Wednesday, January 30, 2008
BEHOLD THE BOLD UMBRELLAPHANT and Other Poems by Jack Prelutsky, read by the author.
The first Children's Poet Laureate for the United States reads and sings from three of his poetry collections. Prelutsky takes obvious pleasure in performing his own work, and images of "pop-up toadsters" and "solitary spatuloons" linger in listeners' ears. Children Ages 6+ • 40 min.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
TREASURE ISLAND by Robert Louis Stevenson, read by Alfred Molina
Take a familiar classic filled with larger-than-life characters and pair it with a master narrator. Voilà—you've got a brand new classic great for family listening with children 8 and older, giving you about 7 hrs. of listening.
Children Ages 8+ • 7 hrs.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET by Brian Selznick, read by Jeff Woodman
This audio gets our vote as the most innovative of the year! Inside a Paris train station in 1932, a boy named Hugo secretly keeps all the clocks running. Like the workings of a clock, the parts of this intriguing story interlock, and the audio program is a marvel. The "soundscape" is unique and the DVD "extras" allow listeners to see Selznick's illustrations.
Children Ages 8+ • 3 hrs.
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Friday, January 4, 2008
PETER PAN IN SCARLET by Geraldine McCaughrean, read by Tim Curry
Geraldine McCaughrean's gorgeously wrought sequel to J.M. Barrie's PETER PAN opens as Wendy and company return to Neverland and find it changed, fading and autumnal. Tim Curry narrates with wonder, joy, or menace as appropriate. Listeners of all ages will find this to be a splendid, timeless adventure. Children Ages 8+ • 6.5 hrs.
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