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3 hrs. 57 mins.
2 cassettes
Well-loved author Tomie dePaola brings his childhood memories to audio in this collection of the first four books from his 26 Fairmount Avenue series.
26 Fairmount Avenue
Tomie's family starts building their new house at 26 Fairmount Avenue in 1938, just as a hurricane hits town, starting off a busy, crazy year.
Here We All Are
Tomie takes us back into his childhood home as he helps the family get ready for the new baby.
On My Way
Tomie invites listeners to share in his childhood memories as he prays for his brand-new baby sister to get over pneumonia and finally learns to read.
What a Year
Tomie celebrates his sixth birthday in style, dresses up as Snow White for his first Halloween, celebrates holidays with his family, suffers through a bout of the chicken pox, and gets to stay up to see the new year in!
reviews
better than the books
They are very good books but I like the tape better. I really like the interview at the end.
BEST children's audiotape
I first read these books out loud to my two older sons
ages 5 and 8. We loved the stories, and found them very entertaining. When I saw the audiotape in the library, we rented it and both of our children as well as my husband and I enjoyed it. We have an Italian background and found the stories he tells to be realistic and funny, exactly from a childs perspective. Depaola's memory for facts and details is amazing. Hearing the stories in his own words is very entertaining. He truly speaks on a level children can understand. I plan on purchasing this audiotape so we can listen to it again and again and so our third son will enjoy it too. I have rented and purchased other children's audiotapes but this is one of the best I have heard!!! (I am sure my children would agree!) Enjoy!!