HOKEY POKEY

Hokey Pokey is a land for kids from birth through early adolescence. It's a world of the imagination in which bikes are supreme and the railroad tracks never see trains--until one day Jack hears a far-off whistle. Maxwell Glick and Tara Sands work well in their team narration. They both manage effective character differentiation, but it's an especially tough job for Glick, who carries both the narrative and all the male voices, which predominate in the story. His narration would be improved by having a voice in his repertoire for the occasional adult. But this is to quibble as his voices for children--from toddlers to teens--are convincing. The many transitions from one young character's dialogue to another's work well. M.C. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2013]