The Grim Grotto
A Series of Unfortunate Events, No. 11
By Lemony Snicket
Read by Tim Curry

     The Baudelaires journey this time is to the cold, dark Grim Grotto. The Baudelaire orphans meet up with a submarine captain and his daughter. The captain has a humorous though sometimes annoying way of chattering on and on. He tells them about the Sugar Bowl, but refuses to tell them its importance. He fears they will be caught and forced to share the secret. In the grotto, they find a Poisonous fungus (mushrooms) and someone becomes deadly ill. It’s a trip that the Baudelaires consider the lousiest of the lousy.

    Readers will enjoy the eleventh event in Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events. The Baudelaire orphans’ adventure will keep listeners’ interests, even though the occasional lessons on the travels of water, secret codes, word choices, etc., etc. sometimes seem tedious to older listeners. Tedious though they are Snicket knows what he is doing. Where else can a child learn something without really noticing it than in an adventure with unfortunate children, odd companions and unusual foes?

      Tim Curry narrates “The Grim Grotto.” The British actor adds various inflections to each character, making each one distinguishable. The captain’s pirate-like meanderings will have the kids giggling. It’s an adventure for the whole family, so turn the volume up.