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The Trumpet of the Swan (4 CD Set)
Submitted by SarahKate on Mon, 03/17/2008 - 07:51.SarahKate's Notes:
This story is read by the author E. B. White and is an outstanding book - 4 CDs worth! This is the same man that wrote Charlotte's Web, he is an amazing storyteller. I strongly recommend the audio version over the book, because we got to hear all the songs Louie the swan can play on his trumpet. Louie is a trumpeter swan that is born without a voice, but his father ends up breaking into a music store so he can have a trumpet to woo the swan of his desiring. It sounds a little wacky but E. B. White makes it work, and we all were so excited to get in the car so we could hear it.
 | rating:  asin: 055345532X binding: Audio CD list price: $30.00 USD amazon price: $21.90 USD |
Although he lacks a voice in the traditional "Ko-hoh!" sense, trumpeter swan Louis learns to speak to the world with a trumpet stolen from a music store by his father. With the support of an unusual boy named Sam, who helps Louis learn how to read and write, the swan has some rather unswanlike adventures and ultimately wins the love--and the freedom--of a beautiful swan named Serena. For over 30 years, E.B. White's masterpiece has captured the fancy of countless readers.
Caddie Woodlawn
Submitted by rob on Sun, 12/09/2007 - 21:55.SarahKate's Notes:
This story is based on the author's grandmother's life - and it is outstanding. An incredible story of a brave tomboy.
 | author: Carol Ryrie Brink rating: asin: 1416940286 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD |
At age 11, Caddie Woodlawn is the despair of her mother and the pride of her father: a clock-fixing tomboy running wild in the woods of Wisconsin. In 1864, this is a bit much for her Boston-bred mother to bear, but Caddie and her brothers are happy with the status quo. Written in 1935 about Carol Ryrie Brink's grandmother's childhood, the adventures of Caddie and her brothers are still exciting over 60 years later.