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From: Angela J. Reynolds <areynold>
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:51:37 -0400
I recently served a two-year term on Notable Recordings for Children-- and I've listened to some of the best (and worst, mind you) of the audios. Those of you looking for a good recommend should refer to the lists this committee creates -- http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/childrensnotable/notablecreclist/currentnotable.cfm As for excellence, there are so many variables. No one company always produces the best audios. No one narrator is always excellent (though Jim Dale comes mighty close to fitting this description, and Tim Curry reading the Lemony Snickett books is just a real delight). Just as with books, recommending audios to new listeners should be done carefully -- give them a great one to start and they'll find the others by themselves. Again, refer to the Notables and Odyssey Award for those great titles.
I have to admit to being an audio book addict-- pre-committee, I was an in-the-car only listener -- now, I cannot imagine doing housework, weeding the garden, etc. without a book to listen to. It is another way for me get some extra reading in! And of course, in the car is always a good place to listen. I do a lot of driving for work, so I get to read lots of books! -- And yes, listening is reading. It may be a different kind, but it counts, you'll not convince ME otherwise!
It has taken a while for the audios to catch on here, but now that they have-- we have lots of people who appreciate them. I push them during summer reading especially -- what a treat for a reluctant reader to read a long book that they would probably never make it through in print. I'd love to hear other ways that you promote the audios in your libraries! I'm looking forward to this discussion--
Some of the best I've heard: Jim Dale, reading just about anything, but esp. Harry Potter The Book Thief The Rules of Survival I Coriander Clementine Silverfin Lemony Snicket's series, read by Tim Curry
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:51:37 -0400
I recently served a two-year term on Notable Recordings for Children-- and I've listened to some of the best (and worst, mind you) of the audios. Those of you looking for a good recommend should refer to the lists this committee creates -- http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/childrensnotable/notablecreclist/currentnotable.cfm As for excellence, there are so many variables. No one company always produces the best audios. No one narrator is always excellent (though Jim Dale comes mighty close to fitting this description, and Tim Curry reading the Lemony Snickett books is just a real delight). Just as with books, recommending audios to new listeners should be done carefully -- give them a great one to start and they'll find the others by themselves. Again, refer to the Notables and Odyssey Award for those great titles.
I have to admit to being an audio book addict-- pre-committee, I was an in-the-car only listener -- now, I cannot imagine doing housework, weeding the garden, etc. without a book to listen to. It is another way for me get some extra reading in! And of course, in the car is always a good place to listen. I do a lot of driving for work, so I get to read lots of books! -- And yes, listening is reading. It may be a different kind, but it counts, you'll not convince ME otherwise!
It has taken a while for the audios to catch on here, but now that they have-- we have lots of people who appreciate them. I push them during summer reading especially -- what a treat for a reluctant reader to read a long book that they would probably never make it through in print. I'd love to hear other ways that you promote the audios in your libraries! I'm looking forward to this discussion--
Some of the best I've heard: Jim Dale, reading just about anything, but esp. Harry Potter The Book Thief The Rules of Survival I Coriander Clementine Silverfin Lemony Snicket's series, read by Tim Curry
-- Angela J. Reynolds, Head of Youth Services Annapolis Valley Regional Library P.O. Box 640, 26 Bay Road Bridgetown, NS CANADA B0S 1C0 902-665-2995 Fax: 902-665-4899 areynold at nsar.library.ns.ca http://www.valleylibrary.ca http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/Received on Tue 04 Mar 2008 06:51:37 AM CST
