Comments on: Free unabridged Dr. Seuss audio readings by celebs

Free unabridged Dr. Seuss audio readings by celebs

stbalbach — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 11:39:34 -0800

Unabridged audio readings (by celebrities) of Dr Seuss stories: Yertle the Turtle (7min). Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! (2min). One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (8min). I Can Read With My Eyes Shut (2min). I'm Not Going to Get Up Today (3min). Oh Say Can You Say? (8min). The Cat in the Hat (8min). Green Eggs and Ham (5min). Hop on Pop (5min). Fox in Socks (7min). Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are (8min). Dr. Seuss's ABC (5min). The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (9min). Clicking Sample is ample you see, the first 10 mins are free to you and me.

By: deadmessenger

deadmessenger — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 12:06:45 -0800

The best reading of a Seuss story was the one that Jesse Jackson did on Saturday Night Live, the weekend after Dr. Seuss died. He read "Green Eggs and Ham" like he was delivering the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention, and the contrast was absolutely HILARIOUS.

By: casconed

casconed — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 12:45:18 -0800

i think audible caught on to your scheme, if it ever worked. i only seem to get about 30 seconds before it cuts out. nice thought though.

By: blueberry

blueberry — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 12:47:25 -0800

If you're in Portland, the library has 13 copies on CD available for checkout.

By: maryh

maryh — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 12:57:00 -0800

It's working for me. My son and I just listened to a bunch of these, including Fox in Socks. What blessed relief to have someone else read him those 61 pages of pure torture. Thanks for a wonderful link, stbalbach!

By: wildster

wildster — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 13:10:54 -0800

green eggs and ham worked ok for me and is a great poem. my favourite that is not there is Oh, the Places You'll Go!

By: yeti

yeti — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 13:46:05 -0800

Moxy Fruvous did a fun rap version of "Green Eggs and Ham" back in the day. At the moment someone has an mp3 here.

By: rinkjustice

rinkjustice — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 13:50:57 -0800

Seuss owns.

By: box

box — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 14:28:59 -0800

Fans of Seuss audio might also enjoy the Gerald McBoing Boing record.

By: scblackman

scblackman — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 14:43:36 -0800

Meh. Nothing compares to this version of Green Eggs and Ham. [Note: links to .mp3 file that is only half as funny as the video]

By: jonson

jonson — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 14:45:31 -0800

fox in socks worked perfectly fine, and was awesome. Thanks, stbalbach! My only complaint was that I couldn't figure out what celebrity voice was reading the book, and it wasn't readily apparent on the audible site.

By: Tlogmer

Tlogmer — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 15:08:04 -0800

Clicking Sample is ample you see, the first 10 mins are free to you and me. NEVER, EVER TRY TO BE DR. SEUSS. YOU WILL FAIL.

By: maryh

maryh — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 15:41:55 -0800

(jonson, I think that was David Hyde Pierce.)

By: kendrak

kendrak — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 15:45:44 -0800

dr. frank, lead singer of the mr. t experience, noted ya author and former kalx dj, did the green eggs and ham rap for the 1984 fundraiser. it's an old time favourite around here.

By: aws17576

aws17576 — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 16:18:45 -0800

My s. o. and I may not be celebrities, but we interpreted "The Glunk That Got Thunk" (MP3) and "Bartholomew and the Oobleck" (part 1, 2, 3) for a CD to be mailed to her younger sister & cousin. Oh, as well as the distinctly non-Seussian Von kleinem Maulwurf, der wissen wollte, wer ihm auf den Kopf gemacht hat ("Concerning Little Mole, Who Wants to Know Who Made on His Head"). Warning: recorded in a dorm room.

By: waldo

waldo — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 17:45:21 -0800

The Simpsons once had Christopher Walken reading "Goodnight Moon" to children. I don't think it was really Walken, and it was only a few seconds long, but it was excellent. I'd pay $0.99 to Apple to download Walken reading "Goodnight Moon."

By: Dipsomaniac

Dipsomaniac — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 17:54:51 -0800

The Simpsons once had Christopher Walken reading "Goodnight Moon" to children. "Scooch closer, children. Don't make me tell you again about the scooching."

By: Zinger

Zinger — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 17:56:23 -0800

I see they now have a listener plan for $10/year. Anyone know if the "free" content they offer under this plan is any good?

By: casconed

casconed — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 18:26:29 -0800

ugh. audible must not love casconed. i only get 30 seconds and it dies. =(.

By: shifafa

shifafa — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 22:20:35 -0800

Thank you, thank you, for that Jesse Jackson clip, scblackman! A long-forgotten classic that made my day. Uh, night.

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:33:05 -0800

NEVER, EVER TRY TO BE DR. SEUSS. YOU WILL FAIL. This is a slightly harsher / more emphatic version of my own ongoing crusade against journalists who write pieces about Dr. Seuss. 9 out of 10 of them seem to think they've got some kind of uniquely hilarious lede when they start with a few lines in rhyme. First, stop it, it's been done to death, it's worse than a "Webster's defines..." lede. Second, what makes Dr. Seuss intoxicating is his command of rhythm, both in the repetition of rhymes and rhymed words and in his exacting scansion - the latter of which a journalist can almost never get right, being utterly clueless about it. Third, see sentence in all caps, above. Nothing against stbalbach, of course, who did try to get some of that repeated rhyming stuff in, but dude, it just. doesn't. scan.

By: Jon Mitchell

Jon Mitchell — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 12:43:14 -0800

The mistake that they make which is causing unrest Is that seldom they write with a strict anapest So the rhythm is wrong, neither herky nor jerky In quite the right way, so the meter is murky And comes to a halt at an unpleasant time. But it's fun all the same! You try writing in rhyme!

By: maryh

maryh — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 04:26:42 -0800

Bravo, Jon Mitchell.

By: GhostintheMachine

GhostintheMachine — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 08:32:51 -0800

The fun of Fox in Socks is in how FAST you can read it aloud without flubbing. At least, that's the fun for me. 7 minutes? Amateur.

By: Faint of Butt

Faint of Butt — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 11:58:39 -0800

I wonder if it's a coincidence that both "A Visit From Saint Nicholas ('Twas the Night Before Christmas)" and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" are written in anapestic tetrameter.