The Library Fairy® and Friends
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The Library Fairy® performs dynamic, interactive children's folktales and books from around the world. Accompanied by an array of instruments, music and song, stories come alive! Surprise guests and words of the day are also featured, along with her silly sidekick, Toofus the Troll.
| Title | Podcast Description | Author/Reader | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tale of Samuel Whiskers | A fun, suspenseful tale by Beatrix Potter, of hide and seek between a cat named Tabitha and her children (Part 1 of 2). | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:13:47 |
| The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse | Beatrix Potter's enjoyable story of the persnickety Mrs. Tittlemouse. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:12:12 |
| The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse | Adventures ensue when a country mouse and a city mouse visit each other's houses. By Beatrix Potter. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:12:38 |
| The Tale of Ginger and Pickles | Beatrix Potter's joyful tale of dog and cat shopkeepers, and how they cope with credit! | Reader: The Library Fairy®; Engineer: Barry McCarten | 00:12:03 |
| The Tale of Timmy-Tiptoes | Beatrix Potter's winsome story of conflicts and friendships between squirrels and chipmunks. | Reader: The Library Fairy®; Engineer: Barry McCarten | 00:13:47 |
| The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies | The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies. Find out what happens in Beatrix Potter's humorous tale of a family of bunnies outsmarting Mr. McGregor, the farmer | Reader: The Library Fairy®; Engineer: Barry McCarten | 00:11:15 |
| The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck | Beatrix Potter's adventurous story of a courageous duck and a wiley fox. | Reader: The Library Fairy®; Engineer: Joe Jurca | 00:12:44 |
| The Tale of Tom Kitten | Beatrix Potter's story of three kittens in fancy clothes having fun and causing mischief in a garden. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:09:52 |
| The Tale of a Fierce Bad Rabbit | Beatrix Potter's little tale of a memorable, unique meeting between a nice rabbit and a fierce one. | Reader: The Library Fairy®; Engineer: Joe Jurca | 00:06:05 |
| The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher | Beatrix Potter's adventurous story about a frog fishing in an unpredictable lake. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:10:35 |
| The Pie and the Patty Pan | Beatrix Potter's enchanting tale of a pie party with Ribby the cat and Duchess the dog. | Reader: The Library Fairy®; Engineer: Joe Jurca | 00:18:17 |
| The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle | Beatrix Potter's sunny tale of a little girl who stumbles upon the delightful creature called Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. | Reader: The Library Fairy®; Engineer: Kayvan Taherpour | 00:15:18 |
| The Tale of Two Bad Mice | Beatrix Potter's superb and silly tale of two mice stumbling into a dolls' house. | Reader: The Library Fairy®; Engineer: Kayvan Taherpour | 00:12:15 |
| Tale of Benjamin Bunny | Beatrix Potter's superb tale of two rabbits who meet a cat in Mr. McGregor's garden | Reader: The Library Fairy®; Engineer: Kayvan Taherpour | 00:13:55 |
| The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin | The funny tale by Beatrix Potter about a silly squirrel who teases a wise old owl one too many times. | Reader: The Library Fairy®; Engineer: Kayvan Taherpour | 00:15:40 |
| The Tale of Peter Rabbit | The classic tale of Peter Rabbit's adventures in Mr. McGregor's garden. | Reader: The Library Fairy®; Engineer: Joe Jurca | 00:12:17 |
| Little Monkeys | This fun Brazilian folktale follows two monkeys through the sun and the rain, and a house called Tomorrow. | Reader: The Library Fairy®; Engineer: Kayvan Taherpour | 00:07:44 |
| A Whale of a Tale | Find out how an Eskimo boy tries to fit back into his igloo after eating too much! | Reader: The Library Fairy®; Engineer: Joe Jurca | 00:11:39 |
| Batis! Batis! | In this folktale from France a family and their pig discover creative ways to outsmart a wolf. | Reader: The Library Fairy®; Engineer: Jerry Nankin | 00:16:25 |
| Old One-Eye | In this Southern folktale, how does an old woman trick three robbers with a one-eyed fish? | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:12:21 |
| The Rich Man Seeks a Daughter-in-Law | In this folktale from Thailand, the smart young woman who can answer the fish riddle, wins the prince! | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:09:02 |
| Coyote's Crying Song | In this folktale with Hopi Indian roots, Little Dove tries to teach Coyote to sing, with funny results! | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:11:04 |
| The Girl Who Wore Too Much | What happens when a girl named Aree tries to wear everything she owns to a dance? Find out in this fun folktale from Thailand. | Reader: The Library Fairy®, Engineer: Cagri Ceylan | 00:14:30 |
| Parley Garfield and the Frogs | How does Parley cross the creek to get to the other side? With the help of the frogs of course! | Reader: The Library Fairy®, Engineer: Cagri Ceylan | 00:07:55 |
| Punia and the King of the Sharks | In this folktale from Hawaii, a boy named Punia finds a way to outsmart ten sharks in the Bay of Kohala. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:13:51 |
| Sunshine Stories | This classic by Hans Christian Andersen is about a swan who gives many magical gifts. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:14:49 |
| 'Twas the Night Before Christmas | Enjoy this classic Christmas tale about a visit from St.Nicholas. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:09:37 |
| The Elephants and the Bees | How did elephants receive their long trunks? Find out in this folktale from Thailand. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:12:25 |
| Roly Poly Rice Ball | In this folktale from Japan, a kind old man discovers a beautiful mouse country underneath the ground. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:14:04 |
| The Hare Who Married a Princess | How does a clever rabbit win a competition of many suitors to marry the princess? Find out in this Fon folktale from Benin, Africa. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:12:51 |
| Udala Tree | Listen to this folktale from Africa about an Orphan Boy who plants a tree that grows higher and higher the more he sings. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:13:28 |
| Groundhog Dance | In this revised Cherokee folktale, a clever Groundhog creates a singing game to try to outsmart a pack of hungry wolves. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:09:28 |
| The Magic Fox | A boy named Zuiten discovers a fox with magic powers in this folktale from Japan. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:12:54 |
| Little Boy Frog and Little Boy Snake | This Ekoi folktale shows how two known enemies become memorable friends. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:10:55 |
| Hide and Seek | Listen to this story about wonderful winged creatures in the forest as they play this fun familiar game with a twist! | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:06:38 |
| Pickin' Peas | This folktale from Alabama is about a Little Girl and Mr. Rabbit who try to outsmart eachother. Who will win? | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:11:59 |
| The Ghost with One Black Eye | Enjoy this silly, spooky Halloween tale about a baby who scares a ghost! | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:09:48 |
| The World's Biggest Pizza Pie from Blinkety Blye | Barney Marcello and his town work together to make a 50 foot pizza filled with all their favorite things. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:10:30 |
| Little Sparky | What is it like being a sparkly girl, in a sparkly world? | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:07:16 |
| A Dog's Day | Join Ben and his dog Molly for a magical summer day of adventures! | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:08:55 |
| Nathan's Wish | Carol Henault from Reading Is Fundamental of Southern California is a surprise guest! Today's story is about a special boy named Nathan who makes a wish come true. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:17:15 |
| Pricilla the Pirate Princess | What happens when an independent princess makes her own rules, and inspires all the girls in the kingdom to do the same? | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:09:21 |
| The Magical Tree and Musical Wind | A touching tale in pop-up prose reveals how the tree and the wind make beautiful music together. This is The Library Fairy's® first children's book. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:10:05 |
| Boogaloo, Fifi and the Fairies | How will two trolls befriend the fairy sprites? What is the magical key to their friendship? | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:13:45 |
| Grandfather Bear is Hungry | Discover how Chipmunk receives the stripes on his back in this friendship folktale from Siberia. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:09:16 |
| Anansi and the Turtle | Anansi the spider tries to trick Miss Turtle, but has found his match when she teaches him a valuable lesson. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:15:25 |
| Marshall and His Green High-tops | Marshall the mouse finally receives the shoes he has always wanted... with surprising results! | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:09:45 |
| The Squeaky Door | Find out how Grandma creatively helps her grandson from becoming scared in the dark. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:10:44 |
| The Miss of Wish | Join the journey of little Frances and Corky as they visit the magnificent Miss Wish! | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:10:13 |
| Baby Rattlesnake's First Rattle | Find out what happens in this fun Pawnee folktale when Baby Rattlesnake wants his prized present too early, learning a valuable lesson from the Chief's daughter. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:11:18 |
| Jack and The Robbers | The Library Fairy® tells a folktale about how Jack and his tribe of animal friends outsmart a few robbers and find their fortune along the way. Also featured is her fun sidekick, Toofus the Troll | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:10:45 |
| The Big Man Drum | The Library Fairy® and Toofus the Troll tell a Dai folktale from China about how a man makes his dreams come true with the help of a few creative monkeys. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:12:08 |
| The Barking Mouse | The Library Fairy® and Toofus the Troll tell a folktale from Cuba - "The Barking Mouse". Find out what makes a mouse act like a dog in this silly story. Some Spanish words too! | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:12:01 |
| El Conejito | The Library Fairy® and Toofus the Troll tell an interactive folktale in English with a few Spanish words, "El Conejito" (The Little Bunny Rabbit). This musical tale reveals how El Conejito discovers a creative way to outsmart larger animals with his imagination on the way to visit his Auntie Monica. | Reader: The Library Fairy® | 00:14:36 |
| Tom Kinney Reads a SpongeBob SquarePants and a Dr. Seuss Story | "Trouble at the Crusty Crab," a SpongeBob Story and "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins," by Dr. Seuss. Ages 5 to 11. | Reader: Tom Kinney, the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants | 00:38:46 |
| The Happy Lion | A friendly lion walks out of his cage to an adventure in the town. Ages 4 to 10. | Author: Louise Fatio, Reader: Peter Husmann | 00:08:03 |
| Bouncin' Bobby | Bobby finds he doesn't need his great bouncing skills to be liked by the other children. Ages 4 to 9. | Author: Julie Williams, Reader: Julie Williams | 00:07:09 |
| Amos and Boris | A mouse and a whale rescue each other from danger and become the best of friends. Ages 5 to 10. | Author: William Steig, Reader: Tamara Zook | 00:14:31 |
| Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | I'll bet you've never had a day as bad as Alexander, even if you live in Australia! Ages 4 to 10. | Author: Judith Fyorst, Reader: Bob Beuth | 00:04:59 |
| The Story of Ferdinand | Ferdinand, the bull, just loves to sit under his cork tree and smell the flowers, but some men from the big city have other plans. Ages 3 to 9. | Author: Munro Leaf, Reader: Scott Lawrence | 00:04:50 |
| The Naughty Shoes | Did you ever wonder what your shoes do after you've gone to sleep? Find out how naughty they can be in this charming story, translated from the Dutch by Celia Amidon. Ages 3 to 9. | Author: Paul Biegel, Reader: Annie Potts | 00:06:21 |
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