Album Notes

Kids have always loved a good story, especially those that describe magical places far, far away. And stories about animals and clever maidens can keep them fascinated for hours. In the Tell Me a Story series, Amy Friedman has created some of the most interesting and memorable tales children have ever heard. These stories are read by stage and screen's most talented actors, and accompanied with music by renowned composer Laura Hall.

If you're looking for a new way to entertain your kids with clever tales that make them think, Tell Me a Story will be a big hit. These stories can be listened to again and again and have won such prestigious awards as the Parents' Choice Gold Medal for Storytelling (2009 for Women of Wonder), the Parents' Choice Silver Honors Award for story telling (Animal Magic and Timeless Folktales, 2008 and 2006), the National Association of Parenting Publications Gold Medals (for all three), World Story telling Awards for Women of Wonder and Animal Magic, and rave reviews from everyone--Midwest Book Review, Booklist, Cool Mom Picks, and hundreds more.

In this package you'll find stories from Cambodia, Ethiopia, the United States, Nigeria, China, Japan, Scotland, Eastern and Western Europe, England, Australia, Canada, Guatemala, Czechoslovakia...dynamic story tellers like comedians Paula Poundstone and Wendy Hammers, Tony winner Charlayne Woodard, Oscar and Emmy winner Len Cariou and many more.