GivingTales is a mobile application offering illustrated versions of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tales.[1] The app has been developed in association with Sir Roger Moore in 2015.

GivingTales
Developer(s)GivingTales Kft
PlatformiOS, Android, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8, Kindle, Audible, iTunes
Websitegivingtales.com Edit this on Wikidata

The stories are read by notable British actors, including Roger Moore, Stephen Fry, Ewan McGregor, Joan Collins, Joanna Lumley, Michael Caine, David Walliams, Charlotte Rampling, Paul McKenna and Michael Ball.

Subtitles are provided for users to read along with the narrators. The language of the subtitle can be chosen from the following: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

The stories are available in various formats including apps,[2][3][4] audios[5][6] and videos.[7]

In December 2017, the first localized version of GivingTales was released under the name of "Fantastiske Fortællinger".[8] The fairy tales are narrated by famous Danish actors, including Cecilie Stenspil, Alexandre Willaume, Bubber, Kurt Ravn, Jens Jørn Spottag, Lars Mikkelsen, Sofie Gråbøl, Anne Marie Helger, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Birgitte Hjort Sørensen.

List of stories

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References

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  1. ^ Dredge, Stuart (2015-06-18). "Roger Moore backs children's fairytales app in aid of Unicef". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  2. ^ "GivingTales on the App Store". App Store. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  3. ^ Google_Play Kft, GivingTales (2017-12-17), GivingTales – H.C. Andersen, GivingTales Kft., retrieved 2018-02-09
  4. ^ "Amazon.com: GivingTales – Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales: Appstore for Android". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  5. ^ "Audiobooks matching keywords givingtales | Audible.com". www.audible.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  6. ^ "Amazon.com: givingtales". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  7. ^ "GivingTales". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  8. ^ "Fantastiske Fortællinger af GivingTales on the Danish App Store". App Store (in Danish). Retrieved 2018-02-09.
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