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Enjoy the classic fairy tale of The Three Little Pigs - but with a happily-ever-after ending. Read by Alan Anderson. Do you think the big bad wolf will catch the three little pigs? Not by the hair of their chinny-chin-chin!

Recording time: 5 min., 21 sec.

Direct download: The_Three_Little_Pigs.mp3
Category: Children -- posted at: 10:00 AM
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Rikki Tikki Tavi by Rudyard Kipling tells the story about the young mongoose, Rikki Tikki Tavi. He is adopted by a family in India and befriended by a young boy. Rikki Tikki Tavi rescues the family from the cobras, Nag and Nagiana. A heroic tale told from the perspective of the animals in a typical Indian garden. A great story for older kids.This story is read by Rick Mammel.

Recording time: 35 min.

Direct download: Rikki_Tikki_Tavi_3.mp3
Category: Children -- posted at: 12:48 PM
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Wynken, Blynken and Nod by Eugene Fields is a favorite bedtime poem about three children who set off to sail the skies in a wooden shoe. Enjoy listening to this poem as read by Cindy Fjermestad.

Recording time: 1 min., 53 sec.

Direct download: WynkenBlynkenNod.mp3
Category: Children -- posted at: 11:21 AM
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The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear is read by Nancy Hockenberry. This great poem is about a cat who falls in love with an owl. How silly and fun is that?! Kids will be sure to laugh and adults will enjoy remembering this great classic.

Recording time: 0 hrs., 2 mins.
Direct download: Owl_and_the_Pussycat.mp3
Category: Children -- posted at: 3:29 PM
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The Quangle Wangle's Hat is an absurd, delightful tongue-twister of a story that will remind many listeners of Dr. Seuss. Sure to make listeners giggles as you try to imagine just what a Quangle Wangle must look like! Read by Sheri Hird.

Recording time: 2 min., 45 sec.

Direct download: The_Quangle_Wangle.mp3
Category: Children -- posted at: 9:09 AM
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Little Red Hen is an old English folktale retold by Florence Williams. Little Red Hen finds some wheat. Who will help her plant it? No one! Not the cat, or the pig, or the rat! A lot of hard work until it is ready to harvest. But will anyone anywhere help? No! Who do you think will get to eat the bread that is made from the wheat? This is a fun story about helping.

This classic English folk tale is read by Carolyn Smith.

Recording time: 10 min., 13 sec.

Direct download: Little_Red_Hen.mp3
Category: Children -- posted at: 12:30 PM
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School is almost here...hurry in for summer fun! Great books, movies and music for kids! Listen to a fun song by Grammy-winning singer and storyteller Bill Harley singing "@ your library"!

Recording time: 3 min., 19 sec.

At Your Library by Bill Harley2005 Round River Records, used with permission www.billharley.com

Direct download: PSA_-_Harley_Song_Full.mp3
Category: Children -- posted at: 10:22 AM
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Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix Potter is about Benjamin who goes to visit his relatives. He finds Peter and the two of them go off on an adventure and get themselves into big, BIG trouble! What naughty rabbits! This tale is read by Bev Leonard.

Recording time: 6 min., 48 sec. 

Direct download: Benjamin_Bunny.mp3
Category: Children -- posted at: 9:29 AM
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Mother Goose is a favorite with every child. Who can forget Humpty Dumpty who sat on the wall? Or, the Cat and the Fiddle? These nursery rhymes are read by Lenore Fries.

Recording time: 4 min., 44 sec.

Direct download: Mother_Goose_Rhymes.mp3
Category: Children -- posted at: 4:16 PM
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Enjoy listening to the classic fairytale Jack and the Beanstalk. Jack and his mother are so poor they must sell their cow at market. But Jack is fooled into buying magic beans. But what luck! The beans are really magic! What do you think will happen next?

This story is read by Merissa Kittleson.

Recording time: 12 min., 7 sec.

Direct download: Jack_and_the_Beanstalk.mp3
Category: Children -- posted at: 1:01 AM
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The Three Little Bears by Joseph Jacobs features no Goldilocks, but a little old woman! Listen to Maria DeGennero tell this funny tale of the naughty, old woman who gets into mischief at the house of the three little bears.

Recording time: 7 min., 35 sec.

Direct download: Three_Little_Bears.mp3
Category: Children -- posted at: 10:15 AM
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Raggedy Ann Learns a Lesson by Johnny Gruelle was read by Staci Waltman. Raggedy and the other dolls decide to go on an adventure but get themselves into trouble! What do you think they'll learn?

Recording time: 8 min., 53 sec.
Direct download: Raggedy_Ann_Learns_a_Lesson.mp3
Category: Children -- posted at: 6:21 PM
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Listen to "The Duck and the Kangaroo" by Edward Lear as read by Maria DeGennero. A fun, silly poem about a duck and a kangaroo who set out to see the world together.

Direct download: The_Kangaroo_and_the_Duck.mp3
Category: Children -- posted at: 6:01 AM
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Listen to Lewis Carroll's classic poem "Jabberwocky" read by Richard Mammel. Enjoy the absurd words. What do you think they mean?
Direct download: The_Jabberwocky.mp3
Category: Children -- posted at: 4:12 PM
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Listen to the story about Jemima Puddle-duck, a determined, but not-so-smart duck who wants to lay her own eggs and hatch them. This charming tale is read by volunteer Gail Batt.

(Introduction music is Rogg Maddeford Piano Duo's"Song for Madeleine.")

Direct download: Jemima_Puddle_Duck.mp3
Category: Children -- posted at: 4:35 PM
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