives her daughter one...

Make bedtime the best part of the day with this delightful collection of 25 five-minute stories, specially written to help children wind down, relax, and fall asleep with a smile. Each story in 5 Minute Bedtime Stories for Children is the perfect length for busy evenings, gentle enough to calm little minds, and packed with heartwarming characters, magical moments, and comforting themes. Whether it's one story or a few, this collection makes bedtime easy, enjoyable, and full of imagination.

This enchanting collection of fairy bedtime stories is perfect for helping little ones relax and settle down for a peaceful night’s sleep. Filled with gentle adventures, kind-hearted fairies, and soothing storytelling, each tale is designed to calm busy minds and create a cozy bedtime atmosphere. Whether it’s a fairy granting wishes in a moonlit garden or a tiny winged friend guiding a lost traveler home, these dreamy stories will lull children and toddlers into a restful slumber—one magical adventure at a time.

This is a story from the Tales from the Arabian Nights collection.

A forbidden love. A broken promise. A mortal princess willing to defy a goddess to reclaim the husband she lost. Psyche is so extraordinarily beautiful that people begin comparing her to Venus herself. Enraged by the mortal princess’s growing fame, the jealous goddess commands her son Cupid to...

A banished princess. An enchanted prince. A promise that must not be broken. Princess Miranda is the youngest and most beloved daughter of a powerful king. But when her father becomes consumed by the fear that one of his daughters may someday take his throne, Miranda is cruelly cast out and...

A desperate promise. A stolen princess. A love destined for tragedy. Princess Toutebelle is admired throughout the kingdom for her extraordinary beauty—but her pride leads her to reject every royal suitor who seeks her hand. Fearing that her daughter will never marry, the Queen journeys into...

A kind heart can create beauty. A cruel tongue can summon consequences. In Toads and Diamonds, Andrew Lang presents a classic French fairy tale about kindness, pride, and the unexpected magic hidden in everyday choices. When a gentle younger sister offers water to an old woman at a well, she...

A clever little duck. A forgetful king. One very determined quest. In *Drakestail*, Andrew Lang presents a charming French folktale filled with humor, adventure, and fairy-tale mischief. Drakestail may be small, but he is clever, brave, and not afraid to stand up for himself. After lending his...

A magical horse. An impossible challenge. A youngest son destined for greatness. In Dapplegrim, Andrew Lang presents a classic Norwegian fairy tale filled with wonder, danger, courage, and enchantment. When the youngest of twelve brothers receives only a dapple-gray foal as his inheritance, he...

A daring thief. A noble knight. A journey filled with courage, mystery, and destiny. In The Black Thief and Knight of the Glen, Andrew Lang presents a captivating fairy tale woven from adventure, folklore, and timeless themes of honor and transformation. Set in a world of shadowed glens, hidden...

Magic often appears in the most unexpected places. In Felicia and the Pot of Pinks, Andrew Lang presents a charming fairy tale filled with enchantment, wonder, and timeless lessons about kindness, perseverance, and destiny. When a mysterious pot of magical pink flowers enters Felicia's life, she...

Magic, kindness, and transformation weave together in this timeless fairy tale from Andrew Lang. In The Nettle Spinner, listeners are drawn into an enchanting world of devotion, perseverance, and quiet courage as a young woman undertakes a mysterious and difficult task that may change fate...

This is a collection of ballads, edited, with an introduction and notes by Andrew Lang. The ballads range widely in style, from the historic to the romantic, from the short to the epic, from Scotland to France. Some of the material is the fabric of well-known fairy-tales, others have a historical core, and again others are myths. In any case, every reader and listener should be able to find a poem in this collection that matches their particular style or mood. - Summary by Carolin

This anthology poetry, gathered by Andrew Lang and originally published in 1891, is read by four voices, Larry Wilson, Ciufi Galeazzi, Lynette Caulkins and J. Thurgood.

Andrew Lang’s Brown Fairy Book (1904) was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. This was one of many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as Andrew Lang’s Fairy Books. (Summary by Wikipedia)