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"This is a perfect package--a poetic, educational story combined with beautiful illustrations and an excellent narration." -AudioFile Magazine

"What a treat to have the venerable Tom Chapin narrate this Okefenokee remake of the familiar "Over in the Meadow"! ... The production includes Chapin singing the story, accompanying himself with various instruments, and a glossary of swamp inhabitants." AudioFile Magazine

ALA Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production "Listeners will start grinning from the very first words of this production as narrator Dion Graham and author/artist Christopher Myers talk over each other, jockeying to introduce the story. Two young friends hit the basketball court to play a game of H.O.R.S.E. and trade trash talk--an impossible game that quickly moves beyond the court into the realm of the fantastic and all the way into outer space." -AudioFile Magazine

"While a narration that is both elegant and playful might sound odd, that's just what esteemed narrator Barbara Rosenblat brings to this work about 26 women who, on first look, carried out unlawful deeds, but might have had other motives. ... Her clear, clipped elocution is a treat for listeners. Yolen and Stemple narrate their own conversations, which provide interludes between vignette."- AudioFile Magazine

"Listeners are treated to Marilyn Singer's second collection of folktale-based reverso poems, her own poetic creations whose lines produce whole new meanings when read from top to bottom or from bottom to top. As narrator, Singer is tuned in to sharing the nuances that changes in punctuation, word order, and emphasis bring to the same poetic lines. ... Joe Morton narrates with playfulness..." AudioFile Magazine

"In the third invocation of that impish “handful” better known as Betty Bunny, narrator Kellgren gets it absolutely right—again. Parents and teachers will appreciate the message; kids will love all the hugs and the final, unexpected spin Betty manages to give to the lessons she’s just learned."- Booklist Magazine

"MaameYaa Boafo's rich, warm voice entices youngsters to listen in on the attempts of diminutive Imani to touch the moon. ..." . AudioFile

"Nancy Wu expresses the youth, verve, and mercurial feelings of Uma as she wonders at the number of stars in the huge, cold sky. Gabi Swiatkowska's illustrations show the small girl dwarfed by the celestial immensity she is just beginning to appreciate.... Together, the audio and print book encourage curiosity and discussion." AudioFile Magazine

" This is an exceptional production that merits a place in any library serving children." Starred Review School Library Journal

AudioFile Earphones Award " A full cast works together seamlessly in this charming magical adventure. ...The care in the production is evident..." AudioFile Magazine

ALA Odyssey Honor Award "Andrews refers to creating "a musical gumbo," and the metaphor represents this audiobook perfectly. There is the richness, variety, and spice of this New Orleans dish in Bryan Collier's mixed-media illustrations, the vocal range of Graham's reading, and the lively music and animated soundscape." AudioFile Magazine

"Author, illustrator, and narrator Christopher Myers celebrates the power of his pen, the pen that has won him Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor Awards. In a gentle but firm voice fueled by his imagination, Myers creates thought-provoking scenes with his pen...and encourages creators everywhere to follow suit." AudioFile Magazine

"Sure to become a favorite with young listeners, who will want to hear exuberant Betty's story over and over again." -Booklist

ALA Odyssey Honor Award

Starred Review "Juan Esquivel is no longer a household name, but in the 1950s and 1960s, his innovative lounge music was ­pervasive. ...This audiobook version of the picture book biography is magical." School Library Journal

From iconic children's author Jane Yolen, and renowned illustrator Bob Marstall, this stunning picture book is the first in a new Jane Yolen series created for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the world authority on birds. Based on the cumulative nursery rhyme and song, “The Green Grass Grew All Around”, this enchanting version features a boy and his dog who find a nest on a hill.