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The Battle of the Mad Scientists
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Nighty Noodles...
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Dinosaurs Never Say Please and Other Stories
- By: Bill Harley
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 132
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If you were big and ugly, had a ton of sharp teeth, and a truly enormous appetite, you wouldn't need the "magic word" either! These stories for kids, from acclaimed storytelling songster Bill Harley, center around the theme of being small.
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Mrs Jones 1st grade class loved it!
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Blah Blah Blah
- Stories About Clams, Swamp Monsters, Pirates & Dogs
- By: Bill Harley
- Narrated by: Bill Harley
- Length: 1 hr
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19
Here it is! The recording fans have been asking for! A recording that contains the hilarious and completely captivating tale of Dirty Joe, a pirate who steals socks, and his equally odious sister, Stinky Annie, who steals underwear.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun for kids and adults
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Cool in School
- Tales from the 6th Grade
- By: Bill Harley
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- Length: 50 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4 out of 5 stars 16
Remember 6th grade, where the question, "Are you cool?" takes on cosmic proportions? Acclaimed storyteller Bill Harley revisits the excitement (or was it torture?) in these hilarious true (or at least real!) stories. His wacky tales capture the essence of what it feels like to be a kid, and will delight and engage children and parents alike.
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Bill Harley is like salted peanuts...
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The Teachers' Lounge
- More Completely True Stories and Poems
- By: Bill Harley
- Narrated by: Bill Harley
- Length: 56 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4 out of 5 stars 13
The Teachers' Lounge is Bill Harley's newest spoken word recording: a collection of hilarious and dead-on observations about life in elementary school. On this latest recording, two richly detailed and plotted stories of his school experiences ("The Teachers' Lounge" and "The Science Fair") are coupled with three poems.
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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- By Josh Flowers on 11-30-03
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- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 54
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Story5 out of 5 stars 54
Bill Harley's 2003 recording is a very special collection of songs and stories for bedtime about a wonderful and wacky imaginary place, The Town Around the Bend. Harley's long-established humor, meaning, and music are toned down for the quiet time right before the eyes close and the world rests.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Nighty Noodles...
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Dinosaurs Never Say Please and Other Stories
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- Length: 40 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 132
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Mrs Jones 1st grade class loved it!
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Blah Blah Blah
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- By: Bill Harley
- Narrated by: Bill Harley
- Length: 1 hr
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19
Here it is! The recording fans have been asking for! A recording that contains the hilarious and completely captivating tale of Dirty Joe, a pirate who steals socks, and his equally odious sister, Stinky Annie, who steals underwear.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun for kids and adults
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Cool in School
- Tales from the 6th Grade
- By: Bill Harley
- Narrated by: Bill Harley
- Length: 50 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4 out of 5 stars 16
Remember 6th grade, where the question, "Are you cool?" takes on cosmic proportions? Acclaimed storyteller Bill Harley revisits the excitement (or was it torture?) in these hilarious true (or at least real!) stories. His wacky tales capture the essence of what it feels like to be a kid, and will delight and engage children and parents alike.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bill Harley is like salted peanuts...
- By Native Texan on 07-01-03
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The Teachers' Lounge
- More Completely True Stories and Poems
- By: Bill Harley
- Narrated by: Bill Harley
- Length: 56 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4 out of 5 stars 13
The Teachers' Lounge is Bill Harley's newest spoken word recording: a collection of hilarious and dead-on observations about life in elementary school. On this latest recording, two richly detailed and plotted stories of his school experiences ("The Teachers' Lounge" and "The Science Fair") are coupled with three poems.
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Lunchroom Tales
- A Natural History of the Cafetorium
- By: Bill Harley
- Narrated by: Bill Harley
- Length: 54 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
In Lunchroom Tales, Bill Harley and his band - the Troublemakers - return to the Delaware Trails Elementary School where Bill once roamed the halls as a student. They kick off their show with the song "Everyone's a Little Bit Different" - but soon, memories get the best of Bill, and he begins to recount adventures and disasters from his former days of glory (or was it torture?). Meet Mr. Hambleman, the custodian (not janitor!) and Mrs. Nottingham, the terrifying 3rd grade teacher (are teachers human, or are they a different species?), explore super cool places like the back of the bus, and enjoy Harley's engaging recreation - through song and story - of what it feels like to be a kid in school.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful listen!
- By Cristine on 08-12-03
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From the Back of the Bus
- Completely True Stories
- By: Bill Harley
- Narrated by: Bill Harley
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4 out of 5 stars 10
In this collection, Harley, one of today's most prolific and celebrated kid's performers, explores the troublesome and troublemaking times in our life (particularly between 4th grade and middle school). Hear him sing with his trademark hilarity "In the Back of the Bus" and perform "Bottlecaps" (about the confiscation of his world-class bottlecap collection) and "Mr. Anderson," who was Indiana State Bus Driver of the Year (an honor brought upon mostly because he had eyes in the back of his head).
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2 out of 5 stars
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Made my son afraid to go to middle school
- By Teresa on 04-01-13
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Grownups Are Strange
- By: Bill Harley
- Narrated by: Bill Harley
- Length: 50 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4 out of 5 stars 12
These wacky, but true, stories from growing up are about trying to figure out how the adult world works, and about having fun no matter how old you are. In this collection, Bill Harley, one of the most prolific and celebrated storytellers of our time, performs "Grownups Are Strange" (and, yes, kids are too!).
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The Boxcar Children Beginning
- The Aldens of Fair Meadow Farm
- By: Patricia MacLachlan
- Narrated by: Tim Gregory
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
Before they were the Boxcar Children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden lived with their parents on Fair Meadow Farm. Although times are hard, the Aldens are happy - “the best family of all,” Mama likes to say. One day, a blizzard hits the countryside, and a traveling family needs shelter. The Aldens take them in, and the strangers soon become friends. But things never stay the same at the farm, and the spring and summer bring events that will forever change their lives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A good background
- By Betty on 11-14-18
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Charlie Bumpers vs. the Really Nice Gnome
- By: Bill Harley
- Narrated by: Bill Harley
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
Charlie Bumpers has his heart set on playing the role of the evil Sorcerer in the fourth grade play. He's even got the laugh down pat: Mwa-ha-ha-ha! But his dreams of villainous stardom go up in smoke when he finds out that Mrs. Burke has cast him as the Nice Gnome! Determined to rectify this terrible injustice, Charlie concocts one plan after another, but nothing seems to work. To make matters worse, his dad has assigned chores to all the kids in the family and Charlie's job is walking Ginger, the diggiest, sniffiest, and poopiest dog in the universe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lots of fun!!
- By Leslie on 08-04-16
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Charlie Bumpers vs. the Puny Pirates
- By: Bill Harley
- Narrated by: Bill Harley
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Charlie, Tommy, and Hector have high hopes for their soccer team this season until they find out that their new coach isn't all that interested in the fantabulous plays the three friends have worked out together.
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Wacka Wacka Woo and Other Stuff
- By: Bill Harley
- Narrated by: Bill Harley
- Length: 50 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4 out of 5 stars 9
Everybody knows an Aunt Edith - picky, disagreeable, animal-hating, who couldn't possibly ever have been a kid herself. Well, if you know that Tricky is Jack's escape-artist hamster, you can just imagine the fun in the story "Aunt Edith Meets Tricky." This is just one example of the potential for silliness loaded in this engaging collection, in which master storyteller and songster Bill Harley presents originals, as well as his own, unique takes on old favorites. Others include "Wacka Wacka Woo," "Soap Soap," "Is Not, Is Too," "Tara and the Magic Sack," and "Aiken Drum."
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of our Favorites
- By D. Sidwell on 02-10-04
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The Henry Huggins Audio Collection
- By: Beverly Cleary, Tracy Dockray
- Narrated by: Neil Patrick Harris, William Roberts
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 831
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 700
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 700
Henry Huggins’s adventures are finally all in one location! Come join Henry on Kilckitat Street as he gets into hijinks – usually with the help of Ribsy and none other than Ramona Quimby. This collection includes: Henry Huggins, Henry and Beezus, Henry and Ribsy, Henry and the Paper Route, Henry and the Clubhouse, and Ribsy.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Love it so far, except...
- By Chelle C on 04-15-15
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Frindle
- By: Andrew Clements
- Narrated by: Keith Nobbs
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 647
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 519
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 520
He really just likes to liven things up at school -- and he's always had plenty of great ideas. When Nick learns some interesting information about how words are created, suddenly he's got the inspiration for his best plan ever: the frindle. Who says a pen has to be called a pen? Why not call it a frindle? Things begin innocently enough as Nick gets his friends to use the new word. Then other people in town start saying frindle. Soon the school is in an uproar, and Nick has become a local hero.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Melts my Heart
- By LaToya Bobbins on 04-19-15
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Space Case
- By: Stuart Gibbs
- Narrated by: Gibson Frazier
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 410
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 362
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 362
Like his fellow lunarnauts - otherwise known as Moonies - living on Moon Base Alpha, twelve-year-old Dashiell Gibson is famous the world over for being one of the first humans to live on the moon. And he's bored out of his mind. Kids aren't allowed on the lunar surface, meaning they're trapped inside the tiny moon base with next to nothing to occupy their time - and the only other kid Dash's age spends all his time hooked into virtual reality games.
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5 out of 5 stars
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BEST BOOK IN THE WORLD
- By Vicky Justin on 03-20-17
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Charlie Bumpers vs. the Perfect Little Turkey
- By: Bill Harley
- Narrated by: Bill Harley
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
Charlie is looking forward to the big Thanksgiving gathering at his house this year, but he's having trouble being a polite host to his super-annoying little cousin, Chip. Chip makes everything hard for Charlie; he gets him in trouble, ruins his things, and generally makes a nuisance of himself. On top of that, for homework, Mrs. Burke has assigned Charlie the task of writing what a family is to him. How will Charlie be able to see past his turkey of a cousin to understand the real meaning of family?
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5 out of 5 stars
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- By C Jones on 07-03-18
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle
- By: Beverly Cleary
- Narrated by: B. D. Wong
- Length: 2 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 688
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 523
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 522
Ralph is not like the other mice at the Mountain View Inn. He is always looking for adventure. It is Ralph's lucky day when a young guest named Keith arrives with a shiny miniature motorcycle. Right away, Ralph knows that the motorcycle is special - and made to be ridden by an adventurous mouse. And once a mouse can ride a motorcycle...almost anything can happen!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sensitive five year old loves it!
- By Demetria on 11-29-11
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"Harley's audiences are families, but it's hard to tell who enjoys him more - parents or children. His material works at both levels?" (Los Angeles Times)
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- Kristi
- Winder, GA, United States
- 10-05-04
I laughed so hard I cried!
Bill Harley has an amazing knack for capturing the flavor of childhood and family interactions. I have a few of his albums-- some, like this one, are mostly stories ("Dinosaurs Never Say Please" and "Grownups are Strange" are two others). Others are mostly songs ("There's a Pea on My Plate" and "Big Big World"). Some of the songs are priceless (There's a Pea on My Plate), but overall I like the story albums better. My 8-year-old daughter adores them-- I am occasionally chagrined at some of the lines she picks up to use against me, but they are all G-rated and hilarious enough to make up for it. "The Race Down Mammoth Hill" on this album had me in tears from laughing so hard. Highly reccommended!
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Robert
- Woburn, MA, USA
- 05-23-05
Laugh Out Loud...
Bill Harley's stuff is awesome. It has quickly become my kids' favorite thing for a road trip. (Ages 13, 11 and 9)
Great stories that recount Bill's exploits as a youth, which both young and old can relate to.
My kids fade away and lose interest in the standard "Books On Tape" - that run for five hours. Harley's stuff is broken up into little 15 minute stories, songs, etc., that leave you waiting for the next one.
Now, before every road trip, my kids ask if I've gotten any new Bill Harley for the ride.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Suzanne
- 09-15-03
Awesome Storyteller
Bill Harley is a wonderful storyteller, and this collection is my favorite. The stories in this collection are full of humor, suspense, and sweet innocence (in a messy kid kind of way). The storytelling performance could not be better. His use of voice performance techniques - pacing, pitch, pauses, tone, volume, etc. . . are absolutely delightful to the ear.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Magruder
- St. Louis, MO
- 01-13-04
Did the trick
No offense....but with a 6 hour car trip I was counting on this recording to keep my 5.5 and 2.5 year olds occupied. It worked. They were very entertained and enjoyed the narrative stories and song! Besides what 5.5 year old boy DOESN'T love a little gross out humor.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Thomas Ricciardelli
- 10-06-03
The Battle of the Mad Scientists
My kids LOVED this. Very funny and very good for kids.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Julie D. Dickinson
- Portage, Michigan USA
- 01-08-09
Circus Peanuts & Deadman's Curve
My daughters, 9 & 5 at the time, listened to this almost every night for 3 months at bedtime and occasionally on the weekends during the day too. It was good for lots of giggles and there was no fighting at bedtime about "I don't like that" which often occurred before we got "The Battle of the Mad Scientists". My husband and I also like listening to it.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Kimberly
- Cocoa, FL, USA
- 10-14-04
Awesome stories...
Bill Harley has become one of our favorites, we really enjoy having this title and the others that we have. Very clever stories that Mommy and Daddy will like listening to as well as kiddos.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Paul
- 05-01-03
Bill Harley saves the day!
I subsitute teach in seven rural school districts. Battle of the Mad Scientists is one of my "secret weapons" to reward good behavior. Kindergarten through 8th grade LOVE Bill and all of his stories and songs. My own middle-school child has been a Bill Harley fan for years, and his work is our favorite entertainment on long car rides.
10 of 13 people found this review helpful
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- Joanna W Michal
- 03-26-16
Amazing storyteller - SUPER fun to listen to
My kids (5, 8, 10) love his stories and so do I. Very entertaining and has been great on car rides.