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Title: The Book of Beasts

Author: E. Nesbit

Narrator: Karen Krause

Format: Unabridged

Length: 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-09-14

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

A young king finds a magical book once owned by his great-great-great-great-great-grandfather and unwittingly sets a wicked beast loose in his kingdom. Now he must find a way to best the beast and win back the love of his subjects. Edith (E.) Nesbit was a master at weaving imagination and real life into timeless fairy tales, with fantastic mythical creatures, princes and princesses, magic, and just the right touch of silliness. The Book of Beasts is the first in a series of fairy tales with a common theme: Dragons! For children from 5 to 95, these stories are not to be taken seriously. Let your imagination run wild!

Members Reviews:

Great Story

This is an excellent book for all ages to enjoy. Beautiful story about a kid who open a magical book and lets out a dragon and the adventures begin from there. would recommend it to anyone. The narration was excellent.

Received this book free for honest review

Enchanting Classic

This is a wonderful classic story that will delight children and adults who love magic, dragons and adventure. A child king with a magic book that has pictures of creatures that come to life is told in vivid detail by the narrator, each character has a distinct voice. I am looking forward to listening to more books read by Karen Krause. And I will be getting more of E Nesbit's dragon books for my grand kids.

I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Cute atory.

Dragons and other beasts are let loose by the young king. Listen to t he story to see what damage they create and how the very young king makes everything right again. a cute short story.

Learning to Clean up your mess

A child king (Lionel) finds a book once owned by one of his distant grandsires. Like all good kids, he plays with it and sets a giant butterfly free. Hes warned not to do so again, but he releases yet another fantastical critter (a bird of paradise), and then another (the dragon!), which threatens his kingdom and he must make it right again. A hippogriff and manticore come into play too!

This was a great story for kids and fun for adults too. The very young Lionel knows he is king, but also knows he must answer to his nurse for any bad behavior. He will be sent to bed without supper if he misbehaves. This was a great point about the story because, while the king supposedly had great control over his kingdom and people, he also had to face the consequences of poor choices.

The story starts off with some harmful beasts that are really quite pretty to look at and enjoy. So at first, the consequences of messing around with this magical Book of Beasts is not readily apparent. But as the story continues, we find our young hero king in a world of trouble! I think this is great fun for both kids and adults and would be fine entertainment for a car ride.

Narration: Karen Krause did a great job having the perfect little boy voice for the child king. She also had a stern, yet amusing, voice for the kings nurse.

Enraptured my son

OK, I'm going to write this review free-form. The questions posed by Audible are not fitting for me on this one. This unbiased review was in exchange for a reviewer copy. It's even more unbiased by the fact that I played it to its audience: my younger kids (ages 11 and 6). Both of them enjoyed the story quite a bit, though my 11 year old had heard it before.

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Title: Swamp Angel

Author: Anne Issacs

Narrator: Allison Moorer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-19-14

Publisher: Weston Woods

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

An original tall tale about Angelica Longstrider, better known as Swamp Angel, the greatest woodswoman in Tennessee history.

Members Reviews:

Fun Read! A frequent request at our house.

This book is terrific! I enjoy reading it out loud as much as my kids enjoy listening to it. It's over-the-top storyline always makes my 4 and 6 year old laugh. The pictures are different from other books and seem to hold their attention for the whole time it takes to read the page. Combining folklore and fantasy, it's a refreshing addition to our library. There is some reference to hunting, so if you're not into that this book may not be for you. For us, it's great! I dare you to try to read this story without falling into a serious southern accent!

The book is full of playful narrative such as:

"The newborn was scarcely taller than her mother and couldn't climb a tree without help."

"The settlers had abandoned their wagons and nearly all hope besides."

"Seems he tried the sweet approach and got licked in more ways than one."

Tall Tales include Girls too!

Fun to read aloud and the kids love it! When teaching tall tales, you have to include this one! Most tales are about Paul Bunyon but this one is about a girl for a change! Pictures are great and the kids love it!

Worth the Caldecott honor!

Zelinsky is no stranger to Caldecott awards, and his wonderful illustrations help to tell the story of Swamp Angel, the perfect date for Paul Bunyan. In fact, this is a bit of a Bunyan take off - the Angel has her Bear, and they battle across the country. As with all good folk tales, it has elements of truth in the end to support it's reality - the bear constellation, and the short grass prairie both reinforce that in the book's ending.

Love this book!

I had this book as a kid && it was my favorite! I bought it for my son to read.

This is a great Tall Tale book where the protagonist is female--somewhat difficult ...

This is a great Tall Tale book where the protagonist is female--somewhat difficult to find in that genre. Funny and the illustrations are wonderful.

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Title: The Teacher from the Black Lagoon

Author: Mike Thaler

Narrator: Jonathan Lipnicki, Diana Canova

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-19-14

Publisher: Weston Woods

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

A boy imagines the worst about his teacher, Mrs. Green, on the first day of school. A wildly funny look into the mind of every child.

Members Reviews:

The book is a classic story that easily lends itself to asking comprehension questions

I remember reading and listening to this book as a child, so I knew I needed it to share with my first graders. The book is a classic story that easily lends itself to asking comprehension questions.

Fun book to read

Perfect book for a teacher. I bought this book for my grandsons teacher which I didn't care for. It's a cute book that could make a point.

Great Series....

On the first day of school, two of my grand daughter's teachers read their class books from the Black Lagoon series....

She was hooked from that day on. Now she wants to collect ALL of them.

Five Stars

Wonderful story, the kids love it.

Four Stars

Used it as a prize for "Shadow the Principal for a Day"

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Title: And Then It's Spring

Author: Julie Fogliano

Narrator: Ron McLarty

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-06-14

Publisher: Weston Woods

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

A young boy and his dog decide they have had enough of winter, so they resolve to plant a garden. Join them as they savor the anticpation of new growth.

Members Reviews:

Adorable

I am big on celebrating the seasons and this is a wonderful addition to our books on Spring. The story is simple and leaves a lot to the imagination interpreting the illustrations. My 3.5 year old boy loves this book. As you can see on the cover there is a dog. We lhave a dog too and who doesn't love a dog and his boy?! Additionally there is a page where the boy is waiting for his seeds to grow and wonders why they are not growing. He thinks "...maybe it was the bears and all that stomping, because bears can't read signs that say things like "please do not stomp here-there are seeds and they are trying"." A few pages later the boy puts his ear to the ground and the illustrations show the layer below the ground so the reader can see an ant colony for example. Those are my boy's two favorite parts. Now we just have to get out to the yard and plant our own seeds!

Looking for signs of spring

Good book for helping young children to notice the small changes that come ever so gradually with the shift from winter to spring. I mostly liked this book, but the text seems a little awkward. The real "story" is told by the pictures, however, which are wonderfully expressive in the most subtle yet enjoyable way. Each turn of the page brings very slight changes to the plants, animals and child's clothes, which are not expressly mentioned in the text. Older children will notice on their own. Very young children can be prompted to look, from page to page, at the boy's clothes, for instance, to see how he gradually sheds his winter wear. This is the best part of the book.

A beautifully illustrated, whimsical book about spring

We love the artwork of Erin Stead (A Sick Day For Amos McGee, Bear Has A Story To Tell, If You Want To See A Whale) so we were excited to buy this book. It did not disappoint. The illustrations are as beautiful as all of her other books, there are all these lovely little touches on each page (details like the dog planting a "bone" plant), and the text is like poetry rather than a straightforward story. If you are looking for a linear narrative-type story, then you will not enjoy this book. If you enjoy something that is a little bit off the beaten path - that also happens to have truly lovely artwork -- then this is the book for you. Our 3YO son loves this book and is always eager to point out his favorite little vignettes on each page.

Great artwork

The story is simple, yet my kids at summer camp enjoyed the pictures and the story line. I was almost surprised by how much they have loved the book and enjoyed it.

Boring text.

Was a boring book. Yes you need to wait for the seeds to grow..... yes you need to have patience to wait for them to sprout.... let alone fruit or flower.... but it could have been done in a far less boring way... I think it was the text that made it so boring not the artwork.

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Title: Jenny's Corner

Author: Frederic Bell

Narrator: Alyssa Bresnahan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-25-14

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

In a sloping corner of New Jersey, where the Pennsylvania mountains rise in the blue distance, there is a valley called Jennys Corner. Every fall since 1856, the men who live there protect the valley from hunters until the season is over. Who was Jenny? She was a nine-year-old girl who loved, fed and protected the deer who lived in the forests near her home. But when she learned that others would destroy these gentle creatures, she was willing to give up everything to stop the guns. Jennys Corner is a New York Times Book Review Notable Childrens Book of the Year, and has touched the hearts of children everywhere. This poignant tale teaches quiet, simple lessons about love, change, and one small girls courage.

Members Reviews:

touching story of a young girl's love of deer

I wept when I read this book as a child. The book was a gift to me from my father twenty years ago, and I recently passed it to my best friend's daughter. It is the story of a young girl's love of the deer in the woods around her house, and of the community's love for this child and her family. It is a beautiful story, with beautiful, spare illustrations and I hope it will remain available to many generations.

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Title: Airplanes

Subtitle: 51 Fabulous Facts

Author: Lucy Wilson

Narrator: Steve Anderson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-21-14

Publisher: Alyssium Publishers

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

Everyone loves airplanes - especially kids!

In this lively, fast-paced audiobook, youll find 51 fabulous facts about planes from all over the world.

Jet planes! Military fighters! Biplanes! Seaplanes!

Learn about:

All sorts of amazing facts about airplanes and aviation!

Its all here!

Members Reviews:

barely ok

Not that great. My son loves planes, but this book bored him.

how good the facts are

the book gave me many facts obout airplanes and I learnd a few things about airplanes. It also says the history obout airplanes such as the wright brothers.

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Title: Sleeping Beauty

Subtitle: The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods

Author: Charles Perrault

Narrator: Kathy Verduin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-11-14

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

Bewitched by a spell, by a fairy godmother that was in a bad mood that day, poor little Sleeping Beauty gets stuck by a needle through her hand, and faints instantly into sleep for 100 years. Her castle is overtaken by the woods, and her servants have been put under a spell of sleep as well. Who finds Sleeping Beauty, and how does he wake her up? What happens to her servants, and the castle? The tale is unraveled by the narration of Kathy Verduin.

Members Reviews:

Classic Sleeping Beauty true to the original tale

What did you love best about Sleeping Beauty?

Delightful telling of the beloved tale for those who love the original, richness of fairy tales. Details and characters differ from the all too familiar Disney retelling, lending freshness to the story.

Which character as performed by Kathy Verduin was your favorite?

The old woman with the spinning wheel has a wonderfully realistic tremor to her voice.

Sleeping Beauty sounds young, eager and perfectly imperious as a young princess would do.

Any additional comments?

The narration of this book is clear and well paced for a young child. The tale does not "talk down" to children with overly simplistic vocabulary.

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Title: Quackenstein Hatches a Family

Author: Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

Narrator: L. J. Ganser

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-18-13

Publisher: Recorded Books

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

A popular author of fiction and nonfiction works for children, Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen can often be found in schools sharing her beloved works with children all across the country. With its clever rhymes and cute-creepy storyline, Quackenstein Hatches a Family is the irresistible tale of a very special duck. Quackenstein has no family or friends to play with, until he finds an egg. But when it hatches, its not exactly what Quackenstein was expecting!

Members Reviews:

Fun & Winderful

Really fun book ... And this author's book 'Hampire' is even better. The term 'Hampire' has become part of our families vernacular (used whenever someone is getting hungry-grumpy). We all wish we could find more books by this inventive author.

A favorite for rhyme and story

We love this book. It has a great rhyme to it and the story is cute!

Very cute family book!

I love this book, possibly more than the children I read it to. It's a cute family book all ages can enjoy!

Quackenstein Hatches a Family

Cute story, great illustrations. Perfect for the 3-5 year old set - and adults who read to them.

best children's book ever

Quackenstein is adorable. The pictures are beautiful, the story is uplifting and kids love it.

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Title: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Other Stories

Author: Beatrix Potter

Narrator: Suzanne Toren

Format: Abridged

Length: 1 hr

Language: English

Release date: 12-13-13

Publisher: Dover Publications

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

Benjamin Bunny, Tom Kitten, Squirrel Nutkin and other favorite Beatrix Potter characters come vividly to life, charmingly narrated by stage and screen actress Suzanne Toren.

Members Reviews:

Great narration of timeless tales

Recommended for ages 4-8, these animal tales by Beatrix Potter will delight and charm young and older listeners. Jim Weiss' narration adds life and character to the stories and my first grader was enthralled, listening to it night after night just before bedtime. The audio set comprises 5 CDs, running 5 hours and 41 minutes:

CD 1:

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin

The Tailor of Gloucester

The Tale of Benjamin Bunny

The Tale of Two Bad Mice

The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy Winkle

(70:36)

CD 2:

The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan

The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher

The Tale of Tom Kitten

The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck

The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or the Roly-Poly Pudding

(69:07)

CD 3:

The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies

The Tale of Ginger and Pickles

The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse

The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes

The Tale of Mr. Tod (beginning)

(70:54)

CD 4:

The Tale of Mr. Tod (concluded)

The Tale of Pigling Bland

The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

(beginning)

(72:21)

CD 5:

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

(concluded)

(58:12)

No Burgess Included!

The title says this includes readings of Thornton W. Burgess, and the back says it has readings of these three Burgess books:

-- The Adventures of Peter Cottontail

-- The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel

-- The Adventures of Reddy Fox

But in fact none of those are included, and no Burgess readings are included at all.

It's fine if you're looking for the Beatrix Potter readings; that's all it has.

A wordy classic

This book is full of short stories written by Beatrix Potter. I enjoyed reading the book very much. The stories were always adventurous. However, I found that the stories might be a little to lengthy for children to sit through (unless it is time for bed). The author of these stories is telling children that even though getting into mischief is fun at the time, it is not the best choice to make. Especially in the case of Peter Rabbit when his siblings get to eat gooseberries and milk and he has to eat beet stew because he is sick from getting into trouble. This shows children that there is a price for getting into trouble.

Excellent Collection Replaced by Larger One!

This excellent collection of five Beatrix Potter stories has obviously been replaced with the larger collection read by Claire Bloom, "Tales by Beatrix Potter." My school library owns the title viewed here, but we will undoubtedly upgrade to the newer collection whenever it's available in CD. Listening to Beatrix Potter in Bloom's crystal clear British accent is THE way to hear these delightful, and classic, stories!

Be There Now!

Vanessa Maroney does a fantastic job of providing a trip into Olde Britain and the world of Beatrix Potter! Her lovely English accent just adds realism to the journey.

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Title: The Crab that Played with the Sea

Author: Rudyard Kipling

Narrator: Geoffrey Palmer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-27-13

Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

This is a story from the Just So Stories collection.

Here is the complete and unabridged collection of Rudyard Kipling's delightful Just So Stories, which he first told to his own children before setting them down on paper: How the Camel Got His Hump, How the Leopard Got His Spots, How the Elephant Got His Trunk, The Butterfly that Stamped, and many others. Written in the late 1800s and first published in 1902, these enchanting animals remain unforgettable, over 100 years later. To hear these magic fables by a master of children's literature is to enjoy them.

Editorial Reviews:

The effervescent flute melody that opens this audiobook version of "The Crab That Played with the Sea", part of Rudyard Kiplings Just So collection of origin fables, immediately transports the listener to one of the legendary authors awe-inspiring fantasy worlds in this tale of how the actions of a rebellious crab explain why crustaceans shed their skin once a year.

The omnipotent Elder Magicians intimidating boom and the quivering desperation of Pau Amma, the monster crab, are captured with equal aplomb by the talented Geoffrey Palmer, who brings this charming childrens story vividly to life.

Critic Reviews:

"This collection includes Kipling's 12 original Just So Stories narrated by Geoffrey Palmer, whose deep and resonant voice is perfectly suited to the tales. It is satisfying to hear the stories as they were meant to be told - aloud." (School Library Journal)