Miranda Hilliard and her husband Daniel are divorced, and he doesn't see their children very often. One day Madame Doubtfire comes to work for Miranda to help look after the children, but Madame Doubtfire seems strange - more like a man than a woman! This funny story is also a hugely popular film starring Robin Williams as Madame Doubtfire. More of Anne Fine's books, Flour Babies and Goggle-Eyes are also available as Penguin Readers.
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Some divorces are particularly fierce, especially when children are involved. However, few fathers resort to donning a disguise in order to have greater access to their children. Amanda takes every opportunity to prevent Daniel from seeing their three children. When she advertises for a housekeeper to care for them, Daniel applies for the job in female disguise. The narrator is excellent. The children, nosy neighbor and vicious fights between the parents are all presented most effectively. The tone and tempo of the story are exemplified by Planer's delivery. This is a fun story, but the parents' arguments may be handled best by older children. The movie is based on this book. S.G.B. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent supplementary material,
This review is from: Madame Doubtfire (Children's audio books) (Audio Cassette)
I am a teacher at a primary school. When I saw 'Madame Doubtfire' on the school's book list, I gave it a read. At first, I was actually a bit worried that my students were too young to understand the given material but I was able to uncover the corresponding tapes. I recommend that younger children (around ages 8-12) read the book with help of the tapes. All scenes serve their intended purpose- the actors' interpretations are great! In particular, the scenes between the parents Daniel and Miranda are excellent. My students thoroughly benefitted from this supplementary matieral. It is a funny book, and deals with relevant issues.
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Madame Doubtfire - A softly tragedy,
By Tim Schröder (Delmenhorst) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Madame Doubtfire Pb (Penguin Readers Simplified Text) (Paperback)
The book Madame Doubtfire shows softly a tragedy,which are quite often in families.Daniel is a father,who loves his children. But there's his nasty wife,called Miranda or "Stonewoman". She trys to destroy his weekends with the children,what ends in argues,which the children must endure.
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Madame Doubtfire - A softly tragedy,
By Tim Schröder (Delmenhorst) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Madame Doubtfire Pb (Penguin Readers Simplified Text) (Paperback)
The book Madame Doubtfire shows softly a tragedy,which are quite often in families.Daniel is a father,who loves his children. But there's his nasty wife,called Miranda or "Stonewoman". She trys to destroy his weekends with the children,what ends in argues,which the children must endure.
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