Author of Audiobooks - Small Stories

Picture by Bertie - a retake of the classic illustration by Walter Crane. Duration 3:15. Based on the Charming version by the Victorian writer Andrew Lang. Read by Natasha. Once upon a time there were three bears, who lived together in a house of...

This is the fast paced tale of the Gingerbread Man who leapt out of the oven and ran away. In the 1890 version by Joseph Jacobs, the hero was Johnny-Cake, but we have changed him to the more familiar Gingerbread Man. Duration 8 Minutes. Read by...

Adapted by Bertie Read by Emma Illustrations Wander Zeigner-Ebel (1920) Audio and text edited by Jana A shorter version of Snow White - 7.27 The longer version is here. A long time ago, when the snowflakes fell like feathers, a Queen sat sewing at a...

Beauty and the Beast Adapted by Bertie. Read by Emma. Proofread & Sound Edited by Jana Elizabeth. Many years ago, a merchant had six daughters. The first five were born when business was good, and he spoiled them rotten. How they loved their...

Adapted by Bertie. Read by Emma Ballantine. Painting by Edward Burne-Jones. Audio & text edited by Jana Elizabeth. This is the shorter version (5:10). You can find our more classical reading here. Cinderella Once, there lived a sweet tempered...

Adapted by Bertie Read by Emma Audio edited and proofread by Jana Elizabeth Sleeping Beauty Once upon a time, there lived a King and a Queen, who said every day: "If only we had a child!” After many years, their wish came true, and a baby girl was...