A review by jasonfurman
The Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde

5.0

Henry, Louisa and I listened to most of the stories in the recording "In Aid of the Royal Theatrical Fund" with Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, Jeremy Irons, and others (we skipped two of the stories because they were not readily understandable for them). The performances were excellent. The stories are, of course, wonderful. And although they are not fully age appropriate for the children (ages 5 and 6), they still really enjoyed them and seemed to value that the differences from some of their more standard fare (Louisa observed that they were not like Disney). Plus it is fun for an adult to get all the references the children miss.

For children that age I particularly recommend "The Nightingale and the Rose," "The Happy Prince," "The Devoted Friend," and "The Selfish Giant."