Once Upon a Fairytale

by Jim Weiss

Overview

Beloved storyteller Jim Weiss weaves an enchanting spell with four classic tales of magic, bravery, and kindness. Includes tales from Hans Christian Andersen, Irish mythology, Bulgarian folklore, and the literature of ancient Rome.

Beloved storyteller Jim Weiss weaves an enchanting spell with four classic tales of magic, bravery, and kindness. From the Colosseum of ancient Rome to the Imperial Palace of China, from mysterious islands to blizzard-whipped mountains, young listeners will explore far-off lands, meet magical creatures, and be drawn into stories they'll want to hear again and again.   Includes: The Emperor andthe Nightingale (adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's original)
The Little Girl andthe Winter Whirlwinds (a story from Bulgaria)
AndroclesandtheLion (a story from ancient Rome)
The Little White Cat (a fairy tale from Ireland)   Running Time: 74 minutes
Ages 5 and up

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781944481483
Publisher:	The Well-Trained Mind Press
Publication date:	04/02/2024
Series:	The Jim Weiss Audio Collection
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 5.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

In 1989, Jim Weiss set out on a mission: to record the greatest stories he knew from world literature and history, and inspire families — especially young listeners — with a passionate love of the original classics. In the three decades since then, Jim's narration voice and seemingly numberless character voices have formed foundational entertainment and education for millions of listeners around the world.Winning hundreds of awards, Jim’s recordings range on the literary side from fairy tales through stories from Shakespeare, Dickens and Conan Doyle, while his history recordings bring to vivid life major historical events and personalities from the ancient world through the twentieth century.The inspiration for all this began early, with parents and grandparents who told stories and read aloud to him, skills which Jim joyously acquired, and which led him to a degree in Communications and Speech from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Later, his wife, Randy, earned her own national awards as a teacher and counselor, and their shared passion for learning led to forming their company in 1989, long before the explosion of spoken word recordings made this a "sensible" decision. The recordings began winning listeners and national awards from the first. A few years ago, the Weiss's licensed their recordings and business operations to Well-Trained Mind Press, which has successfully introduced Jim's work into still more markets, while Jim continues to write, record, teach and perform.