Button Box [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Barbara McBride-Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 27, 2006

Mama believed the woman who dies with the most fabric scraps wins. She saved scraps from odd sewing job for neighbors. She saved buttons from old winter coats and birthday dresses. Mama had a button from Daddy's first uniform and another from Grandma's cloth coat and every button in the box came with a story. In her trademark Texas twang, award-winning storyteller Barbara McBride-Smith recounts stories from her family that speak to all of us.

Editorial Reviews

From AudioFile

[Editor's Note: This is a combined review with IT'S NOT EASY BEING A GODDESS and GOOD OLD BOYS.]--Audiophiles who want to experience Texas through the voice of someone other than "W." will be delighted with storyteller Barbara McBride-Smith's recordings. In IT'S NOT EASY BEING A GODDESS, McBride-Smith delivers witty versions of Greek myths, mostly ones that relate to goddesses, in a clear, plain Southwest accent. In GOOD OLD BOYS: AND THE WOMEN WHO LOVE THEM, McBride-Smith riffs on biblical tales and more Greek myths and even relocates Olympians to the Lone Star State in present day. Remarkably expressive, she vocalizes her work in a distinctive comic style. In THE BUTTON BOX, a tribute to her mother, McBride-Smith demonstrates Mama's unenviable singing style while sharing memorable lessons that can't be obscured by sour notes and botched lyrics. J.J.B. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: August House; Unabridged edition (January 27, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0874837626
• ISBN-13: 978-0874837629
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 5.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,276,936 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)