The Great Brain

By: John Fitzgerald

Narrated by: Ron McLarty

The Great Brain is Tom D. Fitzgerald, aged ten. The story is told by J.D., a sometimes confounded but always admiring younger brother. Such people as Mr. Standish, the mean schoolmaster, regret the day they came up against The Great Brain. But others, like the Jensen kids lost in Skeleton Cave, Basil, the Greek kid, or Andy, who has lost his leg and his friends, know that Tom's great brain never fails to find a way home.©1967 John D. Fitzgerald; (P)2002 Random House, Inc., Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group

A classic, fun for the whole family!

I read these books as a kid and now my four kids love the Great Brain too. Highly recommend!

Tom

I liked the games that they played Like kick the can
And baseball was cool

Loved it as a kid, but hard to share with my own

Some stories are just really inappropriate, the bullying behavior etc. Bummer because I always remembered it as a great book. My husband was shocked that I bought it once we listened and had to turn it off. Waste of a credit.

listened twice... that good

enjoyed listening on long drive to Oregon from SoCal. listened again on the way home

The magic of childhood

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This book is part of my series of books I remember reading as a kid, and now am rereading to view them from a different perspective. I find facinating that while the story I loved as a kid, the story that captures the essence of childhood play and wonder, is as I remembered it, as an adult I can still enjoy it, while also taking intellectual interest in how life was different back at the turn of the (last) century. We take so many things (like toilets) for granted that it gives us a new perspective to see life without them, or see them as new and marvelous. I find the change in perspective helps me find the magic in that which is around me.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Wanted to? I did! Long drive, good book....

Any additional comments?

Waiting for the rest of the series.