Great Tapes for Kids: The Best Children's Video and Audio Stories



Have your kids ever seen a terrific DVD at a friend's house, but you can't find it for sale? Do you need good story CDs for bedtime or long car trips? Many wonderful kids' story tapes aren't in stores, but you can order them here!

Featured CD: Rabbit Ears Treasury of Fables

Four fables from your childhoods, told by Rabbit Ears! The stories are:

  • The Three Little Pigs & The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Read by Holly Hunter, Original music by Art Lande
  • Rumpelstiltskin, Read by Kathleen Turner, Original music by Tangerine Dream
  • The Tiger and the Brahmin, Read by Ben Kingsley, Original music by Ravi Shankar
  • The Ugly Duckling, Read by Cher, Original music by Patrick Ball

Featured CD: Thumbelina

A long time ago in Denmark a childless couple, through a witch's spell, became blessed with a radiantly beautiful girl. She was no bigger than a thumb, so she was called Thubelina. A retelling of the classic fairy tale.

Airplanes, Helicopters,and Spaceships

Babar the Elephant

Classical Kids: Great composers come to life!

Dinotopia: The island where dinosaurs and people live together in harmony

Farms, Animals, and the Great Outdoors

Full-Length Feature Movies: Many are great for old kids, too

GlobalStage/BBC: Live theatre from around the world

Jay O'Callahan, Storyteller: Original stories for your kids, from the Land of Artana

Jim Weiss, Storyteller: Telling traditional stories

Little Bear: Created by Maurice Sendak

David Macauley: Architecture comes to live with Macauley's vivid drawings and animated stories

Trucks, Bulldozers, Firetrucks, and Other Machines

Madeline: Narrated by Christopher Plummer

Greek Myths

Real Trains and Model Trains

There Goes A... Whatever!

If your kids like heavy equipment or vehicles, they'll love the classic "Real Wheels" series, including "There Goes a Truck" and "There Goes a Bulldozer." Featuring Bob. Now on DVD!

Rabbit Ears

Rabbit Ears produced top-quality stories on video, audiotape, and CD. They have been reissued on DVD and video!

Bible Stories for Kids

Whatever your faith, kids need to know the classic Bible stories.

Colonial Radio Theatre

These wonderful cassettes can bring American history alive for your school-aged kids!

Here are links to other sites about children and the media.