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The warmth, whimsy and charm of these animal stories by Beatrix Potter and T. Burgess have made them favorites with generations of children and adults.

In The Adventures of Peter Cottontail, Peter Rabbit doesn't like his name and tries to find another that has more prestige. His friends think he is silly and devise a scheme to show Peter the problem with changing his name. Peter learns his mistake and changes his name back.

Mother West Wind's Animal Friends is the first in the series of Mother West Wind books by Thornton W. Burgess. In this book, we learn about the Merry Little Breezes of Mother West Wind, are introduced to Prickly Porky, and discover that Peter Rabbit tends to get into more trouble than he should. We also get more of Grandfather Frog's "when the world was young" fables. Like all Thornton Burgess books, there are good moral lessons for young readers and listeners. Each story is about five to 10 minutes in length which makes them ideal bedtime stories.

Peter Rabbit has no appetite, which is very unusual for him. After thinking about it, Peter decides it is loneliness affecting him. He decides to leave the Old Briar Patch and see the Great World, starting at the Old Pasture. After a close encounter with an old nemesis, Hooty the Owl, Peter discovers that he is still lonely. He runs into Old Jed Thumper who wants nothing more than to chase Peter away. Peter also discovers that Old Jed Thumper has a charming young daughter, Little Miss Fuzzy Tail, who Peter falls for. Their relationship quickly blossoms.

Welche Abenteuer Nicki, der weiße Hase, mit einem Spatz, einer Feldmaus, einem Habicht, einem Reh und vielen anderen Tieren erlebt, hört ihr in diesem Hörspiel - und sogar der Osterhase ist dabei!

Die Gräfin soll eine Woche auf den jungen Kater Falco von ihrer Cousine aus Wien aufpassen. Aber das stellt sich als Problem dar. Denn erstens hat die Gräfin eine Katzenhaarallergie und zweitens ist ihr Hund Wauzi generell kein Freund von Katzen. Sie entscheidet sich deshalb dafür, den Kater zu Frau Schuhu in den tierischen Kindergarten zu bringen. Doch Falco ist ein sehr eingebildetes Tier und er macht sich mit seiner besonderen Art nicht gerade beliebt bei den anderen Kindern.