Fairy Stories my Children Love Best of All
Edgar Dubs Shimer
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
In this collection, we get to know which fairy tales Mr Shimer loved to tell his kids. Some of the stories may be familiar, but most of them may be new to you. We hope that you will enjoy listening to these stories just as much as Mr. Shimer's children once did. - Summary by Carolin (4 hr 36 min)
Chapters
| The Bears Make a Visit | 7:55 | Read by Matt Bounds |
| The Fox and the Crab | 3:13 | Read by amethystbrown |
| The Miller's Daughter | 7:32 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
| Gentle Olga and Spiteful Vera | 7:29 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
| The Crane, the Fish, and the Lobster | 4:41 | Read by Robin Cook |
| Mary's Baby Brother | 7:38 | Read by Jim Locke |
| The Hungry Chicks | 1:23 | Read by Robin Cook |
| Wang and His Star | 4:39 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
| The Origin of the Robin | 5:15 | Read by Treefairy |
| The Sister without a Name | 5:56 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
| The Scarlet Blanket | 6:50 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
| Peach-Prince and the Demons | 6:37 | Read by Robin Cook |
| The Fairy Huntsmen | 6:08 | Read by Matt Bounds |
| A Fairy Song | 1:35 | Read by Treefairy |
| Drakesbill and His Friends | 10:56 | Read by Treefairy |
| A King Finds a Beautiful Hair | 10:17 | Read by roshni |
| Cinder-Lad and His Six Brothers | 8:32 | Read by Kate Frishman |
| The Emperor's Invisible Robe | 11:29 | Read by Malini Sarovar |
| Ten at One Stroke | 10:47 | Read by Ron Altman |
| The Smart Young Tiger | 10:40 | Read by SilentKnight |
| Carlos and the Magic Horse | 13:43 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
| The Tinder Box | 12:12 | Read by Sophia Field |
| How Cassim Became King | 16:11 | Read by James K. White |
| The Flying Trunk | 13:08 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
| The Snow Man | 9:41 | Read by Jim Locke |
| Five Wonderful Eggs | 14:57 | Read by John Wanamaker |
| The Bluebird | 1:56 | Read by Sumit Waghmare |
| The Throstle | 1:32 | Read by Bhavya |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | 18:23 | Read by Ron Altman |
| Clever Chang | 14:32 | Read by MajorToast |
| Horses with Wings | 7:48 | Read by MajorToast |
| A Miracle | 3:19 | Read by roshni |
| How Ariadne Helped Theseus | 9:08 | Read by Matt Bounds |
Reviews
"Follow the hairball." For real. A magical hair ball.
Darlene Boda
If these stories are the ones his kids love best, they didn't have much to choose from. Glad he didn't release the "fairy stories my kids beg me to stop telling them" version.