Another Review at MyShelf.Com

Publisher: Tantor Media
Release Date: May 1, 2004
ISBN: 1-4001-0057-7
Awards:  
Format Reviewed: Audio CD
Buy it at Amazon
Read an Excerpt
Genre:   Children's Fiction / Fantasy
Reviewed: 2004
Reviewer: Jo Rogers
Reviewer Notes:  See more about it at: Tantor.Com
Copyright MyShelf.com

Beatrix Potter: The Complete Tales
By Beatrix Potter


        Children have for many years enjoyed the tales of Peter Rabbit and his friends. Now, they can listen to them as they are read beautifully by Shelley Frasier. Twenty-three enjoyable tales are recorded on three compact discs. Each story is divided into at least two tracks of three minutes each, leaving them easily pausible for the younger children with shorter attention spans.

        All of my favorites are here, along with four previously unpublished works. Not only will your young children enjoy these tales, you can take a trip down memory lane while you listen to all of your old favorites again. For me, since I don't have children, it's been a long time since I visited the world of Peter Rabbit and heard how he outwitted Mr. McGregor, along with his cousin, Benjamin Bunny. We also hear how Squirrel Nutkin lost his tail in a battle with an owl.

       Each story has a moral to it—a lesson to be learned in good behavior. It shows what happens when children disobey. It also shows the rewards of children who do obey their parents instead of getting into trouble. It's a lesson Peter Rabbit, as well as many of us, had to learn the hard way. Old Mr. McGregor almost ate him when he disobeyed his mother and went to old Mr. McGregor's garden.

       There are also tales about Flopsy, Mopsy, Peter and Benjamin after they were grown up. Even then, the behavior of their children sometimes mirrored their own behavior as children. The dangers were still there, though not all of them came from Mr. McGregor. Badgers are just is dangerous as gardeners.

      Pick up a copy of Beatrix Potter's tales. These CDs will entertain your children for hours, and you'll enjoy them too.