The Neil Gaiman Audio Collection
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Narrator: Neil GaimanEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Unabridged
Published: 2004-08-31
ISBN: 0060732989
Publisher: HarperChildren's Audio
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Book Review: Charming, funny and eerie.
Summary: 5 Stars
I enjoyed this CD very much. As expected, the stories all written for children, were all peopled with oddball characters and fantastical plots. "Wolves In The Walls" begins when a young girl begins to hear odd sounds emanating from within the walls. She's eventually told by per parents the sounds are the wolves that live in the walls and if they get out "it's all over!". They don't seem too worried about it however as they carry on with their distracted lives (distracted and otherwise occupied parents seems to be an ongoing theme with Gaiman). This is a wonderfully eerie little tale and it's read perfect by Gaiman (as they all are). "Cinnamon" is the story of a young princess who will not speak. Her vexed family promises great riches to anyone who can force her to speak. A very-sure-of-himself tiger arrives to do the job correctly. The ending of this one had me grinning. "The Day I Swapped My Dad For Two Goldfish" is a great story about another otherwise occupied parent. This time he gets traded away for two goldfish who interest his son much more than he does. Trouble arises when the boy realizes he's in big trouble when mom returns home! The final story is a poem called "Crazy Hair" which any kid who has ever moaned at having his/hair brushed can relate to. The disk ends with a sweet interview of the author who is questioned by his young daughter.
I've already listened to this twice and will probably read it several more times on my portable player because it's so darned charming.
Summary of The Neil Gaiman Audio Collection
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 readers 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.
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