This laugh-out-loud production is great nonfiction for young listeners and a clever way to teach kids about their teeth--and how to take care of them--with plenty of silliness. OPEN WIDE is the kind of picture book that’s perfect for a full cast of readers because they can bring to life all of the hilarious asides in Laurie Keller’s fabulous illustrations. So we get Michael McKean, Audie winner for Keller’s ARNIE THE DOUGHNUT, as Dr. Flossman and various young voices as his class of incisors, canines, and molars. Add fun sound effects like flossing and gargling, and even reluctant brushers won't be able to resist.
Ages 4-6Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2006
Duration: 15 mins
Publisher: Weston Woods Studios
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Consummate narrator Jim Dale brings this story of kindness and empathy to life for little listeners. Every day, like clockwork, Amos McGee takes the 6:00 a.m. bus to the zoo to visit his animal friends. He knows exactly what each animal needs--whether it's a race with the tortoise or quiet companionship with a shy penguin. When Amos gets sick with a cold, his animal friends make the journey to him to help him get through his hard time. Dale's expressive narration, with an especially endearing Amos, is shared in two versions, the first paired with engaging music and the second with page-turn signals to allow listeners to read along with the charming picture book. E.E.C. 2018 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine
(Picture book. 2-6)Pub Date: May 2, 2017
Duration: 10 mins
DD ISBN: 9781427294456
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Narrator Neil Hellegers presents this brief biography of Ludwig Guttmann in much the same manner that Guttmann lived his life--with precision and matter-of-factness. Guttmann's outstanding contributions to the field of spinal cord injuries and his dogged determination to help patients are more than sufficient to keep listeners interested in this audiobook. Hellegers even presents Guttmann's early struggles as a Jewish doctor in Nazi Germany without invoking real horror; however, this feels consistent with Guttmann's relentless resolve to persevere, succeed, and improve the lives of soldiers and others with paralyzing spinal cord injuries. Guttmann's refusal to give up on these "incurables" led him to realize the importance of sports in recovery and to found the Paralympic Games, now the world's third largest sporting event.
(Biography. 8-12)Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2020
Duration: 1 hr, 15 mins
DD ISBN: 9781690587255
Publisher: Dreamscape
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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