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[johnyarrington]

Hello all,

Happy New Year.

I�m looking for AUDIO CASSETTE TAPES and children�s fairy tale books. I don�t want CD�s, DVD�s, VCD�s, �XYZ� �s, or �ABC� �s, because I don�t want to be dependent on a computer, I don�t have a CD player, and I just think a simple audio cassette player/recorder is easier to use, easier to fix, more portable, more convenient, and cheaper to use, maintain, and fix.

I want to give my new-born daughter the gifts of language and music, and I think audio cassettes are the best way to do this.

I want the OLD, OLD FASHIONED, repetitive, predictable, easy-to-remember, easy-to-sing-and-say tales of Old McDonald, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Peanut/Peanut Butter---JELLY!!, etc.

I did actually get some CDs at one of the Jareers, but they�re quite inadequate. Songs from every American, British, or European fairy tale you can ever think of are sung, but QUICKLY!! QUICKLY!!, as if the singers are in a hurry to finish. They usually sing only one verse, sometimes half a verse. One gets the impression these were clearly made for marketing, not for the value of the language and pure joy you can have in listening/repeating them for your child.

I�d also like to find some CHILDREN�S BOOKS. I don�t mean the latest Super-heroes from Japan or France (no �Captain Majed� or �Tin-tin in ��.(you name the country��), please�.). If I find the plain old books that I was basically brought up on, I plan to record them myself, so my daughter can listen to them when I�m away at work, and help her to go to sleep when I can�t put her to bed myself. I�ve been told that I have a pleasant (and hopefully somnambulant) singing and recording voice.

I�ve checked the Jareers on Abdullah, �Sitteen�, and Olaya Sts. I�ve checked Obei�kan and Sa�waan bookstores. I�ve looked into a bookstore they call �Maktaba� on Olaya, near Tahlia St, and one on the access road to the Damamm/Mecca Highway. I�ve checked the tape mini-stores in the Tamimis on Debab St., Fahad Rd., Sahara Mall, and Fal Center, and the entire rest of the Sahara Mall. I�ve checked the store that sells tapes in the Euromarche��� �Plaza�, the �747� store on Olaya, and all the major supermarkets on the Dammam Highway/Al Kharj Highways, from Exits 9 to 16.
There is really nothing available that I want.

Can you help me? Thank you in advance from
John (�John�) Yarrington (�Yarrington�) and from
Linh (�miracle�) Thi (�poet�) Hoa (�flower�) Yarrington (�Yarrington�)

[dmb]

I can't help Johny but I am sure many of the posters can tell you about fairy tales from Riyadh Best of luck.

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[Stephen Jones]

Get her a CD and then rip it and put it on an mp3 player.

[Queen of Sheba]

I think you will continue to have a hard time finding these things in KSA, even Saudis I know have said as much. I seriously suggest you look into ordering these things from Amazon.com or Amazon.com.uk, either one has the same items and you can find most everything you are looking for. I have found them to be dependable and reasonable, as they replace orders that don't reach their destinations.

[scot47]

ELC - Early Learning Centre has some audio tapes