Thumbelina and Other Fairy Tales

This selection of delightful stories by one of the classic masters of the fairy-tale genre includes some well-known and lesser-known tales, presented in lively Naxos AudioBooks style with music and sound effects.

This recording is also unique in that the stories are read by the finalists in the Naxos AudioBooks/The Times Voice of the Year competition, which offered a recording opportunity to talented readers who had never studied or worked professionally. The competition produced some outstanding natural talent, as this recording shows.

The following classic Hans Christian Andersen tales are included in this collection:

• “Thumbelina”
• “The Brave Tin Soldier”
• “The Princess and the Pea”
• “The Butterfly”
• “The Flea and the Professor”
• “The Flying Trunk”
• “The Metal Pig”
• “The Storks”
• “The Silver Shilling”
• “The Nightingale”