AudioFile - Find your next great audiobook
Get our Newsletter

OUCH!

Earphones Award Winner

by | Read by Martin Jarvis

Children Ages 4-6 • 30 min. • Unabridged • © 1998

What an excellent example of how an audiobook can turn a mediocre story retold from a Grimm tale into a delightful listening experience! Babbitt does a good job with the retelling, and Marcellino’s illustrations are bold and evocative, but it is Martin Jarvis’s narration that truly lifts this story out of the ordinary. His well-modulated, relaxed speech, accurate inflection, and British accent create the mood. His pitch, tone, and nuance create distinct voices for the greedy, arrogant King; sweet and innocent Marcho; the kindly and coy grandmother; and the sleazy devil himself. The use of page-turning signals rather than beeps allows the story to flow, and the musical interludes are soft enough to remain in the background while enhancing the mood, setting, and plot. Outstanding! (Due to some of the language, this might be more appropriate for upper-elementary students or family listening.) W.L.S. Winner of 2001 Audie Award for Children Ages 0-7. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/ SEP 01]

Book & Cassette • Live Oak Media • 2000

CS ISBN $24.95 • One cassettes

Advertisement Advertisement

Formats

Book & Cassette • Live Oak Media • 2000

CS ISBN $24.95 • One cassettes

The latest audiobook reviews, right in your inbox.

Get our FREE Newsletter and discover a world of audiobooks.

envelope

AudioFile Newsletter

Let us recommend your next great audiobook!

No algorithms here!
We pick great audiobooks for you.
Sign up for our free newsletter with audiobook love from AudioFile editors.

If you are already with us, thank you! Just click X above.

×

Thank you for signing up.

×

Thanks!

Thank you for contacting us!

Our group will review and follow up within 72 hours.
Thanks for your interest!

Back Home ×

Thanks!

Thank you for signing up!

Our group will review and follow up soon.

Back Home ×