Classic Adaptation

UN GRAND CLASSIQUE DE LA LITTERATURE JEUNESSE, EXALTANT ET RAFRAICHISSANT ! Anne, petite orpheline malmenée par l'existence, est envoyée par erreur chez Marilla et Matthew Cuthbert, un frère et une sœur d'âge mûr qui exploitent une ferme sur l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard pour y être adoptée. Alors que ceux-ci avaient l'intention d'adopter un solide garçon pour les aider dans les travaux agricoles, ils voient débarquer sur un quai de gare une frêle fillette sensible, imaginative et volubile. Vendu à plus de 60 millions d'exemplaires, ce livre et été récemment adapté par Netflix sous le nom "Anne with an E".

A new version of The Epic of Gilgamesh by Sebastian Lockwood. This is the story of Gilgamesh, King of Kings, who brought back knowledge from before the flood - who loved and lost his companion Enkidu and had to find out why we die. The Epic of Gilgamesh was written on clay tablets over 4,000 years ago, in what is today Baghdad Iraq - the Biblical Garden of Eden between the Tigris and the Euphrates. Lockwood gives a passionate reading from a text that faithfully follows the original.

Dracula, that compelling creature of the night, continues his neck-biting ways in a version of the novel that children will devour. Moving from Transylvania to London, the timeless vampire serves up thrills and chills as he imprisons and terrorizes the innocent Jonathan Harker, and then goes after his fiancée, Mina, and her friend, Lucy. From creepy, insect-eating Renfield to Dr. Van Helsing - who valiantly fights Dracula’s evil - the characters and drama are spellbinding.

On the birth of Princess Aurora, an evil fairy places a curse on her and declares that before the sun sets on her 16th birthday, she will die by pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel. To protect her from the evil spell, the king agrees to place Aurora in the care of three spirited good fairies who live in a cottage in the woods. One of the fairies conjures a spell so Aurora will fall into a deep sleep instead, to be awakened only by a kiss from her true love.

An evil queen wishes to be the fairest in all the land, but her enchanted mirror tells her that there is one fairer: her step-daughter, Snow White. The classic fairy tale of jealousy, seven dwarves, and a handsome prince comes to life in this delightful favorite.

Everyone is in a panic - a dragon has been discovered in a cave near the town! The people call for that famous dragon-slaying knight Saint George to defeat the monstrous beast. But when one smart little boy actually meets the dragon, he finds a harmless, friendly creature who would much rather write poems than burn villages

Mischievous, lazy, and full of tricks, the puppet Pinocchio causes trouble for his creator, Geppetto, almost as soon as he comes to life. Yet, more than anything, this naughty and playful creature wants to become a real boy. To make his dreams come true, he must prove himself worthy. Come along on Pinocchio's amazing journey as he learns - the hard way - what it means to be honest, kind, and, above all, human.

The long-awaited, new audiobook of A. A. Milne's great classic is finally here. Award-winning narrator and acclaimed comedienne Alison Larkin brings Winnie-the-Pooh to new life, in this charming, captivating recording.

Embark on a transformative journey as you immerse yourself in "Walking in His Steps," a contemporary adaptation of Charles M. Sheldon's classic Christian novel, "In His Steps." Discover the power of asking "What would Jesus do?" as you explore the timeless wisdom of the New Testament and strive to emulate Christ's love, compassion, and forgiveness in your everyday life. In this modernized and amplified version of the beloved tale, you'll encounter relatable characters and engaging narratives that bring the teachings of Jesus into a fresh, accessible light. "Walking in His Steps" offers a ...

Myke Cole continues to blow the military fantasy genre wide open with an all-new epic adventure in his highly acclaimed Shadow Ops universe - set in the early days of the Great Reawakening, when magic first returns to the world and order begins to unravel....US Navy SEAL Jim Schweitzer is a consummate professional, a fierce warrior, and a hard man to kill. But when he sees something he was never meant to see on a covert mission gone bad, he finds himself - and his family - in the crosshairs.

The story of noble Black Beauty is one of the most popular children's books of all time. In this sensitive children's adaptation, Beauty movingly describes the friends, people, and places - good and bad - that he encounters in the course of his dramatic life as he is passed from master to master.

La fantasía y el encanto del cuento clásico, trasladados a la historia de una adolescente en el siglo XXI. Natalicia Cenicienta, una bailadora empedernida, hace todo con tal de no perderse el Baile del Amor y la Amistad, donde su destino ha de cruzarse con el del Príncipe en un incidente desafortunado. Tras la fuga, él emprenderá la búsqueda guiado por el olor de aquel tenis sudado y la buscará incansablemente, aunque no precisamente para casarse con ella.

Award-winning narrator and comedienne Alison Larkin brings A. A. Milne’s beloved book of poetry, When We Were Very Young, to a new American audience. Exclusively for this Audible edition, the poems are followed by chapter one from Larkin's acclaimed audiobook recording of Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne.

When Heidi's Aunt Dete brings the orphaned girl to live with her grandfather, no one can imagine the bitter, solitary old man caring for a child. But, to everyone's surprise, the two grow to love each other - and Heidi blossoms in her new home. Johanna Spyri's charming story - and spirited heroine - have won children's hearts for more than a century.

DK Audio presents the beautifully adapted and sound-designed audiobook of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up. Originally introduced in 1902 in another Barrie novel, The Little White Bird, Peter's story was expanded as a stand-alone novel in 1911 and since then has been memorably adapted for the movies, for television, and for the stage. Retold from the original by Michael Johnstone.

This is the story of unlikely heroine Ophelia Jane Worthington-Whittard who doesn't believe in anything that can't be proven by science. She and her sister Alice are still grieving for their dead mother when their father takes a job in a strange museum in a city where it always snows. On her very first day in the museum Ophelia discovers a boy locked away in a long forgotten room. He is a prisoner of Her Majesty, the Snow Queen. And he has been waiting for Ophelia's help. As Ophelia embarks on an incredible journey to rescue the boy everything that she believes will be tested.

The monster showed up after midnight. As they do. But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting. He's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the one he's had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments, the one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming.... This monster is something different, though. Something ancient, something wild. And it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor. It wants the truth.

At 17, Anna K is at the top of Manhattan and Greenwich society (even if she prefers the company of her horses and dogs); she has the perfect (if perfectly boring) boyfriend, Alexander W.; and she has always made her Korean-American father proud (even if he can be a little controlling). Meanwhile, Anna's brother, Steven, and his girlfriend, Lolly, are trying to weather a sexting scandal.

Eleven-year-old Rebecca Randall is quite a handful - and now she’s leaving her beloved Sunnybrook Farm to live with her well-to-do elderly aunts and get an education. But they were expecting Rebecca’s quiet, hardworking older sister instead. Can the bright-eyed and talkative girl win them over...especially her strict, rule-bound Aunt Miranda? Just as Rebecca’s “grand spirit” charms everyone in the story, it will captivate listeners, too.

Three theatrical adaptations of ancient stories: Agamemnon A queen, her son, and his teacher await the return of their king after ten years of brutal war. Gilgamesh The oldest story in the world, in which a king finds and loses a great friend, and then sets off in search of an answer to the question of eternal life. The Golem In 17th-century Prague, a rabbi and his family turn to ancient mysticism in a desperate attempt to protect their community from approaching violence.