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Title: The Neil Gaiman Audio Collection

Author: Neil Gaiman

Narrator: Neil Gaiman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-31-05

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 412 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Four of beloved author Neil Gaiman's delightfully scary, strange, and hilarious children's tales read by the author, now available unabridged. This collection includes:

"The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish"

An unforgettable story that will take listeners on a journey into the murky mind of a young boy and the perils of striking a bargain.

"The Wolves in the Walls"

Lucy is sure there are wolves living in the walls of their house, and, as everybody says, if the wolves come out of the walls, it's all over. Her family doesn't believe her. Then one day the wolves come out.

"Cinnamon"

This charming fable of an exotic princess who refuses to speak currently exists only on Neil's official website and has never been published in print or any other format.

"Crazy Hair"

Bonnie tries to comb the narrator's crazy hair, where gorillas leap and tigers stalk, and is in for a surprise in this delightful rhyming tale.

Critic Reviews:

Audie Award Finalist, Children's Titles for Ages up to 8, 2005

"[Gaiman is] more than up to the task of reading his work with great style.... He performs as a consummate storyteller." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Great story and he is an excellent narrator, too

I myself listened to his book called, "Graveyard Book" and fell in love with the way he narrates story. When I was searching other books by him, came across with this and thought of getting this to our daughter(9 years old). She loved it, too. Now she is onto Graveyard Book. I think he is one of the best narrator! His voice leads you into the story! Highly recommended.

Great for kids in the car...

...and when the kids come out of the car, it doesn't have to be all over.

I was looking specifically for an audio version of "The Wolves in the Walls" but decided to go with this collection first because it was inexpensive and second because it had so much supplementary material. All of the stories are good and both my son and I love Neil Gaiman's reading voice. The surprise favorite part was the interview between Gaiman and his daughter at the very end.

The only complaint I have is there is no space left between the end of a story and the title of the next, which leads to a very jarring segue from story to story since it sounds like the title is simply a continuation of the last sentence of the previous story. A two-second pause wouldn't have gone amiss here.

fun to have on hand

These short stories are a lot of fun, not too scary, and nice to have on hand if the kids are antsy and you want to play them something that won't take hours to get through.

Great story for anyone who enjoys a great story

Neil Gaiman is a wonderful narrator to his stories.

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Title: Triss

Subtitle: Redwall, Book 15

Author: Brian Jacques

Narrator: Brian Jacques, Full Cast

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-29-04

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 164 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Long-time fans and newcomers alike will relish this animal fable from Brian Jacques, whose books, including Redwall and Mossflower, are best sellers on both children's and adult lists. In Triss, the hero is a spunky young squirrelmaid who escapes servitude and finds a new destiny as a warrior at Redwall Abbey.

Don't miss any of Brian Jacques'

series.

© The Redwall La Dita Co., Ltd.; (P) Recorded Books, LLC

Members Reviews:

I loved the book!

The book is clean, funny, interesting, suspensful & packed with action. The audio is great! It's best downloaded at a 4.

kaizen

was an amazing cast was much fun to listen too a must listen for anyone

amazing book

great for young and old alike. I often wish I could enter the World of Redwall.

great.

loved it excited to start next one. I always will want to go see redwall

Cool ideas, mixed bag

There are some good ideas here and a good performance from the cast (and as often, amusing songs), but the story is kind of a mess that feels like Jaques had some story ideas, but wasn't quite sure how to tie them together (Runaway slaves! Friends on a journey! Pirates! Three serpents connected to be one!). Good pay off, but the trip there could've been smoother...

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Title: The Clue in the Diary

Subtitle: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories 7

Author: Carolyn Keene

Narrator: Laura Linney

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-26-04

Publisher: Listening Library

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 156 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

The first clue is an anonymous diary, its entries in a handwriting difficult to decipher. Who dropped the diary? Was it the stranger Nancy saw running away from the fire? What was he doing there? Finding out how Nancy discovers the answers to these questions makes for another exciting Nancy Drew mystery.

Members Reviews:

Laura Linney Deserves an Award

The Nancy Drew series is not "The Hunger Games," and many young girls today will find it pretty mundane and unexciting. The authors who were Carolyn Keene in their day do not give us great literature here.

That said, I recommend the Nancy Drew books narrated by Laura Linney. She brings an uncritical freshness and enthusiasm to the old chestnuts! It would be great for a mother or grandmother who was a fan to share this listen with a daughter or granddaughter.

They also make for great before-bed listening, and I mean that in the best way. Forget your cynicism and the problems of the modern world and curl up with Nancy and Laura.

Still my favorite...

These audio books have been a lifesaver while recovering from a concussion, because I can't read. Laura Linney is the best of the ND narrators... Wish she would do the whole series.

Every Clue Counts

Nancy is her usual self and get involved in another mystery. Makes you want to lay out in a hammock and listen. Relaxing.

!WOS!

What did you love best about The Clue in the Diary?

the little girl honny

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Clue in the Diary?

the house bursting into flames

What about Laura Linneys performance did you like?

it was good

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

no

Any additional comments?

I recomend it and other Nancy Drew books

a good clue

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

yes, it a pretty good plot. a good book for children.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Clue in the Diary?

when Nancy helps honey family I thought that was so heart warmer.

What does Laura Linney bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

she good at reading the book. She make the book come to life

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

i thought story was sad at parts of it.

Any additional comments?

I would listen to it again.

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Title: A Wizard Alone

Subtitle: Young Wizard Series, Book 6

Author: Diane Duane

Narrator: Christina Moore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-07-04

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 280 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Best-selling author Diane Duane has created a book full of magical mystery, suspense, and humor that is sure to delight Harry Potter fans. When Nita and Kit, two teenage wizards, lose a young friend, Kit goes searching for him. Meanwhile, Nita is grappling with mysterious dreams and disturbing messages. Soon she fears that the Dark Power, source of all death, is threatening to return to the universe.

You can listen to Diane Duane's entire

series.

©2002 Diane Duane; (P)2002 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic Reviews:

"Duane's characters and plot will quickly draw [listeners] in." (School Library Journal)

"A fine fantasy." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

Aging has made it not very PC, try the new ebook.

This book was published in 2002, which is why the way it handled autism is kind of painful to listen to with modern ears. Back when I was a kid, I really loved this book, but the internet, and knowing some autistic people, has made parts of it, especially the ending, kind of not okay for me, which is sad. The book was rewritten recently with this in mind, so I'd recommend giving the Millennium Edition a try. They're currently only out as ebooks, but they'll eventually be published.

Diane Duane is amazing as usual, so the writing is good.

This book is kind of the "mental health" book of the series so far, dealing primarily with depression and autism. The story itself was really interesting, and, as usual, the worldbuilding is wonderful.

I highly recommend it, or the revised ebook.

Not the best in the series... but still darn good!

Okay, it was time that the quality of this series took a hit. Instead of my normal enthusiastic five starts, this one only gets four.

Some of the narrative is confusing, and some of the facts are wrong. Autism, for example, doesn't suddenly strike eight-year-olds.

Still, there's much good in it, and I really liked the way it followed the events of A WIZARD'S DILEMMA. (No spoilers.)

It sort of feels like an in-between book. I expect that some of the details in this book will come up in the next two.

I've said it before, but the reader for this book is really good. Without launching into a full performance, she keeps the voices separate, and you can feel each character in the voice.

amazing

yet another amazing story in the young wizards series. now its on to yhe next one for me! :D

Knowledge shows...

Diane Duane's understanding of Autism is good. She presents a story that could be a very plausible explaination for some forms of the syndrome. I think that reading this novel could help some people understand Autism Spectrum from the point of view of some of the individuals who present with it.

There was also alot of humor in this book. The "awakening" of Kit's dog and the various electronic entities had me laughing out loud several times.

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Title: Listening for the Crack of Dawn

Author: Donald Davis

Narrator: Donald Davis

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 10-20-00

Publisher: August House

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 58 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

These stories of growing up in Appalachia in the 1950s are funny and true, nostalgic and bittersweet. The characters are memorable: Miss Martha Anne Butler, "the last surviving member of a failed Southern family", whose grocery deliveries always included two pints of gin; the Reverend N.N. Upchurch, old Preacher No-No, whose nickname "pretty well summed up his opinion on most subjects"; and Aunt Laura, who knew to listen for the crack of dawn.

Our narrator faces the trials of growing up with humor, hope, and (usually) good grace. He saves Blue Horse Notebook Paper coupons to buy the world's heaviest coaster bike, engages in games of "Daring Miss Butler", taunts the shadowy Terrell Tubbs with his buddies, and uses the resources of his electronics class to invent a keyless ignition for Red McElroy's Ford pickup. The sweet and painful memories are all here, told in a storyteller's voice.

Editorial Reviews:

Wise . . . touching . . . funny . . . sad . . .Donald Davis is all these, plus just plain captivating. For twenty years a Methodist minister, he found his true calling as a professional storyteller. In these four original stories he reminisces about his childhood in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina, in a small town that sounds very like Lake Wobegone. But there the resemblance stops. Although appearing to ramble as much as Garrison Keillor, Donald Davis gives each story a spin and a polish that leaves the listener wiser at the end.

Critic Reviews:

"As wholesome as milk." (Raleigh News and Observer)

"Davis has interconnected this set of stories in such a way as to create a place...as memorable as Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon." (Lexington Herald-Leader)

Members Reviews:

Outstanding stories. Outstanding Narrator

My family and I listened to this in the car on a weekend trip. None of us were ready for it to end. My kids, ages 13 and 11, were particularly struck by the ending of the last story. You have to listen to this title!

Donald's Finest moment

We have listen to this audible over and over. I first had it as a tape and got it as an audible. Choices cost us something and this audible is an example of insight and lessons. Really good for 12 to 17 years old as some of the material is geared to that age.

A Wonderful Walk Down Memory Lane!

I was talking to my 17 year old son early this morning and said something about the crack of dawn. Out of a recess in my mind came a fracture of memory. One of my teachers from Berclair Elem. School used to play a record of folk stories to us sometimes. It's such a vague memory that I only know I was very young and I remember it being several stories, but the only one I remembered anything about was one where a very old woman would run out of the kitchen, across the back porch and into the porch rail and dish water flew into the yard and something about snuff. That was all I had to go on, but I really hoped I might find these stories I last heard on a record in the early 80's. Finding this as a possibility and then seeing it was available on Audible was like it was written in the stars. I use Kindle/Audible literally every single day. I had to listen to the sample to see if this was what I was looking for. I was thrilled to hear it was.

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Title: The Swiss Family Robinson

Author: Johann Wyss

Narrator: George Guidall

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-99

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 244 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

After the Robinsons - a minister, his wife, and their 4 young sons - are shipwrecked on a desert island, they must adapt to their new environment, which includes exotic birds and animals, but none of the comforts they enjoyed in their native Switzerland. Without modern conveniences or even clocks and calendars, the Robinsons must use common sense to build a home, find food, and tame the island's wild animals. Through their struggles and achievements, the courageous family not only survives, but finds a spiritual happiness that they never experienced in their civilized homeland.

Editorial Reviews:

Some fathers are content with teaching their children through light conversation over, say, a game of catch. Others, like Johann Wyss, write an epic tale of adventure and survival. What was initially written in hopes that Wyss could teach his children about family values and the natural world, The Swiss Family Robinson has gone on to be adored by generations for its moral lessons and exotic drama. And with veteran narrator George Guidall's thrilling performance in this production, The Swiss Family Robinson is sure to entertain many generations to come.

Critic Reviews:

"This is one of the dearest old books in the world." (W.D. Howells)

Members Reviews:

Awesome version!!!!!!!

You know the story never changes, but it doesn't seem the same with Mr. Guidall reading it. He took us to that island, every step of the way. We laughed when the cheldren laughed, cried when our hearts were touched. He gives so much life to this reading that our daughter thought that there were many people reading. Please do not hesitate to get this. When you feel like part of the Robinson family, you couldn't for better. A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

An Entertaining Novel...

which extols the virtues of moral behavior toward other humans and animals as well as industry and critical thinking in tight situations. Wyss devised this novel as something of an instructional manual for right living, a kind of didactic Robinson Crusoe, to be read and followed by his sons, but the wonderful adventure makes this also an entertaining and enjoyable read. A great classic for both children and adults!

Well worth the time.

This is a particularly good book for younger boys. Much is here to help build character while being most entertaining.

Excellent Listening!

The reader does an excellent job of voices and is never boring. Well paced and truly delightful listening.

Great Listen

I enjoyed this very much. If you haven't read or listened to this book in the past few years, or ever, I suggest that you do now. It is a lot of fun.

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Title: James and the Giant Peach

Author: Roald Dahl

Narrator: Julian Rhind-Tutt

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-11-14

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Penguin Audiobooks presents Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach, read by Green Wing actor Julian Rhind-Tutt. The audiobooks features original music and '3D' sound design by Pinewood film studios.

James Henry Trotter's parents have been eaten by a rhinoceros, so now he lives with his two repulsive aunts. One hot day something peculiar happens and an enormous peach grows in their garden. Soon James and the Giant Peach are rolling away from his horrible aunts, towards a most marvellous and wonderful place....

Julian Rhind-Tutt is a British actor whose stage work has included appearances at the Royal National Theatre and The Royal Court. On television, work includes Angus McCain in The Hour, Mr. Monks in Oliver Twist for the BBC, Tom Boss in Charlie Brooker's A Touch of Cloth as well as Dr. 'Mac' Macartney in the BAFTA-winning Green Wing. In film he has appeared in Stardust, Tomb Raider, Notting Hill, The Trench, Gambit, and Rush.

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Title: Broken Pride

Subtitle: Bravelands, Book 1

Author: Erin Hunter

Narrator: James Fouhey

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-12-17

Publisher: Harper Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Heed the call of the wild with this brand-new, action-packed animal fantasy series from the number one nationally best-selling author of Warriors. Enter the Bravelands...and discover the Erin Hunter series you've been waiting for.

A lion cast out from his pride.

An elephant who can read the bones of the dead.

A baboon rebelling against his destiny.

For generations, the animals of the African plains have followed a single rule: kill only to survive. But when an unthinkable act of betrayal shatters the peace, the fragile balance between predators and prey will rest in the paws of three unlikely heroes.

Set in an epic new world and told from three different animals' points of view, Bravelands will thrill listeners who love Spirit Animals and Wings of Fire as well as the legion of dedicated fans who've made Erin Hunter a best-selling phenomenon.

Members Reviews:

Wow

This story kept me on my toes the entire time. This was really good and it was really surprising towards the end. This is great to listen

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Title: The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corncob

Author: John R. Erickson

Narrator: John R. Erickson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-29-08

Publisher: Maverick Books Inc

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 55 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

Can Hank save his fortune without losing his friends, or will he have to give up his riches for the sakeof the ranch?

You'll hear two great new songs, "I'm Rich!" and "My Heart Goes Wild for You", in this hilarious adventure for the whole family.

Members Reviews:

Dorkiness, if that is even a word

Hank the cow dog is a word tangling, thought confuzzling, conspiracy finding nut. He gets everything twisted, convoluted, mixed up and churned into chaos. That is what makes him so lovable. The down side is that the listener can feel a few brain cells dying like a fading star.

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Title: The Case of the Vampire Vacuum Sweeper

Subtitle: Hank the Cowdog

Author: John R. Erickson

Narrator: John R. Erickson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-10-08

Publisher: Maverick Books, Inc

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 47 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 8-10

Publisher's Summary:

But instead of being outside, where he can fight off the fiends, Hank is trapped inside - at the mercy of Slim and his dreaded vampire sweeper!

Will Hank be able to save the cattle?

Hank and Drover sing "Freezing on the Porch," and Hank sings "The Porcupine Blues."

Members Reviews:

Viola was my favorite

Slim sprains his ankle and Hank saves the day. The ankle isn't fixed but his shenanigans are true to form and all is quiet on the ranch for another day.

Viola came to get some coffee and Slim became twitter pated. That was cute.