Classics of Childhood, Vol. 3
A Christmas Collection

What a wonderful selection of short stories such as the Little Match Girl and Miracle on 34th St. My favorite was one I had never heard before about a cute little stuffed dinosaur who would like to be Santa Claus in order to be with the girl of his dreams. It was really very cute. This audible versio......more

Tasteful orchestral traditional Christmas carols play in the background while the shorter stories are narrated. This collection is well done. I take issue with the one story that is unscriptural. See below. The "Waldo" one is Christ-centered. "Santasaurus"" is fantastical (and long), but it does have......more

Some really sweet stories in this collection. I wish the Miracle on 34th Street story had been a novelization of the original rather than the remake, but it was still a delightful listen, even if certain aspects of the remake version don’t exactly work as far as believability is concerned. Carl Rein......more

I very much enjoyed all the stories I listened to in this collection, although I did stop short of listening to the final story (and longest by far!) A Miracle on 34th Street since I have a different (print) version I would prefer to read first. The shorter stories are wonderful to have in my Christ......more

Like any collection, this was a mixed bag. I did enjoy the bizarre little story "Santa-saurus" and also "Miracle on 34th Street," though I would have preferred the original novel rather than the novelization of the '90s adaptation. Still, it's always a charming story, no matter the format.......more