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  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

  • By: L. Frank Baum
  • Narrated by: Anne Hathaway
  • Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (8,954 ratings)

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

By: L. Frank Baum
Narrated by: Anne Hathaway
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Anne Hathaway is nothing short of masterful in her narration of Baum’s beloved classic. As she guides listeners through the world of munchkins, winkies, and quadlings; witches; and the humbug Oz, Hathaway’s impressive vocal repertoire shines. As narrator, she is lithe yet precise; her voice sounds lilting or emphatic, as the story details require. In character, she is spectacular. Each character is filled with personality - a light-voiced Witch of the North; a brusque soldier at Oz’s palace; a monotone, robot-like Oz; and a usually cheerful and genuine Dorothy. The variety enriches the listening experience. Yes, one may know the story well, but Hathaway makes this recording a definitive one.

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Audie Award Nominee, Solo Narration - Female, 2013

One of the best-known stories in American culture, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over 100 years. Academy Award-winning actress Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married, Alice in Wonderland, The Dark Knight Rises) lends her voice to this uniquely American fairy tale.

Follow the adventures of young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto as they get swept away into the magical land of Oz , where they encounter characters and places you may remember from the movie - and several more that never made it to the big screen - on an unforgettable journey to the Emerald City.

“It’s such a wonderful book and I was so happy to be a part of bringing it to life”, Ms. Hathaway said. “There are a lot of great voices in it. The more fun you have with it, the sillier and the more free you get with it, the better it is because it’s a story that can handle it. It’s amazing to be able to discover something new about something you feel you know so well.”

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Critic reviews

“Anne Hathaway is nothing short of masterful in her narration of Baum’s beloved classic.... As narrator, she is lithe yet precise; her voice sounds lilting or emphatic, as the story details require. In character, she is spectacular. Each character is filled with personality - a light-voiced Witch of the North; a brusque soldier at Oz’s palace; a monotone, robot-like Oz; and a usually cheerful and genuine Dorothy. The variety enriches the listening experience. Yes, one may know the story well, but Hathaway makes this recording a definitive one.” (AudioFile)

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Anne did a fantastic job

I don't typically like audiobooks and yet this one was fantastic. Well done Anne Hathaway

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Love this book!!!

I love this book! The reader is awesome!! She has a voice for every character and some of them are REALLY hallariuos! She is great!!!!!

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Nice one for KIDS

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Hey it was pretty good for kids.

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Good for Families

Listened to this with my seven-year-old son and five-year-old daughter. They asked to listen to it every time we got in the van to go somewhere. Fun listen.

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WOW

Not the movie but you can see how they got some of the movie. I wish I had read this when I was younger lol.

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The narrator is wonderful!

Anne Hathaway really helps you get into the story! Loved it. 💖 Would listen again and again!

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Anne Hathaway is phenomenal

The many voices Anne gives to this story were incredible. Greatly enjoyed by the whole family

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Thoroughly enjoyed

I didn’t know the book version of the story. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and the narration.

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Love the different voices for each character

My children absolutely loved this story. They also loved that Ms Hathaway used different voices for each character. It's one of the better books that we've listened to on audible.

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The story is great I love it.

I love this story because first of all I know the person narrating it, and it's funny.

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