When paperboy Ted sees a girl peering from the window of a vacant house, the detective in him springs into action. Set in rural Nebraska in a community with a one-room schoolhouse, the story focuses on Ted and his secret efforts to help a distraught Army widow and her two children. While facets of the story may stretch a parent's gullibility, such as food disappearing from the pantry, the sequence of mysteries dovetails nicely.
Keith Nobbs' diction and versatile voice make listening to this unabridged audio entertaining. Listening Library of Random House, 19.95 If nothing but the best will do for your preschooler, then select a story from Rabbit Ears.
They set the gold standard for storytelling. In the huge collection are classic fairytales, myths, biblical stories, tall tales and legends. They are told by name actors - Meryl Streep, Danny Glover, Ben Kingsley - and framed with music.
Now, the 20-year-old recordings are being reissued by 0Random House. Each CD contains two or more stories. Among the latest is Rabbit Ears Treasury of Stories , with three stories, including ''How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin'' told by Jack Nicholson with original music by Bobby McFerrin.
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