The Gingerbread Man Once upon a time there was an old man, an old woman, and a little boy. One morning the old woman made some gingerbread in the shape of a man. She added icing for his hair and clothes, and little blobs of dough for his nose and eyes. When she put him […]

Read the Gingerbread Man and listen to the FREE audio story. It’s a fast-paced folktale about a cake who runs away down and is chased by people and animals.

Joseph Jacobs, the author of English Fairy Tales of 1890, (including Jack and the Beanstalk and The Three Little Pigs) revived interest in English folklore.

The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse by Richard Scrafton Sharp (based on Horace). The Mouse and the Cake by Eliza Cook. Two charming Victorian poems about mice.

Here’s a lovely project by a father and son, who just happen to be listeners of Storynory. Alex and the Sleep Monster explains why children need sleep, and why teeth sometimes go missing in the night. Adrian Marsden has used photographs and artwork by his four year old son, Alex, and superimposed his verse fairy […]

This touching story by Hans Christian Andersen relates how a brave tin soldier keeps a stiff upper lip and remains steadfast throughout all his troubles. He is treated unfairly but never complains, and always remains true to the toy ballerina with whom he has fallen in love.

Storynory is publishing Bible Stories for Kids read by the late John Le Mesurier. In keeping with his personality they are gentle and witty, as well as profound.

John Le Mesurier reads The Creation and Adam and Eve from the Book of Genesis in the Old Testamant – an charming audio Bible story for Children.

A short audio history of football otherwise known as soccer. Footie was banned in the midde ages. It really was a game of two haves, with different rules for each half. More interesting facts for curious tadpoles and kids.

Noah’s Ark – the animals saved from the flood two by two.