Cat in the Hat and Others ANNOTATION
9 complete stories at a great price!
Featuring:
"The Cat in the Hat" read by Kelsey Grammer
"Horton Hears a Who" read by Dustin Hoffman
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" read by Walter Matthau
"Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?" read by John Cleese
"The Lorax" read by Ted Danson
"Yertle the Turtle", "Gertrude McFuzz", and "The Big Brag" read by John Lithgow
"Thidwick, the Big-Hearted Moose" read by Mercedes McCambridge
"Horton Hatches the Egg" read by Billy Crystal
"The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" read by Kelsey Grammer
FROM THE PUBLISHER
9 complete stories at a great price!
Featuring:
The Cat in the Hat read by Kelsey Grammer
Horton Hears a Who read by Dustin Hoffman
How the Grinch Stole Christmas read by Walter Matthau
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? read by John Cleese
The Lorax read by Ted Danson
Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz, and The Big Brag read by John Lithgow
Thidwick, the Big-Hearted Moose read by Mercedes McCambridge
Horton Hatches the Egg read by Billy Crystal
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back read by Kelsey Grammer
FROM THE CRITICS
Children's Literature - Joan Kindig, Ph.D.
Dr. Seuss is the mainstay of literature for the very young because all children need playful language and wild imaginings, and Seuss is unsurpassed in those arenas. Dr. Seuss is also a favorite of adults for those very same reasons. Baby boomers love him because it brings back such wonderful childhood memories of their own; ones they like to share with the young children in their lives now. This 2-disc CD set will delight both audiences. Children being introduced to Seuss for the first time will love these playful stories and will enjoy the remarkable performances that make the stories come so alive. Stories include some of the best-known Seuss tomes such as The Cat in the Hat, The Lorax, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Horton Hears a Hoo, and Thidwick, the Big-Hearted Moose. Adults will love revisiting the stories but may like them even more because of the performances by these great readers. All, save Danson, have done a marvelous job interpreting Seuss's work in a way that will appeal to all who listen. Ted Danson, however, failed to find the humor in The Lorax that precedes the disaster that occurs. It is that lightness and humor that makes The Lorax's tale so painfully clear. All in all, this compilation is a delight. The only thing that would make it better would be adding the texts themselves. 2003, Imagination Studio/Random House Audio, Ages all.
AudioFile
Delightful packaging distinguishes the new Dr. Seuss CD audiobook, right down to imprinted graphics on the discs. The all-star cast of readers--Kelsey Grammer, Dustin Hoffman, Walter Matthau, John Cleese, and others--promises an entertaining program. Nearly a dozen Seuss stories are read with nearly as many artistic approaches. Billy Crystal is over the top; John Cleese has impeccable comic timing; Ted Danson seems unimpressed by the Lorax. But Grammer comes across best. He gets the rhymes and delivers the verse with style. His energy, like Seuss's, never flags and never seems forced. The production has an appealing, inventive combination of music and words. Have some fun with this audio--the producers did! R.F.W. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine
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