Tales from Shakespeare, by Charles and Mary Lamb.
London, England ; New York, N.Y., USA : Penguin Audiobooks. Read by Alan Cumming, Nigel Davenport, Andrew Sachs,Julie t Stevenson. Retelling in prose of some of the most popular of Shakespeare's plays.
ISBN: 0140862803
The Lambs are the best in the retelling of Shakespeare in prose, and Number Six announced the other day her daughter will be named Miranda. Number Two, upon finding out The Tempest offers readers an unnusual Shakespearan happy ending, made sure to include it in her upcoming year's Brit Lit curriculum. (She has just finished reading the Greek Tragedies selection for the TAC summer program and is much eager for happier endings).
Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832)
New Millennium Audio; Abridged edition (December 2001),
ISBN: 1590070070
You can't beat this excellent abridged version of a great story of intense action and romance! We have been listening to it every day as we drive the country roads between our acreage and swimming lessons. Many times we sit in the car finishing up a chapter...
Rabbit Hill (sound recording) by Robert Lawson. Unabridged. Narrated by Barbara Caruso.
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p1995.
ISBN: 0788703846
If you want to find a copy of any of these, I suggest you search either your local library or Amazon.com by the ISBN number included.
London, England ; New York, N.Y., USA : Penguin Audiobooks. Read by Alan Cumming, Nigel Davenport, Andrew Sachs,
ISBN: 0140862803
The Lambs are the best in the retelling of Shakespeare in prose, and Number Six announced the other day her daughter will be named Miranda. Number Two, upon finding out The Tempest offers readers an unnusual Shakespearan happy ending, made sure to include it in her upcoming year's Brit Lit curriculum. (She has just finished reading the Greek Tragedies selection for the TAC summer program and is much eager for happier endings).
Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832)
New Millennium Audio; Abridged edition (December 2001),
ISBN: 1590070070
You can't beat this excellent abridged version of a great story of intense action and romance! We have been listening to it every day as we drive the country roads between our acreage and swimming lessons. Many times we sit in the car finishing up a chapter...
Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p1995.
ISBN: 0788703846
My husband had read this aloud a few years ago but this time the younger kids enjoyed it with us. The descriptions of the vegetable garden are unequaled, and the climax of the story brings a heart-warming Catholic dimension to this delightful tale.
If you want to find a copy of any of these, I suggest you search either your local library or Amazon.com by the ISBN number included.
2 comments:
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll see if we can find any of these for our endless drive to Montreal. Anything to keep the kids occupied is a blessing.
Susan
Our youngest listeners also enjoyed Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little.
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