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National Parenting Publications Awards 2010Award-Winning Storytelling & Spoken-Word CDs |
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By Marilyn McPhie Storytelling has been called the oldest form of human communication. These days, instead of creating cave paintings and campfires as the backdrop for our stories, we pop in a CD and ride to the dentist via an island of wild horses or a sweetly shared imaginary world |
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Guess How Much I Miss You, written by Julia Lobo, illustrated by Rebecca Elliott, Publications International, Ltd., 2010; $19.99; ages 18 months to 3 years.
Perfectly Arugula, written by Sarah Dillard, Sterling Children’s Books, 2009; Free; ages 3 and up.
For Elementary School Students
The Best Candy in the Whole World, Bill Harley, Round River Productions, 2010; $15; ages 5 and up.
The Lost Bicycle, Cory Hills, Reach Out Kansas, Inc., 2010; $12.97; ages 5 to 12.
Frindle, written by Andrew Clements and read by Keith Nobbs, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2009; $14.99; ages 8 to 12.
The Giant King, written and read by Kathleen T Pelley, Child Welfare League of America, 2010; $9.95; ages 4 to 8.
Misty of Chincoteague, written by Marguerite Henry and read by Edward Herrmann, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2008; $14.99; ages 9 to 12.
The Tortoise and the Hare, story adapted by Bonnie Ward Simon, narrated by Yadu, Maestro Classics, 2009; $16.98; ages 4 to 12.
Grimm’s Grimmest: The Darker Side of Fairy Tales, Judith Heineman and Daniel Marcotte, 2010; $15; ages 10 and up.
Groundhogs Meet Grimm, Megan Hicks, Stories: (un)folding, 2002; $15; ages 8 and up.
Sisters Red, written by Jackson Pearce and read by Erin Moon, Michal Friedman and Suzanne Toren, Hachette Audio, 2010; $22.98; ages 12 and up.
$$ Tales2Go, Tales2Go LLC, 2010; $24.99 annual subscription; www.tales2go.com; ages 3 to 11.