In only their second outing, the Three Investigators are hired by a friend of their patron, Alfred Hitchcock, to find his missing parrot. The boys soon discover that his parrot was one of a group of seven, trained by their former owner to each repeat a specific message. The focus of the investigation shifts from finding the single lost parrot to discovering the secret behind these cryptic messages.
The boys aren't the only ones who want to hear the dead man's secret. Others, including an infamous French art thief, Huganay, have also concluded that the messages are the key to locating a particularly valuable hidden item.
This is a story tape from 1983 that I used to listen to a LOT! Even in my late teens I still listened to it because I love hearing locations created in sound only. I recorded my original copy into Pro Tools and edited the two sides of the tape together so it flows right through. Sadly, I lost the inlays for a lot of my story tapes when I was younger so I couldn't scan them in for the video artwork.
Disclaimer! This is one of Roald Dahl's more dark and disturbing stories. You may find it upsetting, so listen with caution.
"The Swan" is a short story about the boys Ernie and his friend Raymond, who like to bully Peter Watson. When Ernie receives a rifle for his fifteenth birthday, they both shoot birds on their way to the rabbit field. They soon come across Peter Watson and bully him terribly. First by tying him to the railway tracks, and later by sending him to get the birds that they have shot. The story builds to a horrible climax where Ernie shoots a swan and does something disturbing with its corpse.
Crenshaw is the type of book that should be read in school. It reads simple but packs a punch and delivers a very important message. Crenshaw is about a young boy going through a very difficult time with his family. His family has hit a real low with their finances and they find themselves having to sell their belongings just to be able to eat ...
Dorian Gray is a fictional character and the protagonist of Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. He is an aristocratic Victorian man.
The story of Henry Sugar actually ends up being a few stories rolled up into one, each of them very creative and entertaining, creating a tale that is a perfect blend of reality and fantasy. A wonderful audiobook with a gripping plot and a great narrator.
The final 4 chapters of A Bear Called Paddington
'The Man' by Raymond Briggs is a unique, bittersweet story about the relationship between a growing boy and a short-tempered, funny man small enough to live in a drawer. Friendship and its needs are tested. This picture book is the best kind of dialogue-heavy, because the character's voices are distinct, expressive and (nearly) always clashing.
An African Adventure
When Time Stood Still
Five Classic Masters of the Universe episodes
Drool The Dog Faced Goblin
The guys traveled to the Poconos to find a goblin in a circus sideshow called "Madame Lefarge's Wondrous and Amazing Traveling Sideshow." Winston asked why they were there and Egon talked about the creation of Earth.
Billy and Sheena visit their Uncle Harold on an island in the Caribbean, but while exploring under water they find something terrible lurking deep below the sea.
A Collection of bedtime stories an music
Despite her name, Beauty Cookson is no beauty, that's what she thinks. She's a plain, timid girl who is called Ugly by other girls at school, especially a mean girl called Skye. Worse than the teasing in the playground, though, is the unpredictable criticism from her father. She is frequently berated for breaking any of his fussy house rules, as well as for her lack of looks, confidence and friends, even though she lives in a large house and attends a private school. Beauty adores rabbits, although her father forbids her to have pets. Her favourite television show is "Rabbit Hutch",a show for young children about a man and his pet rabbit.
Sparky and the Talking Train
Alan Livingston 1947
Badjelly the Witch
Hansel and Gretel (Radio Drama)
The Black Island (Radio Drama)
Clementine, an artistically talented character, encourages readers to recognize their skills as gifts. She embraces her creativity and is open to thinking outside the box. Despite Clementine's tendency to find herself in trouble, she often acts with good intentions that seem to be misunderstood by authority figures.