Classic Picks for Storytime

The Duncan family is beside itself when son Sylvester turns himself into a rock to escape the jaws of a hungry lion. Read more »

2016 Audie Award Finalist for Young Listeners

Tony Award–winning Broadway legend Bernadette Peters gives voice to The Plaza Hotel's most iconic resident as she makes her audio debut in The Eloise Collection.

Kay Thompson's beloved Eloise books have never been available on audio...until now! To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first Eloise... Read more »

Max is the hero of this beloved children's classic in which he makes mischief, sails away, tames the wild things and returns home for supper. Read more »

A picture book classic!
 
One of School Library Journal’s "Top 100 Picture Books" of all time (2012) 
One of the National Education Association’s "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."

Don Freeman's classic character, Corduroy, is even more popular today then he was when he first came on the scene in 1968. This story of a small teddy bear waiting... Read more »

A small boy's enchantment with a city's snowfall has him making snow angels and snowballs, sliding down snow mountains - and looking forward to going outside again. Read more »

"Don't be fooled by the title of this seriocomic ode to success; it's not 'Climb Every Mountain,' kid version. All journeys face perils, whether from indecision, from loneliness, or worst of all, from too much waiting. Seuss' familiar pajama-clad hero is up to the challenge, and his odyssey is captured vividly in busy two-page spreads evoking... Read more »

Madeline and her Parisian schoolmates meet up with a valiant dog named Genevieve. Read more »

Ignored by her misbehaving class, Miss Nelson mysteriously disappears one day, and the very strict Miss Viola Swamp takes over. When the students conclude that Miss Nelson was really okay after all, they begin an all-out search to find her. Read more »

Five of the most popular Amelia Bedelia books on one compact disc!Amelia Bedelia is the world's most literal-minded housekeeper, who causes quite a ruckus whenever she's given a chance. In Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower, she arrives with a garden hose and the party is turned into an uproarious mess. In Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia, her... Read more »

Alice made a promise to make the world a more beautiful place, then a seed of an idea is planted and blossoms into a beautiful plan.  This beloved classic and celebration of nature—written by a beloved Caldecott winner—is lovelier than ever!

Barbara Cooney's story of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and... Read more »

Mrs. Mallard was sure that the pond in the Boston Public Gardens would be a perfect place for her and her eight ducklings to live.  The problem was how to get them there through the busy streets of Boston.  But with a little help from the Boston police, Mrs. Mallard and Jack, Kack, Lack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack arive safely at their new... Read more »

First published in 1947, everyone's favorite bedtime book still works its magic on babies and toddlers everywhere. Read more »

11 complete stories at a great price!

Featuring:

The Cat in the Hat read by Kelsey Grammer
Horton Hears a Who read by Dustin Hoffman
How the Grinch Stole Christmas read by Walter Matthau
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? read by John Cleese
The Lorax read by Ted Danson
Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz, and The Big Brag read by John... Read more »

A charming tale of the peddler whose stolen caps mean all kinds of monkey business. Read more »

What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A Caldecott Honor Book!

Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mama bear preparing for her own long winter.  Meanwhile Sal's mother is being followed by... Read more »

An affectionate and quick-thinking boa constrictor saves the day during a burglary and receives a medal. Read more »

This is the ingeniously imaginative story of a small boy who, with his magic crayon, draws himself in and out of a series of adventures. Read more »

Strega Nona's meddling assistant Big Anthony is determined to prove to the townspeople his knowledge of the magic secrets contained in the pasta pot of Strega Nona. In so doing, he unleashes a torrent of pasta which threatens to engulf their little Italian town. Read more »