Grandpa Read's Quiet Time Tales is a series of 12 one-hour DVDs for children ages 2–8. In each volume the character of Grandpa Read - played by actor Gary Sturm - reads five classic children's stories and fairy tales aloud while accompanied by original illustrations commissioned for the project. Each DVD also contains a new original song, with all 13 songs featured on a Quiet Time Tales music CD.
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The series, in the spirit of 'Mister Rogers' and 'Reading Rainbow,' was conceived and directed by R.A. Logan and produced by Terry Moore. Their stated desire was to "create calming and soothing children's entertainment which fires children's imaginations and inspires a love of stories, story-telling while providing guilt-free time for parents."
DVD Collection 1
The first collection of Quiet Time Tales was released in September 2009 and contains 60 stories with 10 illustrations per story and 13 original songs. The stories in the first collection include:
Volume 1: The Three Bears, The Talking Fish, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, Polly of the Circus
Volume 2: Jack and the Beanstalk, The White Cat, Robin Hood, The Mermaid, Rapunzel
Volume 3: Little Red Riding Hood, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Land of Nod, Tom Thumb, The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
Volume 4: Aladdin's Lamp, The Tailor of Gloucester, The Frog Prince, Sleeping Beauty, The Bremen Town Musicians
Volume 5: The Little Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Adventures of a Dog, Why the Sea is Salty, Peter Rabbit, The Queen Bee
Volume 6: The Ugly Duckling, The Brave Tin Soldier, The Little Match Girl Meets Her Match, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Little Wildrose
Volume 7: Thumbelina, The House in the Woods, Lucky Harold, Robinson Crusoe, The Goose Girl
Volume 8: Snow White and Rose Red, The Little Oak Tree, The Red Shoes, Rumpelstiltskin, The Little Tailor
Volume 9: The Velveteen Rabbit, The Adventure of a Kite, The Sun Child, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, The Spring
Volume 10: Beauty and the Beast, The Little Red Hen, The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, The Three Mice, The Fisherman and His Wife
Volume 11: The Three Little Pigs, Felicia and the Pink Flowers, The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, The Princess and the Pea, Uncle Wiggly and the Three Kittens
Volume 12: The Golden Goose, The Snow Queen, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, Sally O'Malley
Song Collection 1
The first Quiet Time Tales Music CD was released in September 2009 and contains 13 songs composed and performed by Kendall Marsh, lyrics by Terri Moore and R.A. Logan, vocal performance by Randy Crenshaw. The songs include:
Song 1: It's Quiet Time
Song 2: Bowl O' Fish
Song 3: My Doggy Woggy
Song 4: Our Little Zoo
Song 5: Where Does the Sun Go?
Song 6: Warm and Nice
Song 7: Books Have Wings
Song 8: It's Time to Get Up
Song 9: Happy Bear Dance
Song 10: Clouds Float By
Song 11: Snuggle on Down
Song 12: The Blankie Song
Song 13: Cozy Cove