Whittington

De: Alan Armstrong

Narrado por: Joel Rooks

The power of reading is beautifully captured in this 2006 Newbery Honor-winning book.
Bernie keeps a barn full of animals the rest of the world has no use for–two retired trotters, a rooster, some banty hens, and a Muscovy duck with clipped wings who calls herself The Lady. When the cat called Whittington shows up one day, it is to the Lady that he makes an appeal to secure a place in the barn. The Lady’s a little hesitant at first, but when the cat claims to be a master ratter, that clinches it.
Bernie’ s orphaned grandkids, Abby and Ben, come to the barn every day to help feed the animals. Abby shares her worry that Ben can’t really read yet and that he refuses to go to Special Ed. Whittington and the Lady decide that Abby should give Ben reading lessons in the barn. It is a balm for Ben when, having toughed out the daily lesson, Whittington comes to tell, in tantalizing installments, the story handed down to him from his nameless forebearer, Dick Whittington’s cat–the legend of the lad born into poverty in rural England during the Black Death, who runs away to London to seek his fortune. This is an unforgettable tale about how learning to read saves one little boy. It is about the healing, transcendent power of storytelling and how, if you have loved ones surrounding you and good stories to tell, to listen to, and to read, you have just about everything of value in this world.©2005 Alan Armstrong; (P)2006 Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group

Reseñas de la Crítica

"This superior novel interweaves animal fantasy and family story with a retelling of the English folktale “Dick Whittington and His Cat.” Teachers and librarians…take note: Whittington reads aloud beautifully, and the extended happy ending will leave everyone smiling in delight." --School Library Journal, starred

Odd story

This was a very unusual story. It constantly switched back and forth between time periods. Sometimes there just seemed to be random chapters inserted that were asides that had nothing to do with the story. Interesting, but overall disjointed as to the point of the story - was it about the cat, was it about Ben, was it about the boy, was it about the friendships between the animals…I don’t really know the answer.

The voices by the reader were…interesting. He was very consistent and easy to listen to, if just a little odd.

classic story

Whittington is an encouraging, uplifting story with
a happy tail. I enjoyed it greatly.

Whittington

Paw-some. I think it's one of those good that is very very very entertaining! D

the record of the voice realy made a picture in my mind what was happeing in the story

i like when my phone closed and it can be still playing i think it really save my phones battery

I’m Luke

I love ‘tis. Book beck’s it in tressing
It’s Ben fun reading ‘tis ave rnighat