When young listeners start experimenting with croaking sounds, you'll know that this has been the audiobook of the moment. In this latest adventure, Stink faces his fear of swimming underwater, discovers a mutant frog, participates in the First Annual Frog Neck Lake Frog Count, and creates Amazing Frog-Boy comics, all with signature Judy Moody and Stink humor. Barbara Rosenblat narrates with gusto and nuance. Each character is distinctive--from a spot-on teenage guide at the Nature Center to an ever-ready-to-needle older sister, Judy. Stink changes emotion along the spectrum from insecurity to elation. Rosenblat elongates phrases to emphasize alliteration, speeds and slows and goes almost breathless to create dramatic effect, and uses staccato for emphasis. Frog sound effects and fanfares to set off Stink's comics complete the production. A.R. 2014 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine
Ages 6+Pub Date: Feb. 12, 2013
Duration: 1 hr, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781469275543
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Much has been written on Jackie Robinson's groundbreaking career and legacy, but it's nice to see a well-done synopsis covering the highlights of his life for young people. Narrator JD Jackson carries the story as he conveys the importance of Robinson's life without overdramatization. It covers Robinson's growing up, time in the Army, and deliberate recruitment for the purpose of breaking Major League baseball's color barrier. Jackson gives various players, coaches, and individuals--including Robinson's wife, Rachel--slight accents. His steady, animated narration reflects the well-researched book and is sure to hold the attention of both young and older listeners.
(Biography. 10-13)Pub Date: Jan. 22, 2017
Duration: 2 hrs, 15 mins
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Narrators John Lithgow and Kate Mulgrew alternately share poems and songs created by Fred Rogers for his long-standing television show. Rogers's messages affirm children and give voice to the myriad feelings, good and bad, that all people feel from time to time. Wonder, joy, questions, exploration, outsides and insides, a new baby, one-of-a-kindness, needs emotional and material are examples of the breadth of Rogers's words. Lithgow's voice has its own richness, reminiscent of Rogers's own. His tone is firm and straightforward. When his voice expresses the anger of a poem, for example, he soon becomes calm as the anger fades. Kate Mulgrew is equally genuine and sets a pace for children's consideration of each message.
(Poetry. 3-8)Pub Date: March 19, 2019
Duration: 1 hr, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781683691808
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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