Stories on CD
This from veteran traveler-with-kid Tiffany:
For long car trips, stories on CD (or tape) can be a lifesaver. One of the best children's storytellers is Jim Weiss (www.greathall.com). He expertly adapts stories for children, keeping the excitement high and the conflict appropriate for young ears. His one-hour CDs are either a collection of stories or chapters of a longer story. His sources are classic fairytales, religion, history, mythology and literature. A few titles: Fairytale Favorites, Tales from the Old Testament, Galileo and the Stargazers, Jewish Holiday Stories, Arabian Nights and Greek Myths. Another tip—you can find many of Weiss's CDs at the library.
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and LOTS of stories on cassette or CD are available at your local library - some even come as a kit with a picture book so the kids can look at the pictures while listening.
Posted by: kittenpie | 27 January 2006 at 12:52 PM
We found some other websites where you can download stories for free (legally). They look (and sound) like a real "keeper". We've already burned a couple of CD's of the stories. We had to look around for the links for awhile- let us know if anyone knows of any others!
Here are the two we found:
http://storynory.com/
http://lightupyourbrain.com/stories.html
Posted by: momofboys | 27 January 2006 at 08:46 PM