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I would really appreciate suggestions for good books including narrator’s names. We have dial up internet and it is a slow process trying to browse through book choices and listen to samples. I can (with patience) download a book, I just don’t have the time to search through. Any good suggestions for us?
Just you know, I don’t buy most of the classics because I can get them free on librivox.org and those are divided by chapter so it makes it easier for me to use those.
Of the ones we have: We have enjoyed the Narnia books and I just got the Lord of the Rings series. They have several Marguerite Henry books, Rascal, Swallows and Amazons. I try to get the more expensive books with my credit to make my dollars stretch. 😉
Trumpet of the Swan and Charlotte’s Web narrated by the author, E. B. White
Little Britches series narrated by Cameron bierly (I think)
Oh, yes. The Little Britches series is also on my wish list. =) I will have to add the EB White’s.
I haven’t spent much time at all looking for things. If it is not on the list of specific titles that I am looking for, I tend to get overwhelmed looking at all the stuff that is available. 😉
I look for audio books our library system doesn’t have.
This is not a narrators name, but Recorded Books does a good job with their audio books, I’ve noticed. As we’ve checked out audios from the library, the books produced by them have consistenly been good – well read – narrators do a good job. If you look at the top of the audio book cover on Audible/Amazon, it usually has a red band with “Recorded Books” in white type. Recorded Books did the verisons of Lord of the Rings (kids not ready for yet) & Freddy the Pig series (did buy one) on Audible when I searched.
I haven’t bought many books yet; one of the Your Story Hour collections (with my credit) and The Children of Noisy Village (by Astrid Lingren narrated by Catherine Byers) and a Freddy the Pig book.
Freddy Goes to Florida (By Walter Brooks, narrated by John McDonough) is our favorite Freddy the Pig book so far.
Forgot about these we got from the library…
Both A Bear Called Paddington and More About Paddingtion read by Stephen Fry are simply fabulous! Several people in another thread liked Peter Dennis reading Winnie the Pooh. We also liked James Herriot’s Treasury for Children read by Jim Dale. (He does a really, really good job! Especially with the farmer’s slang)
Like sheraz said, librivox.org, has classics free, including many of Thornton W. Burgess books.
I always check my library first, then librivox. Then I go to audible and use a credit. Except for some books that either we don’t like the reader from librivox or think it would be expecislly enjoyed by a “professional”.
Books I’ve downloaded and we’ve enjoyed:
The Abolition of Man & The Great Divorce narrated by Robert Whitfield
Blood on the River narrated by Bryan Kennedy
The Kite Rider narrated by The Full Cast family
The Giver narrated by Ron Rifkin
Gathering Blue narrated by Katherine Borowitz
Trumpeter of Krakow narrated by Ron Keith
A Christmas Carol: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry
Oliver Twist narrated by Simon Vance
The Screwtape Letters narrated by Ralph Cosham
Miracles C.S. Lewis narrated by Simon VAnce
A few on my Wish List:
Captains Courageous George Guidall (this narrator had really goof reviews for his accent of the pirate-talk)
Beowulf:Dragon Slayer narrated by Sean Barrett
Outcast Narrated by Johanna Ward
Narrated by Edward Lewis:
Tales of the Greek Heroes (by Roger Green)
The Tale of Troy (by Roger Green)
Cyrano (by Geraldine MacCaughrean) narrated by Cynthia Bishop
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