Second Hand Tales
author: Mary Jo Maichack
This is a blast! Simon Brooks has so much flexibility in his telling, which has a warm, personal feel. Here's a wonderful collection of tales to enlighten and certainly, to entertain at all levels. Enjoy his great sense of humor! A beautiful production. I love the musicality of his voice.
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Great Drama!
author: Lucine Kouyoumjian
My daughter and I heard Simon in person so we got his CD. When we play the CD she is completely focused on the stories. Simon uniquely creates each character, makes the water and wind come alive, and is an all around story teller. I can't help but stop and listen too!
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An Absolute Joy
author: Cheryl Golson
This CD was recommended to me by a friend and has turned out to be a favorite of both my children. When we received it in the mail, I put it on and both kids sat and listened to the entire CD....no TV or toys for an entire hour. They love listening to it in the car and it keeps them from bickering. Thank you.
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This CD saved our road trip!
author: Katrine McCurley
Recently I drove my two daughters plus three of their friends from the Upper Valley to Waterbury, VT for a visit to Ben & Jerry's. The five girls, ranging in age from 5 to 9, got along well for the first part of the trip with little intervention on my part. But as we grew closer to our destination, the bickering began. In response, I put in Second-hand Tales and played the first story, Anansi. The girls quickly grew quiet and all listened raptly. By the end of that story we had reached our destination, and I promised to play the remaining stories for the ride home. Before we were even in the car for the ride home, the girls were reminding me to play the CD. I put it in, and all five girls were completely silent and mesmerized from the very first word to the very last. Your storytelling CD did the impossible: we drove for approximately one hour without one word from five girls! Thank you, thank you - maybe there is hope for family road trips after all.
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