mommysanders Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Hi there, I'm planning to invest in a bunch of audio books since I think they will get used multiple times by multiple kids. Does anyone have an opinion on the best narrator for these books? I figure these are a good place to start. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (and I also want the other stories by Potter) Winnie The Pooh (and the other stories too) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Pippi Longstocking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insertcreativenamehere Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 The Wizard of Oz by Anne Hathaway is wonderful! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 We adore Winnie the Pooh with Jim Brodbent! We've worn out our CDs of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 We really like Nadia May for Potter's stories. Peter Dennis for Winnie-the-Pooh is our favorite audio book/narrator ever. I got the whole set for my grandkids for Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wathe Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 Winnie the Pooh: We like enjoy the Peter Dennis and the Dench/Fry/Palmer. The Peter Dennis version is a true unabridged reading. He does different voices for each character. The Dench/Fry/Palmer, whilst still a reading, feels more like a radio play with some sound effects added, and "he said", "said Kanga" etc cut out of the dialogue. Geoffrey Palmer does a fantastic Eeyore. Peter Dennis keeps every single word of text. The Peter Dennis version was less expensive (came a s a boxed set with both Pooh books and both poetry books included for a very nice price". Beatrix Potter: Shelley Fraser's narration is lovely. Potter is public domain. You might find a free version on Librivox that you like. Wizard of Oz: Also public domain. The free Librivox version read by Phil Chenevert is pretty good. He has read the entire series for Librivox. We also have a purchased version read by Brooke Shields which is also good. Pippi: Esther Benson is excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberryjam Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Winnie the Pooh - the one with Dame Judy Dench, Stephen Fry and Geofrey Palmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Winnie the Pooh - my personal favourite is Jim Broadbent, but Audible has the version with Peter Dennis and so that is what we've listened to the most. It's growing on me. Apparently Dennis is the 'official' recommendation from Milne's son. Beatrix Potter - I've found this collection with a mix of narrators (one per story) to be quite pleasant: http://www.audible.com/pd/Kids/Beatrix-Potter-The-Complete-Tales-Audiobook/B007VOGDL8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 It has to be Alan Bennett for Winnie the Pooh. I thought Martin Jarvis for Wind in the Willows was good too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Alan Bennet for Winnie the Pooh. We had this version on tape as kids and my kids have the CD version now. Have tried others but this version just sounds right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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