Audio Reviews:Released January, 2003
"This journey of the tin wind-up mouse and his child is one of the grandest
hope and scale. Their quest is composed of distinct parts, each a satisfying episode
unto itself. As the fortune-telling frog says, "Make of fortune what you
will." The mice do so superbly in this timeless recording. William Dufris
narrates with outstanding voice artistry.
- AudioFile
"By turns poignant and
witty, allegorical and fantastic, the many animals and wind-up characters who
populate the story are all dynamically portrayed in this audio version narrated
by William Dufris. He deserves enormous credit for managing to make the
audio sound like a full-cast recording. There seems to be no end to the
voices, accents, and styles of speech he can muster and as a result listening
to this extended fable becomes enormously enriched. He keeps all the characters
straight for listeners, and provides them with a life and appeal that actually
adds quite a bit to the printed version. The exceptional quality of the
narration may bring even more listeners than readers to the story."
-School Library Journal, April 2003 Other Book Notes:·Rave
Reviews: Horn Book, Riverbank Review SYNOPSIS: Supremely
witty and full of adventure, this is an audio for both children and adults. A
tour de force narration by award-winning narrator William Dufris allows the listener
to discover Hoban's richly poignant tale layer by layer and come back again and
again to discover more. |
The
Children's Book Trust: "One of the great children's classics of the 20th
century."
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Hardcover price: $16.95