American Fairy Tales (Audio)

This collection of fantasy stories was originally serialized in regional newspapers, prior to being published as a complete volume. The stories, as critics have noted, lack the high-fantasy aspect of the best of Baum’s work, in Oz or out.

With ironic or nonsensical morals attached to their ends, their tone is more satirical, glib, and tongue-in-cheek than is usual in children’s stories; the serialization in newspapers for adult readers was appropriate for the materials.

01 - The Box of Robbers
02 - The Glass Dog
03 - The Queen of Quok
04 - The Girl Who Owned a Bear
05 - The Enchanted Types
06 - The Laughing Hippopotamus
07 - The Magic Bon Bons
08 - The Capture of Father Time
09 - The Wonderful Pump
10 - The Dummy That Lived
11 - The King of the Polar Bears
12 - The Mandarin and the Butterfly