The Royal Book of Oz [by Ruth Plumly Thompson]

The Royal Book of Oz (1921) is the fifteenth in the series of Oz books, and the first to be written by Ruth Plumly Thompson after L. Frank Baum's death. Although Baum was credited as the author, it was written entirely by Thompson. The Scarecrow is upset when Professor Wogglebug tells him that he has no family, so he goes to where Dorothy Gale found him to trace his "roots." Then he vanishes from the face of Oz.  Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion mount a search for their friend, but when that is successful, they will need to become a rescue party!

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The Royal Book of Oz [by Ruth Plumly Thompson]

And Brer Rabbit [by Joel Chandler Harris]

Uncle Remus' stories feature a trickster hero called Br'er Rabbit , who uses his wits to slide out of trouble and gain the advantage over the slower witted other animals, many of whom are trying to eat him. Br'er Rabbit stories were mostly collected directly from the afro-american oral story-telling tradition and are said to be a direct interpretation of Yoruba tales of Hare. This book contains 11 unique stories and was the last one published before the author's death. This edition is read by Phil Chenevert.

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Uncle Remus And Brer Rabbit [by Joel Chandler Harris]

Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales [by Joseph Jacobs]

A collection of folk and fairy tales from the Emerald Isle. There is an earlier version of this book - Celtic Fairy Tales, but this recording was done from a different book in Project Gutenberg.

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Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales [by Joseph Jacobs]

Folklore of the Santal Parganas [by Cecil Henry Bompas]

This is an intriguing collection of folklore from the Santal Parganas, a district in India located about 150 miles from Calcutta. As its Preface implies, this collection is intended to give an unadulterated view of a culture through its folklore. It contains a variety of stories about different aspects of life, including family and marriage, religion, and work. In this first volume, taken from Part I, each story is centered around a particular human character. These range from the charmingly clever (as in the character, The Oilman, in the story, The Oilman and His Sons) to the tragically comical (as in the character, Jhore, in the story Bajun and Jhore). In later parts, the stories will focus on other subjects, including spirits, animals, and legends from this culture.

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Folklore of the Santal Parganas [by Cecil Henry Bompas]

The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy [by Padraic Colum]

Also known as "The Children's Homer," this is Irish writer Padraic Colum's retelling of the events of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey for young people. Colum's rich, evocative prose narrates the travails of Odysseus, King of Ithaca: his experiences fighting the Trojan War, and his ten years' journey home to his faithful wife Penelope and his son Telemachus.

Read by Elizabeth Klett.

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The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy [by Padraic Colum]

Polish Fairy Tales [by A. J. Glinski]

These are selections from a large collection made by A. J. Glinski, printed at Wilna in 1862. These fairy tales come from a far past and may even date from primitive times. They represent the folklore current among the peasantry of the Eastern provinces of Poland, and also in those provinces usually known as White Russia. They were set down by Glinski just as they were related to him by the peasants. In the translation it was of course necessary to shorten them considerably; the continual repetition—however quaint and fascinating in the original—cannot easily be reproduced. Portions, too, are often told in rhyme, or in a species of rhyming prose that we associate with the ancient ballad. The obvious likenesses between these and the folklore of Germany, the Celtic nations, or to the Indian fairy-tales, will strike every listener.

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Polish Fairy Tales [by A. J. Glinski]

Celtic Fairy Tales [Selected and Edited by Joseph Jacobs]

Celtic Fairy Tales is a collection of 25 folk and fairy stories from Ireland and Scotland selected and edited by Joseph Jacobs and read by LibriVox Volunteers. 

"Say this three times, with your eyes shut 'Mothuighim boladh an Éireannaigh bhinn bhreugaigh faoi m'fhóidín dúthaigh.' And you will see, what you will see"  A loose translation of this Gaelic phrase is "I sense the smell of a sweet, enchanting Irishman around my dear homeplace.

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Celtic Fairy Tales [Selected and Edited by Joseph Jacobs]

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