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Tall Tales Audio - Review
By Cynthia Kirkeby
Oct 18, 2006, 12:15 PST
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Tall Tales Audio
This book review is a little different from most. It's for a set of storytelling audio books for children called Tall Tales Audio. There are currently six different CDs available, each with three stories about a particular character. Each has its own distinct personality. All are quite a bit of fun.
The founder of Tall Tales Audio is the creator of Nolo Press, known for its legal books. Now that he has turned his attention to children, he is using the give to get philosophy. Tall Tales has six stories online that you can download and listen to at your leisure. Each is one of three stories available with that set of characters. These include:
- Sheriff Daisy & Deputy Bud
- Clem the Detective Dog
- Rainbow of the Sioux
- Ralphie the Gopher
- Tibbodnock Stories
- The Monotonia Chronicles
The company is sure enough of their storytelling abilities that they think you and your kids will fork out your hard earned cash for each of the CDs with the other two stories on it, and quite frankly, we think they may be right. Our only crticisms are the price point on their story CDs, which seem a little steep at $12.95, and the fact that there aren't any discount collections that we could find that would allow us to purchase the full set of stories at a discount.
One of the features we appreciate a lot is the emphasis on family storytelling. Their website has tips for parents who are interested in creating their own stories. Each CD also has a secret code, which gives kids the start of a fourth story that they are encouraged to finish with their own imagination. Here is the one for The Monotonia Chronicles. Marvelous for family night! Have everyone write their own rendition and read them all out loud, or have the entire family collaborate on one version that becomes your family project.
We urge you to go listen to the stories that are available on their website. You and your children can listen to six fun, very different stories, and then decide whether you want to pay for the additional installments.
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