Audio

BAREFOOT BOOKS
3 Bow St., 3rd fl., Cambridge, Mass. 02138; (617) 576-0660
The Barefoot Book of Animal Tales from Around the World by Naomi Adler. Read by the author. Simultaneous Barefoot Books picture book. Two enhanced CDs with booklet, $19.99, ages 8-up, Sept.
Playtime Rhymes for Little People by Clare Beaton. Read by Caroline Butler, Charles Spicer, Dave Townsend and Paul Downes. Enhanced CD with booklet, one hour, $15.99, ages 6 mos.-7 yrs., Sept.
The Twelve Days of Christmas, illus. by Rachel Griffin. Includes musical CD of the holiday carol. Hardcover book and CD, $17.99, all ages, Sept.
The Animal Boogie by Debbie Harter. Performed by Fred Penner. Paperback book and CD, $9.99, ages 1-7, Sept.
De paseo por la selva (Walking Through the Jungle), illus. by Debbie Harter. Performed by the Los Angeles Children's Museum Choir. Spanish-language paperback book and CD, $9.99, ages 1-7, Sept.

CLARION BOOKS
215 Park Ave. S., New York, N.Y. 10003; (800) 225-3362
Halloween Mice! by Bethany Roberts. Read by Jane Staab. Paperback picture book and cassette, 10 mins., $9.95, ages 3-6, Sept.
So Many Cats! by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers. Read by Shelley Brown. Paperback picture book and cassette, 12 mins., $9.95, ages 3-8, Sept.

COOK MINISTRIES
4050 Lee Vance View, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80918; (719) 536-0100
Lullabies from Potterfield Pond by Susan Parsons. One CD, $12.99, ages 6 mos.-7 yrs., Aug.
Room in the Stable by Crystal Bowman, illus. by Beverly Luedecke. Hardcover picture book and CD, $14.99, ages 4-7, Aug.

WALT DISNEY RECORDS
3800 W. Alameda, Burbank, Calif. 91505; (800) 237-5751
Read Along Combo series:Beauty and the Beast, Pooh Learning Series and The Princess Collection. Each, one enhanced CD and one cassette, $6.98, ages 3-6, Aug.
Read Along DVD series:The Little Mermaid, Tarzan, Monsters, Inc. and Toy Story 2. Each, one DVD, $14.98, ages 3-6, Aug.

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
dist. by Tommy Nelson, P.O. Box 141000, 545 Marriott Dr., Ste. 750, Nashville, Tenn. 37214; (615) 889-9000
Adventures in Audio series:Battle Lines (#38). Four cassettes or five CDs, six hours, $24.99, ages 8-up, $24.99, Oct.
Focus on the Family Radio Theatre series (dist. by Tyndale Kids): The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis. Adapted by Paul McCusker. Dramatization. Three cassettes, 3.5 hours, $19.97; three CDs, $21.97 ages 9-up, Sept.

FULL CAST AUDIO
618 Westcott St., Syracuse, N.Y. 13210; (315) 471-7500
David and the Phoenix by Edward Ormondroyd. Read by the author and a full cast. Unabridged, two cassettes, two hours, $17.95, ages 8-up, Oct.
The Girls by Amy Goldman Koss. Read by a full cast. Unabridged, two cassettes, 2.5 hours, $17.95, ages 10-up, Nov.
Circle of Magic: Tris's Book by Tamora Pierce. Read by the author and a full cast. Unabridged, four cassettes, six hours, $25.95, ages 10-up, Dec.

HARPER CHILDREN'S AUDIO
10 E. 53rd St., New York, N.Y. 10022; (212) 207-7243
Boy by Roald Dahl. Read by Derek Jacobi. Unabridged, four hours, three cassettes, $22, ages 8-up, July.
The Twits by Roald Dahl. Read by Simon Callow. Unabridged, one cassette, one hour, $12, ages 8-up, July.
Coraline by Neil Gaiman. Read by the author. Simultaneous HarperCollins hardcover. Unabridged, two cassettes, three hours, $18; three CDs, $22, ages 8-up, July.
Socks by Beverly Cleary. Read by Neil Patrick Harris. Unabridged, two cassettes, 2.5 hours, $18, ages 8-12, Aug.
The Jamie Lee Curtis Audio Collection by Jamie Lee Curtis. Read by the author. Includes: When I Was Little: A Four-Year- Old's Memoir of Her Youth, Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born, Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day, Where Do Balloons Go? An Uplifting Mystery and I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem. Simultaneous HarperCollins hardcover of I'm Gonna Like Me. Unabridged, one cassette, one hour, $12, ages 4-8, Sept.
Abarat by Clive Barker. Reader TBA. Simultaneous HarperCollins/Cotler hardcover. Unabridged, eight cassettes, 12 hours, $39.95, ages 10-up, Sept.
Christmas in Canaan by Kenny Rogers and Donald Davenport. Performed by Rogers. Simultaneous HarperCollins hardcover. Unabridged, four cassettes, six hours, $25; five CDs, $27.50, all ages, Oct.
The Princess Tales Audio Collection by Gail Carson Levine. Reader TBA. Includes: The Fairy's Mistake, The Princess Test, Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep, Cinderella and the Glass Hill, For Biddle's Sake and The Fairy's Return. Simultaneous HarperCollins hardcovers of For Biddle's Sake and The Fairy's Return. Unabridged, six cassettes, nine hours, $29.95, ages 7-12, Oct.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. Reader TBA. Unabridged, three cassettes, four hours, $24; four CDs, $25.95, ages 8-12, Oct.
Going Solo by Roald Dahl. Read by Derek Jacobi. Unabridged, four cassettes, five hours, $24, ages 8-up, Nov.
The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me and George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl. Reader TBA. Unabridged, one cassette, 1.5 hours, $12, ages 8-up, Nov.
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis. Reader TBA. Unabridged, three cassettes, four hours, $24; four CDs, $27.50, ages 8-up, Nov.
Tales from the Odyssey: Volume One, The One-Eyed Giant by Mary Pope Osborne. Read by James Simmons. Simultaneous Hyperion Books for Children hardcover. Unabridged, two cassettes, three hours, $18, ages 8-11, Nov.
Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner. Reader TBA. Unabridged, two cassettes, three hours, $18, ages 8-12, Dec.
City of the Beasts; Ciudad de las bestias by Isabel Allende. Read by Blair Brown; Spanish reader TBA. Simultaneous HarperCollins and HarperCollins/ Rayo hardcovers. Each, unabridged, four cassettes, six hours, $29.95, ages 9-up, Nov.

HIGHBRIDGE AUDIO
33 S. Sixth St., CC-2205, St. Paul, Minn. 55402; (800) 847-5515
Summerland by Michael Chabon. Read by the author. Simultaneous Miramax/Hyperion Books for Children hardcover. Unabridged, 10 cassettes/12 CDs, 15 hours, $39.95, Sept.

HIT ENTERTAINMENT
830 S. Greenville Ave., Allen, Tex. 75002; (972) 390-6000
Reissues:Barney: Happy Holidays, Love Barney; The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas; and Yule Be Wiggling. Barney: one cassette, $9.98; CD $14.98; ages 1-5, Oct.; Wiggles: each, one cassette, $6.98; one CD, $10.98, ages 1-5, Oct.

HOLT CONCEPTS
dist. by Penton Overseas, 2470 Impala Dr., Carlsbad, Calif. 92008-7226; (800) 748-5804
Teach Your Baby series:French, German, Italian and Spanish. Each, one CD, $14.95, ages 6 mos.-4 yrs., July.

IMAGINATION DEVELOPMENT GROUP
550 Lomas Santa Bay Dr., Solana Beach, Calif. 92075; (800) 546-4440 Movies in My Mind series:Volume II: Thomas Edison: Lighting Up the World and Wilma Rudolph: Against All Odds. Volume III: Valentina Tereshkova: Stars in Her Eyes and Tenzing Norgay & Edmund Hillary: Two to the Top of the World, all by Mark Cooper and Carl Johnson. Performed by various artists. Each, one cassette and one CD, one hour, $19.95, July; Oct.

BILLY JONAS
dist. by Ivy Video; (800) 669-4057
What Kinda Cat Are You?! by Billy Jonas. One CD, one hour of music, $16, ages 5-10, Aug.

LISTENING LIBRARY
An imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group
1540 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10036; (800) 733-3000
The Two Towers and The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien. BBC Radio dramatization. Each, abridged, four cassettes, four hours, $25.95, all ages, July.
The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis. Read by Rita Wolf. Unabridged, two cassettes, three hours, $18, ages 10-up, July.
The Magic Tree House Collection: Volume 5; Volume 6 by Mary Pope Osborne. Read by the author. Volume 5 includes: Tonight on the Titanic, Buffalo Before Breakfast, Tigers at Twilight and Dingoes at Dinnertime. Volume 6 includes: Civil War on Sunday, Revolutionary War on Wednesday, Twister on Tuesday and Earthquake in the Early Morning. Both, unabridged, two cassettes, three hours, $18, ages 4-9, July; Sept.
Seek by Paul Fleischman. Read by a full cast. Unabridged, two cassettes, three hours, $18, ages 12-up, July.
Talking to Dragons: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Book 4 by Patricia C. Wrede. Read by a full cast. Unabridged, four cassettes, 6.5 hours, $26, ages 8-up, July.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare. Read by Mary Beth Hurt. Unabridged, four cassettes, 6.5 hours, $26, ages 8-12, July.
Zazoo by Richard Moser. Read by Joanna Wyatt. Unabridged, five cassettes, 8.5 hours, $28, ages 10-up, July.
The Hardy Boys #3: The Secret of the Old Mill; The Hardy Boys #4: The Missing Chums by Franklin W. Dixon. Read by Bill Irwin. Each, unabridged, two cassettes, three hours, $18, ages 8-up, Aug.; Sept.
I Was a Sixth Grade Alien Value Collection by Bruce Coville. Read by William Dufris. Includes: I Was a Sixth Grade Alien, The Attack of the Two-Inch Teacher and I Lost My Grandfather's Brain. Unabridged, six cassettes, 7.5 hours, $32, ages 8-up, Aug.
Lioness Rampant: Song of the Lioness Book 4 by Tamora Pierce. Read by Trini Alvarado. Unabridged, four cassettes, six hours, $26, ages 10-up, Aug.
Nancy Drew #3: The Bungalow Mystery; Nancy Drew #4: The Mystery of Lilac Inn by Carolyn Keene. Read by Laura Linney. Each, unabridged, two cassettes, three hours, $18, ages 8-up, Aug.; Sept.
Wayside School Is Falling Down by Louis Sachar. Read by Lionel Wilson. Unabridged, two cassettes, four hours, $18, ages 8-up, Aug.
Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman. Reader TBA. Simultaneous Hyperion hardcover. Unabridged, four cassettes, six hours, $26, ages 10-up, Sept.
A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements. Read by Ron Livingston. Simultaneous S&S hardcover. Unabridged, three cassettes, four hours, $25, ages 8-up, Sept.
Hoot by Carl Hiassen. Read by Chad Lowe. Simultaneous Knopf hardcover. Unabridged, four cassettes, six hours, $26, ages 10-up, Sept. Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff. Read by Hope Davis. Simultaneous Delacorte/Lamb hardcover. Unabridged, three cassettes, 3.5 hours, $25, ages 8-up, Sept.
The Sands of Time (A Herman Tantmoq Adventure) by Michael Hoeye. Read by Campbell Scott. Simultaneous Putnam hardcover. Unabridged, four cassettes, six hours, $26, ages 9-up, Sept.
All-American Girl by Meg Cabot. Reader TBA. Simultaneous HarperCollins hardcover. Unabridged, six cassettes, nine hours, $30, ages 12-up, Sept.
The Seven Songs of Merlin by T.A. Barron. Reader TBA. Unabridged, six cassettes, 10 hours, $30, ages 9-up, Sept.
At the Crossing Places by Kevin Crossley-Holland. Reader TBA. Simultaneous Scholastic/Levine hardcover. Unabridged, six cassettes, eight hours, $30, ages 12-up, Oct.
Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson. Reader TBA. Simultaneous Viking hardcover. Unabridged, four cassettes, six hours, $26, ages 12-up, Oct.
Double Fudge by Judy Blume. Read by the author. Simultaneous Dutton hardcover. Unabridged, three cassettes, four hours, $25, ages 6-up, Oct. The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke. Reader TBA. Simultaneous Scholastic/Chicken House hardcover. Unabridged, six cassettes, nine hours, $30, ages 9-up, Oct.
Junie B. Jones Collection: Books 17—20 by Barbara Park. Read by Lana Quintal. Includes: Junie B. Jones Is a Graduation Girl; Junie B., First Grader (at last!); Junie B,. First Grader: Boss of Lunch; and Junie B., First Grader: Toothless Wonder. Simultaneous Random House hardcover of Junie B., First Grader: Toothless Wonder. Unabridged, two cassettes, three hours, $18, ages 4-8, Oct.
Secret Heart by David Almond. Read by Graeme Malcolm. Simultaneous Delacorte hardcover. Unabridged, three cassettes, 3.5 hours, $25, ages 10-up, Oct.
What Would Joey Do? by Jack Gantos. Read by the author. Simultaneous FSG hardcover. Unabridged, three cassettes, four hours, $25, ages 10-up, Oct.
Fair Weather by Richard Peck. Reader TBA. Unabridged, three cassettes, three hours, $25, ages 12-up, Nov.
Reissues:A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle, read by the author, unabridged, six cassettes, 7.5 hours, $30, ages 10-up, Sept. Lord of the Flies by William Golding, read by the author, unabridged, six cassettes, 7 hours, $30, ages 12-up, Nov. Rascal by Sterling North read by Jim Weiss, unabridged, three cassettes, 4.5 hours, $25, ages 8-up, Nov.

LIVING LANGUAGEA
Random House Company, 400 Hahn Road, Westminster, Md. 21157; (800) 733-3000
The Princeton Review Smart Juniors series: Word Smart Junior and Grammar Smart Junior. Each, two CDs with audioscript, two hours, $19.95, Aug.

MAVERICK BOOKS
P.O. Box 549, 402 S. Amherst, Perryton, Tex. 79070; (877) 652-9685
Reissues: The 40 titles in the Hank the Cowdog series are being reissued on both cassette and CD. Titles include: The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog (#1) and The Case of the Missing Bird Dog (#40) by John R. Erickson, read by the author, unabridged, two cassettes, three hours, $17.99; three CDs, $19.99, ages 8-up, Aug.

MINI FRESH
P.O. Box 577400, Chicago, Ill. 60657; (773) 665-0289
Happy Lemons by Ralph's World. CD, 40 min., $15.98, ages 1-6, Oct.
MONTEREY SOUNDWORKS
566 St. Charles Dr., Thousand Oaks, Calif. 91360-3901; (805) 494-7199
Audio Theatre series:Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle, The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. Dramatizations performed by the St. Charles Players. Each, abridged, one cassette, 1.5 hours, $16.95, ages 9-up, Sept., Dec.

NEW MILLENNIUM KIDS
301 N. Canon, Ste. 214, Beverly Hills, Calif. 90210; (310) 273-7722
Reissues:Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie. Read by Sandy Duncan, abridged, four cassettes, six hours, $25, all ages, Oct. The Princess Bride by William Goldman, read by Rob Reiner, unabridged, four cassettes, six hours, $25, all ages, Oct.

PRICE STERN SLOAN
375 Hudson St., New York, N.Y. 10014; (212) 366-2000
Wee Sing series:Wee Sing for Halloween and Wee Sing for Christmas by Pamela Conn Beall and Susan Hagen Nipp. Performed by various artists. Each, one cassette and songbook, 60 min., $9.99; one CD with songbook and free cassette, $11.99, ages 2-8, Aug.; Sept.

PUTUMAYO WORLD MUSIC
324 Lafayette St., 7th fl., New York, N.Y. 10012; (800) 995-9588, ext. 250
Latin Playground by various artists. CD with activity guide and lyrics, 40 min., $19.88, ages 6-12, Sept.

SIMON & SCHUSTER CHILDREN'S PUBLISHING
1230 Ave. of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10020; (212) 698-2000
Micawber by John Lithgow, illus. by C.F. Payne. Read by Lithgow. Hardcover book and CD, $17.95, ages 5-8, Sept.

SOUND ROOM AUDIO/IN AUDIO
100 Weems Lane, Winchester, Va. 22601; (888) 578-5797
Shakespeare's Plays in Story Form by Charles and Mary Lamb. Read by Sean Pratt. Unabridged, one MP3 CD, 10.5 hours, $18.95; five CDs, $29.95, ages 10-up, July.
Peter Rabbit and Other Stories by Beatrix Potter. Read by Vanessa Maroney. Unabridged, two CDs, 2 hours, $18.95, ages 3-9, July.
Mother Goose Stories by various authors. Read by Vanessa Maroney. Unabridged, two CDs, two hours, $18.95, ages 2-8, July.
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. Read by Vanessa Maroney. Unabridged, four CDs, 5 hours, $26.95, ages 6-11, July.
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and Toomai of the Elephants by Rudyard Kipling. Read by Ralph Cosham. Unabridged, one CD, 1 hour, $16.95, ages 5-12, Aug.
Delivering Rome by Donna Getzinger. Reader TBA. Unabridged, one CD, one hour, $16.95, ages 8-13, Sept.
Knothole in the Closet: A Story About Belle Boyd, a Confederate Spy and Vision Quest: Searching for a Passage to the Pacific with Lewis and Clark, both by Marilyn Weymouth Seguin. Readers TBA. Each, unabridged, one CD, one hour, $16.95, ages 8-13, Sept.

SUGAR BEATS
48 W. 21st St., Ste. 900, New York, N.Y. 10010; (212) 604-0005
Mellow My Baby: Soothing Songs and Lullabies by Sherry Goffin Kondor. One CD, $13.98, ages 6 mos.-6 yrs., July.

TWO TOMATOES RECORDS
dist. by Rounder Kids, One Camp St., Cambridge, Mass. 02140; (800) 768-6337
Under a Shady Tree by Laurie Berkner. One CD, one hour, $14.99, ages 6 mos.-7 yrs., Oct.

TYNDALE KIDS
351 Executive Dr., Carol Stream, Ill. 60188; (800) 323-9400
Down Gilead Lane: Crazy Grace, in partnership with CHB Ministries. Dramatization by Beth Kilma. Performed by various artists. Six cassettes or six CDs, 6.5 hours, $19.97, ages 6-up, Sept.

Video

ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT
1699 Stutz Dr., Troy, Mich. 48084; (248) 816-0909
Mighty Machines series:At the Construction Site, In the Harbor and At the Racetrack. Each, VHS, 30 min., $9.99, ages 3-8, Aug.
Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy. DVD, $14.98, ages 2-6, July.

BIX PIX ENTERAINMENT
1917 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60657; (773) 248-5430
Miss Twiggley's Tree. VHS, 22 min., $15.99, ages 3-7, July

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
dist. by Tyndale Kids
Adventures in Odyssey series:Race to Freedom (#4). VHS, 30 min., $12.97, ages 5-11, Oct.

HIT ENTERTAINMENT
830 S. Greenville Ave., Allen, Tex. 75002; (972) 390-6000
Barney series:Round and Round We Go and Barney's Christmas Star. Each, VHS $14.95; DVD $16.99, 45 min., ages 1-5, Aug.; Oct.
Bob the Builder series:Celebrate with Bob. VHS, 45 min., $14.99; DVD $16.99, ages 2-6, Aug.
Kipper series:Let It Snow! VHS, 45 min., $9.99, ages 2-5, Oct.
The Wiggles series:Wiggly Safari. VHS, 45 min., $14.95; DVD $19.99, ages 1-5, Sept.

TOMMY NELSON
P.O. Box 141000, 545 Marriott Dr., Ste. 750, Nashville, Tenn. 37214; (615) 889-9000
Extreme Days. VHS/DVD, 1.5 hours, $15.99, ages 12-up, Aug.
Mary Lou's Flip-Flop Shop series:Liking You... Liking Me (#7), Working Together (#8) and Everyone Is a Winner (#9), performed by Mary Lou Retton. Each, VHS, 30 min., $12.99, ages 2-7, Oct.

PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
5555 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, Calif. 90038; (323) 956-8090
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. VHS, $14.95; DVD, $19.95, all ages, July.
Clockstoppers. DVD, $29.99, ages 8-up, July.
SpongeBob Squarepantsseries:SpongeBob Halloween. VHS, one hour, $12.95; DVD, 2 hours, $19.95, ages 4-11, Aug.
Rugrats series:A Rugrats Halloween and Christmas. Each, VHS, 45 min., $12.95, ages 4-10, Aug., Sept.
Blue's Clues series:Meet Joe! VHS, one hour, $9.95, ages 2-6, Aug.
Little Bear series:Snacktime Tales. VHS, 30 min., $9.95, ages 2-6, Aug.
Little Bill series:Merry Christmas, Little Bill. VHS, $12.95, ages 2-6, Sept.
Dora the Explorer series:Dora's Christmas. VHS, $12.95, ages 2-6, Sept.

PORCHLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
dist. by Tommy Nelson
Jay Jay the Jet Plane series:Never Give Up (#13) and Discovering Together (#14). Each, VHS, 30 min., $12.97, ages 2-6, Sept.

ROCK 'N LEARN
105 Commercial Circle, Conroe, Tex. 77304; (800) 348-8445
Beginning Fractions and Decimals by Brad Caudle and others. VHS, 35 min., $14.99, ages 6-8, July.

TOUCH STUDIOS
P.O. Box 23164, Santa Ana, Calif. 92711; (714) 516-1614
MusicLand Band series:We Stick Together Like Glue. VHS, 30 min., $14.99, ages 3-10, July.

WARNER HOME VIDEO
4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, Calif. 91522; (818) 954-6000
Child Smart series:Your Tiny Jungle Tot. VHS, 30 min., $12.95, ages 3 mos.-3 yrs., July.