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Journey to the enchanted garden of Shut-Eye Town to discover "The Sugar-Plum Tree" and sail away in a wooden shoe into a sea of dew with "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod". This includes readings of all eight poems.

Eugene Field was well known for his light hearted children’s poems which included, “Wynken, Blynken and Nod”, “The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat”, and the “Dinky Bird”, as well humorous quips that he wrote while working at the Chicago Daily News. Field also published the above mentioned collection of short stories which has a diversity of settings but all illustrate beautifully the essence of faith and love with warmth, humor and sentimentality. Marty Krz delivers the tales with characterizations of the voices that will transport you into the stories themselves.

What happens when you’re in your 50s and no longer believe in Santa? This is what Joel Baker has to face in this wonderful short story. There are reasons why Joel is a hardened case, but maybe his struggles had everything to do with remembering something more than the pain. A conversation with Santa brings about a "Scrooge" like change in the man. Narrated by Glenn Hascall.

A medieval legend about an evil curse, a love triangle, and a dreadful tragedy. Harald and Alfred are love rivals for the hand of the beautiful Ysault. While Ysault favours the noble Harald, she does not know that Harald is under a terrible curse, inherited from his wicked grandfather.

The region is being ravaged by a vicious werewolf which carries off livestock and children, but mysteriously only on nights when Harald is away from the castle. Alfred notices this strange coincidence and determines to take advantage of the insight to beat his love rival.

This audiobook features a collection of classic vampire tales by Jan Neruda, E.F. Benson, and George MacDonald.