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The Hundred and One Dalmatians
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LENGTH4 hrs and 32 mins
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RELEASE DATE04-16-08
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
Pongo and Missis Pongo are a pair of Dalmatians who live with the newly married Mr. and Mrs. Dearly and their two nannies. Mr. Dearly is a "financial wizard" who has been granted life-long tax exemption and lent a house on the Outer Circle in Regent's Park in return for wiping out the government debt. The dogs consider the humans their pets, but allow the humans to think that they are the owners.
Missis gives birth to a litter of 15 puppies. Concerned that Missis will not be able to feed them all, Mrs. Dearly looks for a wet nurse, and finds an abandoned Dalmatian mother in the middle of the road in the pouring rain. She has the dog treated by a vet and names her Perdita.
Mr. and Mrs. Dearly attend a dinner party hosted by Cruella de Vil, an intimidating and very wealthy woman fixated with fur. The Dearlys are disconcerted by her belief that all animals are worthless and should be drowned. Shortly after the dinner party, the puppies disappear. The humans fail to trace them, but through the "Twilight Barking", a forum of communication in which dogs can relay messages to each other across the country, the dogs manage to track them down to "Hell Hall", the ancestral home of the de Vil family in Suffolk.
Pongo and Missis decide to run away from home and find them, leaving Perdita to look after the Dearlys. After a journey across the countryside, they learn that there are 97 puppies in Hell Hall, including their own 15.
Thus commences a determined attempt to rescue the Dalmatian puppies quickly before they end up as fur for one of Cruella de Vil’s famous black and white fur coats.
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What the Critics Say
"Martin Jarvis continues to bring the classics of children's literatue to new audiences with a reading of Dodie Smith's dognapping adventure every bit as enjoyable as his Just William series" (The Daily Telegraph)
"Fun as the film was, it did not do justice to the cascade of wit and jokes that flows from Dodie Smith's pen in the novel....like Peter Pan, this is a book that will be as much enjoyed by parents as children." (The Independent)
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What Members Say
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"A lot of fun"
Don't let the fact that this is supposed to be a children's book stop you from listening to this entertaining and well written story. The narrator does a great job of voicing all of the characters in a believable fashion.
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"excellent - great for car trip with kids!"
I downloaded this for a 4 hr road trip with my 4 yr old niece - I didnt get "are we there yet" once! She listened to the entire book and loved it. Well narrated.
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"Great"
Where does The Hundred and One Dalmatians rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?I really like the book. I read it as a child and wanted to have another copy form.
Who was your favorite character and why?I don't know who my favorite character is. I do like Perdy.
Which character – as performed by Martin Jarvis – was your favorite?I don't have one. He did a great job.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?There are many. I liked the part at the church and when Perdy was reunited with her pups and husband.
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"Fun for a long car ride"
Where does The Hundred and One Dalmatians rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?Among the kids' books I've listened to, this is the longest. We usually get 10-minute stories for the drive to school. So it's hard to compare them. But it was a really good story and kept my daughter's attention in a long car ride.
What did you like best about this story?The way the dogs refer to the humans around them as their pets.
Which character – as performed by Martin Jarvis – was your favorite?Perdita. Poor dog.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?Yes, it made me laugh several times.
Any additional comments?Although it is a children's book, the story is interesting enough that the parents will be able to listen, too. Also, there were parts of the story that are not included in the movie, so it was like listening to a whole new book.
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"Who Knew this Book was so Good?"
Would you consider the audio edition of The Hundred and One Dalmatians to be better than the print version?I never read the print version but the audio was great as a thing to listen to as a family with my 9 and twelve year old daughters.
What about Martin Jarvis’s performance did you like?Jarvis voices the characters, mostly dogs, in wonderful and distinctive ways.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?The story is told with nice understated humor throughout. Both I and my children got some good laughs.
Any additional comments?The story moves crisply and brings you into the dogs-eye view of the world in a terrific way. This was a real delight.
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"Wonderful listening for the whole family"
We listened to this story on a long car trip and it kept our entire family entertained. My seven-year-old had read the story twice before so she was familiar with it, but our five-year-old heard it for the first time. My husband and I found ourselves chuckling in the front seat as we listened. Well worth the money spent to have us all happy during the trip!
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"A hit with the kids"
This was a hit from begining to end. The story was well narrated, clear and easy to follow. My two children, aged 5 and 8, were riveted, and so was I!
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