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From: James Elliott <libraryjim>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 12:39:47 -0500 (EST)
I recently talked to the district rep for "Recorded Books" and he told me that they get as many orders based on the NARRATOR/Reader as they do based on the author of the book!
Jim Elliott
----- Original Message ----- From: Smithhemb at aol.com To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Sent: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 06:25:17 -0500 (EST) Subject: [CCBC-Net] Audiobooks
I started out a skeptic, but when my preschool-aged daughter started expecting me to read 100+ page books at a single sitting, I quickly became a convert. Used to picture books, she didn't want reading time to end until the story did. Since I tend to read (silently!) in big gulps, I sympathized. Audiobooks were the answer to that particular problem and I had no qualms about letting her spend a couple of hours with one because she puttered around and did other things while listening.
We didn't abandon reading aloud and Lemony Snicket (read by Daddy, who is more dramatic than Mommy!) turned out to be the key to chapter-length installments. The daily cliffhanger was a delight.
On one level, I suspect her addiction to audiobooks might have delayed her reading because the content she expected from books was far more sophisticated than what she could decode, so there was a certain why bother attitude
(outside of school). She didn't really read for pleasure/leisure until third grade. But, wow, has it influenced her writing. She has an amazing voice when she writes and I think that's because she's always listening to what she writes.
Most of our daily transit is public, so we don't do audiobooks in the car. Buses are for talking, cars are for music, planes are for audiobooks!
And, yes, our experience has well is that a good audiobook tends to lead to a book purchase and more reading. She never was into reading along, but she loves re-reading.
Sue Hemberger Washington, DC
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Received on Tue 04 Mar 2008 11:39:47 AM CST
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 12:39:47 -0500 (EST)
I recently talked to the district rep for "Recorded Books" and he told me that they get as many orders based on the NARRATOR/Reader as they do based on the author of the book!
Jim Elliott
----- Original Message ----- From: Smithhemb at aol.com To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Sent: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 06:25:17 -0500 (EST) Subject: [CCBC-Net] Audiobooks
I started out a skeptic, but when my preschool-aged daughter started expecting me to read 100+ page books at a single sitting, I quickly became a convert. Used to picture books, she didn't want reading time to end until the story did. Since I tend to read (silently!) in big gulps, I sympathized. Audiobooks were the answer to that particular problem and I had no qualms about letting her spend a couple of hours with one because she puttered around and did other things while listening.
We didn't abandon reading aloud and Lemony Snicket (read by Daddy, who is more dramatic than Mommy!) turned out to be the key to chapter-length installments. The daily cliffhanger was a delight.
On one level, I suspect her addiction to audiobooks might have delayed her reading because the content she expected from books was far more sophisticated than what she could decode, so there was a certain why bother attitude
(outside of school). She didn't really read for pleasure/leisure until third grade. But, wow, has it influenced her writing. She has an amazing voice when she writes and I think that's because she's always listening to what she writes.
Most of our daily transit is public, so we don't do audiobooks in the car. Buses are for talking, cars are for music, planes are for audiobooks!
And, yes, our experience has well is that a good audiobook tends to lead to a book purchase and more reading. She never was into reading along, but she loves re-reading.
Sue Hemberger Washington, DC
**************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)
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