Bonnie Rae Shelby is a superstar. She’s rich. She’s beautiful. She’s impossibly famous. And Bonnie Rae Shelby wants to die. Finn Clyde is a nobody. He’s broken. He’s brilliant. He’s impossibly cynical. And all he wants is a chance at life. One girl. One boy. An act of compassion. A bizarre set of…
The introduction, read by the author, provides an explanation of how her personal and professional lives came together to create her understanding of money and the problems surrounding it. Tavia Gilbert picks up the narration with an impassioned reading that becomes gentler as the audiobook becomes more of a meditation on the listeners’ views and…
Piper Green is a girl trying to come to terms with her changing world while living on an island full of quirky characters, like her brother, who pretends to be married (to a piece of paper) with children (who are sticky notes). Potter’s story is ably captured by narrator Gilbert, who creates a young and…
Narrator Tavia Gilbert has the vocal spunk and enthusiasm to keep up with self-proclaimed “motor mouth” Piper Green. With her child-friendly, high-pitched voice, Gilbert is tuned in to Piper and sounds equally excited about each of Piper’s various pieces of good luck–from her newly painted lime-green bedroom to a perfect strawberry and a freshly lost…
Gilbert competently reads four timeless Andersen stories: “The Ugly Duckling,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Princess and the Pea,” and “The Nightingale.” The unabridged classic tales are well served by oral presentation. Gilbert raises and lowers tones to denote characters in her well-paced, finely modulated reading. Brief musical interludes bookend each story, making it easy…
Narrator Tavia Gilbert animates three unusual friends in a performance that is integrated seamlessly with accompanying music and sound effects. It isn’t every day that a bear, a bird, and a snail share a friendship, and it isn’t every day that a thunderstorm causes such uproar. Gilbert crafts a voice for each animal that is…
To survive a bleak winter, Hazard the coyote must find food for his pack, even if it puts him in grave danger. Finally on his own, a young raccoon named Lotor needs to find a new home before a predator finds him. Osa the brown bear builds the perfect winter den – with…
Some stories are so timeless we can’t wait to share them with our children. You’ll find five such classics in this collection from PlainTales, including the tales of the naughty Gingerbread Boy, the clever Billy Goats Gruff, the enchanted Frog Prince, the stalwart Little Red Hen, and the courageous Bremen Town Musicians. All are told…
It would seem that the only thing more complicated than reading a book on mathematics would be listening to a book on mathematics. Reader Gilbert, however, has made Cheng’s surprisingly accessible book on category theory not only understandable but entertaining. Cheng uses everyday examples (recipes, LEGOs) to explain the logic behind the theories. Gilbert, whose…
Drawing on her research, knowledge, and clinical experience, internationally respected neurologist–and mother of two boys–Frances E. Jensen, MD, offers a revolutionary look at the adolescent brain, providing remarkable insights that translate into practical advice both for parents and teenagers. Driven by the assumption that brain growth was almost complete by the time a child…