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August House
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Donald Davis
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Meet an earnest first-grader, intent upon convincing his hill-country parents that other children are treated to a party each year on their birthday, that they invite friends, eat cake - and receive presents.
Meet also his equally intent mother, who is determined not to open this can of worms, not with the 128 cousins who might start doing the same thing. Both of them step out of this luminous story that turns the concept of "good neighbors" upside down.
©2008 Donald Davis (P)2008 August House, Inc.Los oyentes también disfrutaron...
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8
Sibling rivalry. Sometimes, a kid just isn't ready for some little squirt to come along and invade his space, his own room. So what if there's an extra bed in the room; isn't that where the stuffed animals are supposed to sleep? How could a couple of otherwise sensible parents just bring a new kid home without even consulting their very own son? Still, a younger sibling can be in need of a big brother's guidance.
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Friends Come Back...and That's a Good Thing
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General4 out of 5 stars 4
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3
The best friend of our youth has no replacement, ever. Though we may start out as "two peas in a pod", we often lose touch with one another. In this affecting tale of two adults who reclaim their childhood bond after 30 years apart, the comforts of friendship are affirmed with humor and wit.
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Too Much Hair!
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General5 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 8
In Too Much Hair!, Donald Davis focuses on the trouble with little brothers, especially his own. In the title story, he gives his little brother the haircut he badly needs. The next story explains how he came to be permanently fired as his brother's babysitter. The third tale recounts one of the many science projects for which his brother served as Davis's personal chemistry set. These stories will call forth memories from anyone who has had to live with siblings.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it
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The Southern Bells
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 24
When the Southern Bells brought the telephone to rural North Carolina, it looked like a "big black daffodil". What the telephone company had not counted on in conceiving its eight-party line service was a pair of "past-middle-age, unmarried sisters", the chatty Misses Lucy and Lena Leatherwood. Once the Leatherwood sisters were connected by the Southern Bells, nobody else on that line had a chance!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Classic storytelling at its best
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The Grand Canyon
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- Duración: 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 30
If you have never ridden a mule along a 48-inch wide trail whose ledge drops off, in places, 700 feet to the Colorado River, straight down, you may have difficulty picturing the temporary insanity that leads otherwise responsible adults to sign away the remainder of their natural life expectancy just for the chance to see the Grand Canyon's natural beauty close-up.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Misleading
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That's What Mamas Do
- De: Donald Davis
- Narrado por: Donald Davis
- Duración: 56 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 15
Storyteller Donald Davis had a very sensible mother. She had a pretty good idea of what boys would do, so she was always on the lookout. As Davis later learned, always being on the lookout is what mamas do. His vigilant but gentle mother gave her son multiple gifts in life and, as we learn in the end, gifts that do not end with her passing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Spoken with a happy heart!
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General5 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8
Sibling rivalry. Sometimes, a kid just isn't ready for some little squirt to come along and invade his space, his own room. So what if there's an extra bed in the room; isn't that where the stuffed animals are supposed to sleep? How could a couple of otherwise sensible parents just bring a new kid home without even consulting their very own son? Still, a younger sibling can be in need of a big brother's guidance.
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Friends Come Back...and That's a Good Thing
- De: Donald Davis
- Narrado por: Donald Davis
- Duración: 59 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 4
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3
The best friend of our youth has no replacement, ever. Though we may start out as "two peas in a pod", we often lose touch with one another. In this affecting tale of two adults who reclaim their childhood bond after 30 years apart, the comforts of friendship are affirmed with humor and wit.
De: Donald Davis
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Too Much Hair!
- De: Donald Davis
- Narrado por: Donald Davis
- Duración: 46 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 8
In Too Much Hair!, Donald Davis focuses on the trouble with little brothers, especially his own. In the title story, he gives his little brother the haircut he badly needs. The next story explains how he came to be permanently fired as his brother's babysitter. The third tale recounts one of the many science projects for which his brother served as Davis's personal chemistry set. These stories will call forth memories from anyone who has had to live with siblings.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it
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The Southern Bells
- De: Donald Davis
- Narrado por: Donald Davis
- Duración: 43 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 24
When the Southern Bells brought the telephone to rural North Carolina, it looked like a "big black daffodil". What the telephone company had not counted on in conceiving its eight-party line service was a pair of "past-middle-age, unmarried sisters", the chatty Misses Lucy and Lena Leatherwood. Once the Leatherwood sisters were connected by the Southern Bells, nobody else on that line had a chance!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Classic storytelling at its best
- De Phil-Kortney Dibert en 01-29-25
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The Grand Canyon
- De: Donald Davis
- Narrado por: Donald Davis
- Duración: 48 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 30
If you have never ridden a mule along a 48-inch wide trail whose ledge drops off, in places, 700 feet to the Colorado River, straight down, you may have difficulty picturing the temporary insanity that leads otherwise responsible adults to sign away the remainder of their natural life expectancy just for the chance to see the Grand Canyon's natural beauty close-up.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Misleading
- De Wes en 12-24-06
De: Donald Davis
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That's What Mamas Do
- De: Donald Davis
- Narrado por: Donald Davis
- Duración: 56 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 15
Storyteller Donald Davis had a very sensible mother. She had a pretty good idea of what boys would do, so she was always on the lookout. As Davis later learned, always being on the lookout is what mamas do. His vigilant but gentle mother gave her son multiple gifts in life and, as we learn in the end, gifts that do not end with her passing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Spoken with a happy heart!
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Uncle Frank Invents the Electron Microphone
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- Narrado por: Donald Davis
- Duración: 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 11
In the hills of Appalachia, humor and wisdom are mixed up forever in funny, wise stories that seem to grow more lustrous with each telling. Here are two of the best: "Uncle Frank Invents the Electron Microphone", Appalachian folk wisdom rolled into one of Davis' funniest stories; "Uncle Frank and the Crown Feed Boys", Davis' legendary Uncle Frank teaches a couple of traveling salesmen the lesson of their lives.
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Dr. York, Miss Winnie, and the Typhoid Shot
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- Narrado por: Donald Davis
- Duración: 56 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 29
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 22
In rural North Carolina, in 1951, despite parental reassurances, a typhoid shot hurt. It hurt even more when the children saw who would be administering the shot: Miss Winnie, a large, dictatorial nurse who had been "especially built by the nursing school so she would never blow away in a hard wind".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Donald Davis is always a super entertainer.
- De DQwannaB en 10-20-16
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See Rock City
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- Narrado por: Donald Davis
- Duración: 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 21
"Years later," Donald Davis remember of his childhood," I came to realize that when you come from a long-dammed-up Scots-Irish gene pool it is an okay thing to wish for something, but it is not an OK thing to get it."
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De Donald en 05-21-03
De: Donald Davis
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Listening for the Crack of Dawn
- De: Donald Davis
- Narrado por: Donald Davis
- Duración: 1 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 56
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 56
Donald Davis was born into a southern Appalachian mountain world rich in stories. He grew up listening to his father and his Uncle Frank tell stories of their boyhood, all the while taking in the details of his own childhood experience.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding stories. Outstanding Narrator
- De Robin en 04-15-03
De: Donald Davis
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Stanley Easter
- De: Donald Davis
- Narrado por: Donald Davis
- Duración: 57 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6
There was a time during Donald Davis's college freshman year when he wasn't really sure he wanted to claim his hometown of Sulpher Springs, North Carolina. But a boy by the name of Stanley Easter changed Davis's mind.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Spellbinding!
- De Emmaus Dan en 05-11-16
De: Donald Davis
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Jack's First Job
- De: Donald Davis
- Narrado por: Donald Davis
- Duración: 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 9
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 9
Four Jack Tales from the Appalachian oral tradition, recorded by a nationally accalimed storyteller. In this collection, Jack has a little trouble adjusting to the workaday world and to personal financial management. Eventually he works hard enough, but his fortunes do not seem to parallel his productivity. Jack finally has to go a bit out of his way to prove himself, meanwhile dealing with a prospective father-in-law who plays hard to get.
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5 out of 5 stars
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You do know Jack!
- De Emmaus Dan en 04-30-16
De: Donald Davis
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Grandma's Boy
- De: Donald Davis
- Narrado por: Donald Davis
- Duración: 56 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 6
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 6
Grandma's house was a magical place, and in this vivid memoir, Donald Davis makes it possible for each of us to go back to our own grandma's kitchen, clutter room, living room, and to that immeasurable bed that seemed to swallow us whole. This selection also contains a traditional story Davis learned from his grandmother, one handed down through his family from generations who once lived in Scotland before coming to the Appalachian mountains, about the time that fortune-seeker named Jack made the king mad.
De: Donald Davis
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Grandma's Lap Stories
- De: Donald Davis
- Narrado por: Donald Davis
- Duración: 57 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 14
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 9
From the heart of the Appalachian Mountains come these folktales and folk rhymes for young children. In this recording of timeless children's tales, Davis, one of our most gifted storytellers, weaves for a new generation the same tales his grandmother told him as he sat in her lap so many years ago.
De: Donald Davis
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Braces
- De: Donald Davis
- Narrado por: Donald Davis
- Duración: 57 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 16
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 13
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 14
Braces hurt. Braces look funny. Braces are downright embarrassing. And just about the time you think they're going to feel normal, it's time to tighten them up again. Worst of all, most of us get braces just at that time of life when the last thing we want to do is to look conspicuous, to call attention to ourselves in any way. This new coming-of-age story employs storyteller Donald Davis' trademark descriptions and humor to address the question: is this worth all the pain and embarrassment?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Humor
- De Alice Salthouse en 03-12-25
De: Donald Davis
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Rainy Weather
- De: Donald Davis
- Narrado por: Donald Davis
- Duración: 53 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 18
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 13
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 13
Traditional values abound in these hilarious stories from Appalachia: friendship, family, orderliness, humor, and delight in an especially inventive practical joke. In "Rainy Weather", a hound dog with more heart than sense wins everyone's admiration. "Uncle Frank Learns to Speak Polish" finds Davis' famous Uncle Frank making the most of a little foreign language. And, in "Uncle Frank Clean Up the Post Office", cleanliness is next to godliness, and it's also next to hilarity.
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3 out of 5 stars
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great funny book!
- De Kara J. Yocom en 11-25-23
De: Donald Davis
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Christmas at Grandma's
- De: Donald Davis
- Narrado por: Donald Davis
- Duración: 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 13
The warmth of the Christmas season is condensed into this single collection that will rekindle your Christmas memories. Who doesn't remember Christmas at Grandma's? The living room aglow with family and friends, the kitchen like a factory of sweet aromas, the relatives everywhere! Donald Davis captures the spirit of Christmas as seen through the eyes of a child in these stories: "Christmas in Sulpher Springs", "The Children's Christmas Party", "The Year My Brother Almost Died", and "The Red Scooters."
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5 out of 5 stars
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The ending of the Christmas play.
- De Ashley Wells en 01-03-24
De: Donald Davis
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The Big Screen Drive-In Theater
- De: Donald Davis
- Narrado por: Donald Davis
- Duración: 53 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 13
Screen Drive-In Theater hired a young Donald Davis to work his high school summers there. Employment at the Sulpher Springs Big-Screen Drive-In Theater consisted of working the concession stand, catching "slip-ins", and patrolling the back row to learn about love and life. The theater survives Davis and his friends' summer hijinks until Labor Day.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great funny lessons for adults and kids
- De Kara J. Yocom en 12-02-23
De: Donald Davis
Reseñas editoriales
In Party People, storyteller Donald Davis’ tells this family story about his discovery, as a first grader, of birthday parties. Donald’s parents, who grew up in large and poor families, didn’t celebrate birthdays.
Davis’ storytelling style is full of asides and self-deprecation but is as practiced as any radio performer. He begins a campaign for a birthday party until his mother finally relents in the second grade. Young Donald begins to plan the biggest party ever. But then Donald falls sick, gets into trouble with a pair of scissors, and learns about the joys of giving.
Davis has a nasally, almost congested voice, which makes his conversational storytelling style even more distinctive.