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Title details for The Neil Gaiman Audio Collection by Neil Gaiman - Available

The Neil Gaiman Audio Collection

by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman
Audiobook
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Four of beloved author Neil Gaiman's delightfully scary, strange, and hilarious children's tales read by the author, now available unabridged. This collection includes:

The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish: An unforgettable story that will take readers on a journey into the murky mind of a young boy and the perils of striking a bargain.

The Wolves in the Walls: Lucy is sure there are wolves living in the walls of their house — and, as everybody says, if the wolves come out of the walls, it's all over. Her family doesn't believe her. Then one day, the wolves come out.

Cinnamon: This charming fable of an exotic princess who refuses to speak currently exists only on Neil's official website and has never been published in print or any other format.

Crazy Hair: Bonnie tries to comb the narrator's crazy hair — where gorillas leap and tigers stalk — and is in for a surprise in this delightful rhyming tale.

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  • Release date

    January 25, 2005

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780060818241
      • File size: 24080 KB
      • Duration: 00:50:09

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from January 10, 2005
      As author Gaiman demonstrated on his recording of his first children's novel, Coraline
      , he's more than up to the task of reading his work with great style. Here, again, he performs as a consummate storyteller, reading four stories, two of which have been published as picture books. Gaiman has a slow, suspense-building pace and a slightly ominous tone on "The Wolves in the Walls," in which Lucy tries to warn her preoccupied family of what the creaking, crackling, scritching, scratching noises in their house must surely be. "On The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish," Gaiman's first picture book, the author/narrator rolls along at a jaunty, entertaining clip. On "Crazy Hair," Gaiman is sprightly, reading this silly rhyming poem about the very wild 'do of the 11-year-old narrator, big enough to house nesting birds and lions making a lair, and very resistant to brushing. Listeners and fans are also treated to a reading of "Cinnamon," a colorful original fable about a princess who refuses to speak (though a tiger in the exotically set tale has lots to say). which had previously appeared only on Gaiman's Web site. Gaiman's daughter Maddy conducts a warm, revealing and lively interview with her dad that is likely to charm listeners of all ages. Ages 5-up. (Nov. 2004)

      FYI:
      A CD recording containing
      The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish also appears in a limited edition reissue of the picture book, released by HarperCollins Children's Books in October 2004
      .

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This outstanding collection includes four of Gaiman's wonderfully offbeat and engaging children's tales, which showcase his talents as a storyteller for the whole family. From The Wolves in the Walls (playfully scary) to Cinnamon (a touching story in which a little princess is taught to speak by an enormous tiger) to the outlandish The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish and the delightfully rhyming Crazy Hair, this collection demonstrates a range of creative energy that will appeal to a wide audience. Gaiman is also a terrific performer who captivates listeners with his pleasant British voice, which is persuasively easy on the ear. The collection includes a charming interview by Gaiman's young daughter in which we learn why his first children's book lives in a box in his attic, why he loves to hear authors read their own work, and what it's like to write for both children and adults. J.C.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, 2005 Audie Award Finalist (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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