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Five Children and It
- Narrated by: Virginia Leishman
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
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- Mom
- 04-27-16
great story for everyone!
they just don't write stories like this any more. Kids love it! ! magical yet so real....feels like you are being told a story not read one.
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- L. Pierce
- 09-25-20
Full of Fun and Adventure
My kids and I thoroughly enjoyed it. My kids, ages 5 and 7, describe it as funny, and yet intense at times.
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- Justin Hardegree
- 09-14-20
Charming!
Such a charming children’s story! And the narrator did such a good job of conveying the emotion and characters. Really really good. My kids were riveted.
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- mama loves lavender
- 02-05-20
I Love this book💙!!!
This is a good book or audiobook which ever one you choose you should know that this is one of the best books I've ever read, but I'm a nine-year-old what do I know about these things? I think that anyone who reads this book should know that it is very funny and in some parts it is downright hilarious but as I said, i'm a nine-year-old what do I know about these things? As I said in the title of my review, I love this book!!!!💙☺️
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-11-19
Best Book by E. Nesbit
Amazing story line! So fun for kids AND adults! Fun. Great. Enjoyable. The narrator was AMAZING!
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- Triple C
- 07-16-18
Beautiful narration
Not my favorite book by Nesbit, but good overall and wonderful narration! I recommend her!
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- Lin
- 07-14-18
Hard to follow & stay interested
I loved E Nesbit's Railway Children, read by the same narrator. It was a sweet, old-fashioned story, great for relaxing at bedtime. However, this story I found very hard to follow. Much of it didn't make sense, and in my opinion was poorly written. This fantasy just doesn't compare to fantasy stories of today.
I literally could not pay attention for more than a couple minutes at a time. I kept rewinding to re-listen to sections I already heard. More than halfway thru the book I could not even remember the names of all the children. I couldn't tell you what the story is really about or give much of a summary. I couldn't understand some of the words, because it is read with a strong British accent, thete is British wording we don't use in the U.S., and there were made-up words. Although I did not have any difficulty with the other book by this author and narrator. The narrator actually did a great job here, especially with the dialog and using a variety of voices. I would say that is the only good thing about this book. At chapter 8, I am finally giving up and marking it as finished. I will not buy another E Nesbit story.
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- avis
- 04-24-17
oldie but goodie
first heard this recording on cassette tapes as it played for my now adult children on a long car trip. While occasionally the gender characterizations are a bit dated, the story is as entertaining and charming as ever.
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- Matthew Gabriel Ducharme
- 03-21-17
So clever
Very cute. Parents will enjoy as well as kids! Clever story, language, and lesson. Enjoy!